At BlueHalo, we don’t just witness the future of national security – we create it. In our relentless pursuit of innovation, we are expanding our team and actively seeking a Cloud Engineer to join a groundbreaking Cyber program based in Annapolis Junction, MD. Here, your expertise in cloud computing will directly shape a safer tomorrow, contributing to projects that redefine the standards of national security.

 

Imagine being part of a mission that doesn’t just challenge the status quo but propels it into the world of cutting-edge cloud technology. This is more than a job; it's an opportunity to be at the forefront of a cloud-centric transformation in national security.

 

Join us to turn this bold vision into reality and make a profound impact. Apply now to build your cloud computing career at the heart of creating innovation in our national security.

As a Cloud Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in transforming our customer's products to fully leverage cloud technologies. Get ready to spearhead our AWS buildout and drive future innovations:

• Provide cloud software development/engineering services, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution.
• Work on a software development program providing engineering strategies for environments using Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), Map Reduce, and other related cloud technologies.
• Set up, configure, and install software for development, test, and production systems.
• Interface directly with development teams and system end users.
• Review and test infrastructure components for adherence to design requirements and document test results.
• Resolve reported system issues.
• Utilize infrastructure engineering and research design methodologies appropriate to development, test, and production environments.
• Provide input to the component system design, including hardware/software trade-offs, system reuses, use of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS)/Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS), and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual system components with an emphasis on complex networking topics.
• Work within Agile processes and structures as part of a software development team.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or a related discipline (Four (4) years of additional software development experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree).
• Six (6) years of experience in software development/engineering in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Four (4) years of experience in software development on systems utilizing cloud-related technologies.
• Experience performing requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution.
• Ability to modify software and algorithms designed for traditional environments to operate in cloud environments.
• Support experience for platforms and services based on Amazon Web Services (AWS) or other commercial cloud hosting environments.
• Experience transitioning operational systems and applications from traditional platforms to cloud environments.
• Familiarity with cloud-related data management tools and OpenSource (NoSQL) products such as Hbase, CloudBase/Accumulo, and Big Table.
• Experience converting existing algorithms or developing new algorithms to utilize the Map Reduce programming model and technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, and Pig.
• Experience supporting operational systems utilizing the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS).
• Ability to support the deployment of operational systems and applications in a cloud environment.
• Experience conducting scalability assessments of cloud-related algorithms, applications, and systems to identify performance bottlenecks and areas for improvement.

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