Cloud Developer

Be Challenged and Make a Difference

In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.

Description of Task to be Performed:
Come join our growing team and make a difference every day! AnaVation is seeking an experienced mid-level Cloud Developer responsible for designing and implementing cloud service delivery models and the architectural framework to enable Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Data as a Service (DaaS). This role will drive automation using DevSecOps best practices, guide application migration to the cloud, and ensure secure, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud solutions.

Key responsibilities include:
· Develop and maintain cloud service delivery models and architectural frameworks to support PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, and DaaS solutions.
· Implement automation for cloud resources following DevSecOps best practices (CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, security scanning, etc.).
· Analyze applications and workloads to determine cloud readiness and provide recommendations on migration, refactoring, and deployment strategies.
· Assess and recommend which platforms and applications can move, migrate, and/or be deployed into public, private, or hybrid cloud environments.
· Define and implement strategies for failure/recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery in the cloud.
· Drive cloud cost optimization activities, including right-sizing, licensing considerations, and usage monitoring, and provide benefit analyses of cloud, cloud-agnostic, and on-premise services.
· Design, develop, and implement cloud-native applications; migrate existing on-premises applications to cloud platforms.
· Debug and troubleshoot cloud stacks and services across multiple environments.
· Ensure high availability and uptime by designing resilient architectures and monitoring strategies

Required Qualifications::
• Education: A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related analytical, scientific, or technical discipline
• Experience: 4+ years
• Required Skills/Certs:
• 4+ years with experience major cloud service providers (i.e.: Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, or Google).
• Experience performing development and deployment activities on a private/public cloud solution or a comparable high availability environment.
• Deploying and managing infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and/or Azure ARMs Templates.
• Implementing and maintaining security best practices for cloud environments.
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation for cloud architecture, configurations, and processes
• A current Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and the ability to obtain a polygraph.
• Can be on-site 5 days a week.

Preferred Qualifications::
• Experience with cloud-native application design (microservices, containers, serverless).
• Familiarity with containerization platforms (Docker, Kubernetes) and related orchestration tools.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools for cloud environments (e.g., CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Stackdriver, ELK/OpenSearch).
• Knowledge of cost management tools and FinOps practices.
• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect).

Benefits
· Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
· 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
· 100% company paid long-term and short term disability insurance
· 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
· 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
· Competitive Pay
· Generous paid leave and holiday package
· Tuition and training reimbursement
· Life and AD&D Insurance

About AnaVation
AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.

If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!

AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.