Cloud Engineer

VTG is seeking a talented and experienced Cloud Engineer to join our dynamic and innovative team in Herndon, VA and/or Springfield, VA.

• Design and implement enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure using AWS CDK and Infrastructure as Code principles
• Architect and develop robust microservices architectures with focus on scalability, performance, and maintainability
• Build and optimize data engineering pipelines for large-scale data processing and analytics workloads
• Lead full-stack development initiatives using modern JavaScript/TypeScript and Python frameworks
• Implement advanced cloud-native solutions leveraging serverless architectures and event-driven patterns
• Drive technical excellence through code reviews, architectural decisions, and engineering best practices
• Solve complex technical challenges across distributed systems and provide innovative solutions to business problems

• TS/SCI with Poly required with current Customer eligibility and SBU/SECNet/COE accounts
• Must be willing to work in SCIF daily or as needed
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with cloud-first development approach
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS CDK for Infrastructure as Code
  • 3+ years building complex, reusable CDK constructs and stacks
  • 3+ years implementing multi-environment deployment strategies using CDK

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with Authority to Operate (ATO) processes in government environments

• Implementation of NIST 800-53 controls and FedRAMP compliance requirements
• Security automation and continuous compliance monitoring

• 3+ years of experience with advanced data analytics and machine learning platforms

• AWS SageMaker, Databricks, or similar ML/AI platforms
• Model deployment and MLOps pipeline development

• Database expertise across multiple platforms

• Performance tuning and optimization for RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB
• Data modeling for both relational and NoSQL databases

• DevSecOps and security automation experience

• Integration of security scanning tools (SonarQube, Snyk, Checkmarx)
• Secrets management and secure coding practices

• System design and architecture experience

• Designing for high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity
• Performance optimization and cost management strategies

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools

• CloudWatch, DataDog, New Relic, or Prometheus/Grafana stacks
• Distributed tracing and application performance monitoring

• Leadership experience in technical environments

• Leading cross-functional teams and technical initiatives
• Experience with agile methodologies and project delivery

• Additional programming language proficiency (Go, Java, C#)
• Open source contribution history and active participation in technical communities