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Software Engineer, Cloud & Systems Admin, TS/SCI Poly, AI & AWS

Onsite · Washington, District of Columbia
Posted August 14, 2026
full-time

Overview

Own software development and systems administration for MOON 1998 in a cloud environment at scale. You will work with a cross-functional team to design, implement, and operate software and infrastructure that supports data collection needs. You will collaborate with colleagues on cloud-native solutions and maintain high security standards. This role offers hands-on development, cloud services, and infrastructure responsibilities in a dynamic government-focused space.

What You'll Do5

  • 1Build cloud-based software components and automation to meet collection requirements Python and AWS services
  • 2Design and implement system administration tasks and tooling to support secure cloud deployments
  • 3Lead implementation of CDK-based infrastructure to provision AWS resources and ensure reproducibility
  • 4Ship enhancements to data collection pipelines and monitoring to achieve reliability goals
  • 5Own deployment, testing, and troubleshooting of services in cloud environments to minimize downtime

Requirements5

  • 1Active TS/SCI w/ FS Poly
  • 2Demonstrated experience with Systems Administration in cloud environments
  • 3Demonstrated experience with Python
  • 4Demonstrated experience with cloud services including Lambda, S3, Batch, EC2, EventBridge, SQS/SNS, IAM, DynamoDB and containers
  • 5Demonstrated experience using AWS CDK

Salary Insight

Salary not disclosed in listing

Location

Typeonsite
LocationWashington, District of Columbia

Required Skills

PythonAWS LambdaAWS S3AWS BatchAWS EC2AWS EventBridgeAWS SQSAWS SNSAWS IAMAWS DynamoDBContainersAWS CDKSystems AdministrationProgrammingOperating SystemsNetworking
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