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You will work on production systems that handle sensitive beneficiary, enumeration, and program data, with a focus on reliable Python services on Azure or AWS, secure interfaces to SSA environments, and delivery under federal SDLC, security, and privacy rules.\n\n*What you will do*\n\n* Design and implement Python services, APIs, and batch/event-driven jobs for SSA mission applications.\n* Build and maintain cloud-native components on *Azure or AWS* (compute, storage, messaging, identity, secrets, and observability).\n* Integrate with SSA and partner systems using REST, SOAP, file transfer, and approved enterprise service patterns.\n* Stand up and harden infrastructure with infrastructure as code and CI/CD; support promotion through Dev, Test, and Production under SSA change control.\n* Implement security controls for PII and federal data: encryption, least-privilege IAM, audit logging, and alignment to NIST 800-53 / FedRAMP / SSA security requirements.\n* Optimize architecture for reliability, cost, and (where applicable) AI-assisted workloads such as document intake, classification, or case-support tooling.\n* Write tests, run code reviews, and raise engineering quality on a multi-contractor team.\n* Produce design artifacts, interface control documents, and operational runbooks suitable for SSA review.\n* Mentor developers and work directly with SSA stakeholders, analysts, and other vendors.\n\n*Required qualifications*\n\n* Senior software engineering experience delivering production systems in Python (3.x), including APIs, services, and data pipelines.\n* Hands-on cloud experience configuring and operating *Azure and/or AWS* in production (not classroom-only): compute (Functions, App Services, EC2, Lambda, or containers), storage, networking, IAM, and logging.\n* *Extensive Social Security Administration experience*, including delivery on SSA applications, infrastructure, or enterprise integration (mainframe-adjacent, MIDAS, ESECC, data exchanges, or comparable SSA programs).\n* Experience working under federal SDLC, Agile, and SSA or similar agency change-management and release processes.\n* Strong understanding of PII handling, privacy, and security expectations for SSA workloads.\n* CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, or equivalent) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Bicep, or CloudFormation).\n* Relational databases and SQL; ability to work with existing SSA data stores and file-based exchanges.\n* Ability to obtain and maintain the background investigation required for SSA work.\n\n*Preferred qualifications*\n\n* Both Azure and AWS in production; AWS Certified Solutions Architect and/or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.\n* Containers and orchestration (Docker, AKS, EKS, ECS).\n* Event-driven design (Service Bus, Event Grid, SQS/SNS, EventBridge).\n* Mainframe / COBOL / CICS adjacency or experience integrating cloud services with legacy SSA systems.\n* Section 508 accessibility in web applications.\n* AI/ML on Azure OpenAI or Amazon Bedrock in a governed federal environment (RAG, document processing, secure tool access).\n* FedRAMP, ATO package support, or continuous monitoring experience.\n* Java, C#, or JavaScript in addition to Python.\n* Prior work as a lead or technical lead on an SSA task order.\n\n*Core skills*\n\nPython, Azure or AWS, SSA program systems, REST/SOAP integration, IAM and secrets management, Terraform/Bicep, CI/CD, SQL, NIST/FedRAMP-aligned security, event-driven and batch processing, PII-safe design.\n\nPay: $190,000.00 - $225,000.00 per hour\n\nExpected hours: 40.0 per week\n\nWork Location: Remote","company":"Fssgovernmentsolutions","rawCompany":"fssgovernmentsolutions","city":"Wilton","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-11T10:51:16.832Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Python Developer","description":"*Senior Python Developer (Cloud / SSA Programs)*\n\nLocation: Remote / hybrid; SSA client sites as required\n\nClearance: Ability to obtain and maintain public trust or higher, as required by SSA\n\nType: Full-time\n\n*Overview*\n\nFSS Government Solutions is seeking a Senior Python Developer to design, build, and operate cloud-hosted applications and integrations in support of Social Security Administration programs. 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