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We promote open communication, encourage professional development, and foster idea-sharing across teams to create a collaborative and innovative environment.\nWe are seeking talented team members who share our passion for excellence, integrity, and pride while being a part of an incredible team.\n\nBenefits:\nCulper Technology, understands that our success starts with our employees. That's why we provide an exceptional benefits package and above-market compensation. We're dedicated to recognizing hard work, promoting well-being, and ensuring our team members feel valued and supported both professionally and personally. Some of our top-tier benefits include:\n\n100% Paid Healthcare\n100% Paid Vision and Dental\nGenerous 10% 401k gift\n4 weeks PTO with 11 paid holidays\nProfessional Development stipend\nTechnical Device Allotment\nWellness Program\nRecognition Program\nExclusive Events and Culture Initiatives\n\nEEO Statement:\nCulper Technology is dedicated to fostering a work environment that values diversity and is free from discrimination. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing equal employment opportunity. This policy applies to all employees, including managers, supervisors, and all levels of staff within the organization. All employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination, are made without discrimination based on protected characteristics.\n\nAbout the role\n\nWe are seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to design, develop, and implement secure, scalable cloud-native solutions supporting mission-critical systems. The ideal candidate will have experience building modern cloud architectures, developing distributed applications, and automating cloud infrastructure within a collaborative engineering environment.\n\nWhat you'll do\n\nDesign and implement resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud-native architectures.\nDevelop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java (Spring Boot) or Python.\nBuild, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Docker, with a focus on security, performance, and optimization.\nImplement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to automate cloud resource provisioning and management.\nDevelop interactive dashboards and data visualization tools using modern frameworks such as React or Solid.\nDesign and manage Kubernetes-based environments, including deployments, ingress controllers, service meshes, and stateful workloads.\nDevelop and maintain distributed data pipelines for high-volume data ingestion, processing, and storage.\nSupport CI/CD automation, testing strategies, and system reliability efforts.\nMonitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize production environments.\nCollaborate with data architects, DevOps teams, and product managers to deliver mission-focused solutions.\nCreate technical documentation for architecture, deployment workflows, and operational procedures.\n\nQualifications\n\nU.S. Citizenship with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.\n5+ years of software engineering or cloud development experience.\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field highly desired.\nA Bachelor’s degree may substitute for two years of experience.\nExperience developing software solutions using Java (Spring Boot) or Python.\nExperience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.\nExperience with RESTful APIs, microservices architectures, and web application frameworks.\nExperience designing and supporting data processing pipelines.\nStrong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.\nMust possess one of the following certifications:\nAWS Certified Developer – Associate\nAWS DevOps Engineer – Professional\nCertified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)\nElastic Certified Engineer\nPreferred Qualifications\nStrong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, including Pods, Services, Namespaces, resource management, Operators, and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs).\nExperience with distributed streaming platforms such as Kafka and graph databases such as Neo4j.\nExperience with cloud monitoring and observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack.\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.\nExperience with Apache Spark or other big data processing frameworks.\nExperience building and operating highly available, distributed cloud environments.\nFamiliarity with Agile development methodologies and DevOps best practices.\n\nThe pay range for this role is:\n200,000 - 215,000 USD per year(Annapolis Junction, MD)","company":"Culper Technology","rawCompany":"culper technology","city":"Annapolis Junction","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-02T08:33:48.034Z","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":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Cloud Software Engineer Level 2","description":"Why join Culper Technology?\nAt Culper Technology, We take pride in serving the mission with exceptional quality, value, and service. 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