Cloud Platform Developer

Overview:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Cloud Platform Developer to support a major national laboratory.

The Laboratory is looking for a dynamic Cloud Platform developer who can help the Cloud Platform Team design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and efficient applications and services leveraging cloud technologies. You'll leverage your expertise in cloud platforms, infrastructure as code, and modern software development practices to drive the future of cloud-based technologies.

The Laboratory consists of more than 350 talented Solution Architects, Computer Systems Professionals, and Computer System Technician employees who provide the varied Laboratory organizations with Information Technology experts who design, build, and support their mission-driven technical needs, on the unclassified and classified networks through several different service touchpoints. In addition, optimize the use of information technology, ensure seamless delivery and operation of IT services by monitoring system performance, applying configuration management practices, creating processes and standards for selection and implementation.

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Developer with advanced expertise in designing, developing, and deploying cloud-native applications and services across modern cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of distribution systems architecture, containerization, microservices, and serverless computing, combined with strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, and Go. Also, we are looking for someone with infrastructure as code experience such as Terraform, Terragrunt, CloudFormation, and Azure Bicep. This individual should demonstrate proven ability to create scalable, resilient, and secure software solutions using secure infrastructure-as-code principles, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native development patterns.
In this role you will design, build, and refine multi-cloud landing zones across Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Amazon Web Services (AWS), implementing policy-as-code guardrails that enforce security, compliance, and governance uniformly across all environments. You will develop and maintain automation pipelines to provision and manage infrastructure consistently, while enhancing core developer-experience workflows to ensure seamless integration with CI/CD, monitoring, and observability tools. The ideal candidate is proficient with APIs, infrastructure-as-code automation, event-driven architectures, and modern development frameworks, consistently applying sound technical judgment and recognizing when to elevate complex architectural decisions for broader review.

Responsibilities:

• Support and maintain Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions using Terraform/Terragunt to provision and manage cloud infrastructure
• Advanced knowledge of and experience in one or more of the following disciplines: cloud architecture and platform engineering
• Manage and monitor live service systems, ensuring scalability and zero downtime
• Collaborate with software engineers, solution architects, and product teams to design and implement infrastructure solutions that meet business requirements
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues in a time and efficient manner
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge of distributed cloud systems, including cloud-native architectures, microservices, containerization, orchestration (Kubernetes), and service mesh

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience
• In lieu of a degree, additional relevant experience may be applicable
• U.S. Citizenship is required per contract to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy Q clearance
• Advanced Knowledge of cloud computing platforms such as AWS/GCP/Azure
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools
• Experience building out landing zones in a cloud environment
• Advanced knowledge of and demonstrated experience creating infrastructure automation tools, custom cloud integrations, monitoring solutions, and demonstrated proficiency in programming and scripting languages (Python, PowerShell)
• Knowledge of cloud networking principles
• Hands-on experience with artificial intelligence platforms in cloud-based environments.

About Us:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, (phone number removed), (phone number removed) certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2025.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.