Senior Cloud Software Engineer/Architect
Redhorse Corporation2 months ago
Gainesville, VA, USASenior
Base Salary
$145k - $185k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and optimize scalable, fault-tolerant cloud architectures and microservices across AWS and Microsoft Azure.
- Develop backend services, APIs, and responsive web user interfaces for cyber data visualization.
- Integrate cognitive services, vector databases, LLMs, and generative AI into data processing pipelines.
- Build and maintain high-throughput data processing workflows and distributed messaging pipelines for large cyber datasets.
- Support software vulnerability assessments, secure data handling, and custom cyber tooling development.
- Implement infrastructure as code, automated testing, and secure CI/CD pipelines for reliable deployment.
- Provide technical guidance, participate in architectural reviews, mentor junior and mid-level developers, and coordinate with federal stakeholders.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret security clearance.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related STEM discipline.
- 6+ years of progressive professional software engineering experience designing, deploying, and maintaining production-grade applications.
- Strong proficiency in at least one of Python, Java, C#, or C/C++, plus Bash or PowerShell scripting.
- Hands-on experience developing, deploying, and monitoring cloud-native applications in AWS or Microsoft Azure.
- Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices architecture, secure API development, and SQL and NoSQL database systems.
- Preferred experience includes subsystem architecture leadership or AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification.
- Preferred frontend experience includes React, Angular, Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, D3.js, or Chart.js.
- Preferred experience includes Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Elasticsearch, or Redis.
- Preferred AI/ML experience includes LangChain, LlamaIndex, AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, Azure OpenAI, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.
- Preferred experience includes Wireshark, tcpdump, OS internals, vulnerability analysis workflows, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Azure ARM/Bicep.
Benefits
- Eligible employees may participate in Redhorse's comprehensive benefits programs and may be eligible for performance-based or other incentive compensation.
- The position supports work across AWS GovCloud, commercial cloud environments, and secure federal mission systems; no specific work arrangement is stated.
Tech Stack
AngularApache KafkaApache SparkAWSAzureBashCC#C++D3.jsDockerElasticsearchJavaJavaScriptKubernetesPowerShellPythonPyTorchReactRedisTensorFlowTerraformTypeScriptVue.js
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About Redhorse Corporation
Redhorse Corporation provides data analytics, AI, and digital transformation consulting to U.S. government agencies, especially in national security, infrastructure, and environmental programs. It delivers technology-agnostic solutions, systems integration, and data engineering to help the Department of Defense and civilian agencies improve decision-making and operations under professional services contracts. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the company is privately held.