IQUASAR LLCVerified Source

Cloud Application Engineer iQuasar LLC

135K–145K
Partially · San Diego, California
Posted August 12, 2026
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Overview

iQuasar seeks a Cloud Application Engineer to design secure backend systems AI/ML infrastructure and cloud-native development for TRABUS programs. This hands-on technical role spans backend engineering DevSecOps and MLOps within secure DoD environments collaborating with data scientists and cybersecurity teams to build scalable compliant systems.

What You'll Do11

  • 1Design and develop APIs and backend services using Python FastAPI GraphQL and REST
  • 2Build data ingestion pipelines and data models for geospatial time-series and large datasets
  • 3Develop scalable cloud and serverless applications on AWS GovCloud Azure Government and DigitalOcean
  • 4Integrate backend systems with AI/ML models and analytics workflows
  • 5Support ML tools frameworks such as MLflow Kubeflow TensorFlow PyTorch and Hugging Face
  • 6Operationalize ML models in containerized and GPU-enabled environments
  • 7Implement secure CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning using Terraform Ansible Helm and Kubernetes
  • 8Maintain compliance with RMF STIGs NIST 800-53 and DoD cybersecurity requirements
  • 9Build secure architectures in AWS GovCloud Azure Government or DoD cloud
  • 10Collaborate with data scientists engineers and cybersecurity teams to create high-performing scalable systems
  • 11Drive automation and DevSecOps practices to ensure continuous delivery and security

Requirements4

  • 1Active Secret Security Clearance
  • 2Bachelor degree in Computer Science Engineering IT Data Science or related field
  • 32+ years combined experience in backend engineering DevOps or infrastructure engineering
  • 4Strong experience with Python Bash SQL NoSQL APIs FastAPI GraphQL REST Docker Kubernetes Git GitLab CI GitHub Actions Jenkins Terraform Ansible Helm Linux/Unix systems DoD cybersecurity practices

Salary Insight

$135 - $145k per year

Location

Typepartially
LocationSan Diego, California

Required Skills

PythonBashSQLPostgreSQLMySQLRedisMongoDBCassandraFastAPIGraphQLRESTSwaggerPostmanDocker
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