Cloud Engineer

Detailed Job Description:Cloud Engineer SpecialistLocation: (Fully Onsite), Mclean, VA 22102Duration: 6 months + ExtensionsCore Competencies - Primary Focus:Cloud Deployments Operations: History of contributing to cloud deployments in an engineering role.Service-Oriented Architecture: Deep understanding of SOA, microservices, and cloud-native application design.API Development s Security: Building and securing APIs for distributed cloud systems and identity context sharing. API integration with IAM systems.Complex System Integration: Experience integrating multiple cloud services and third-party applications in enterprise environments.Software Development Lifecycle: Full SDLC experience with cloud platforms and information security applications.Deployment Experience: History of contributing to production deployments in an engineering role.Core Competencies - Supporting:OAuth s Authentication: Building OAuth solutions for cloud service authentication and authorization.Federation s SSO: SAML configuration and Single Sign-On integration across cloud applications.IAM Architecture: Understanding of Identity Lifecycle Management, Access Management, and Credential. Management in cloud contexts.Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Security integration (Duo or Microsoft Authenticator) into authentication, authorization, and SSO processesComplex Integration: Experience with complex Identity and Access Management integration and service delivery use cases.Identity Lifecycle Management: User provisioning/de-provisioningData Management: Strong knowledge in identity and access data correlation, normalization, and building cohesive identity and access data models for large enterprises.Requirements Experience10+ years in software development focused on cloud technologies and distributed systems5+ years with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) in enterprise environments3+ years with full SDLC for cloud/hybrid applications: requirements, design, implementation, integration, testing, and deployment automation3+ years with cloud infrastructure: Kubernetes/Docker, cloud databases, application servers, networking (VPC, load balancers, API gateways), Linux, and security/data flows3+ years designing and implementing cloud solutions with integrated security and IAMExperience with IAM architecture: OAuth, SSO, SAML federation, and MFA integration in cloud applicationsTechnical Skills:Amazon Web Services: EC2, EKS, ECS, KMS, S3, IAM, RDS, etc.Container Orchestration: KubernetesService Mesh: IstioPackage Management: Helm, pipIaC: Terraform, Cloud FormationDevOps Tools: Jenkins, Git, ArtifactoryDesign Patterns: Formal design patterns and industry best-practicesJava Stack: Spring / Spring Boot, JPA / Hibernate, Postgres, REST / RPC calls over HTTPScripting Languages: Groovy / Perl / Python / Ruby"Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans."