Associate Cloud Engineer

About Our Team 

Our employees thrive in a culture that is fast-paced, collaborative, and ego-free, where innovation and teamwork are encouraged at every level. We provide Federal agencies with immediate access to highly skilled professionals who understand complex mission challenges and deliver efficient, scalable solutions. By continuously investing in talent, technology, and specialized capabilities, we maintain expert teams prepared to support evolving Federal missions through tailored technical solutions and modern service delivery approaches. 

We value diverse perspectives and strive to attract talent from all backgrounds. We are seeking professionals who are passionate about technology, mission success, and solving complex operational challenges with creativity and purpose. If you enjoy expanding your technical expertise while supporting impactful Federal initiatives, you will thrive within our organization. Veterans and military spouses are strongly encouraged to apply and bring their valuable experience to our team. 

About the Role 

We are seeking a motivated Associate Cloud Engineer to support the development of a cloud-native, event-driven platform built on AWS. This role will focus on implementing microservices, integrating with Kafka/MSK event streams, and enabling real-time data delivery through WebSocket-based user interfaces while working within an experienced engineering team. 

Responsibilities 

• Design and implement cloud-native microservices supporting RPC-based appointment and scheduling workflows. 
• Develop and maintain Kafka/MSK event producers and consumers to support event-driven data flows. 
• Implement and manage event routing patterns including topic segmentation, schema versioning, and replay strategies. 
• Build and integrate real-time WebSocket-based streaming solutions enabling live UI updates without refresh. 
• Implement dead-letter queue handling, retry strategies, and resiliency patterns for event processing. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support interoperability with external healthcare and VA systems. 
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation using Terraform, Jenkins, and Packer. 
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and Docker. 
• Implement observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, and Kibana. 
• Ensure secure system design leveraging Vault, IAM, and Zero Trust principles. 
• Support Agile delivery and participate in design reviews, sprint planning, and technical discussions. 

 Qualifications 

• 2–5 years of experience in cloud engineering, software development, or related roles. 
• Experience with AWS fundamentals and cloud-native application development. 
• Exposure to event-driven architectures or messaging systems (Kafka preferred). 
• Experience working with APIs, microservices, or distributed systems. 
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD processes. 
• Willingness to learn Kubernetes, Terraform, and event streaming technologies. 
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience supporting VA or other Federal environments and familiarity with enterprise compliance standards. 
• Experience with Appian or integration with low-code platforms. 
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack). 
• Understanding of healthcare interoperability or scheduling systems is a plus.