Software Architect/Cloud AWS Engineer - Poly clearance required

Company: Praxis Engineering Technologies
Location: Baltimore
Posted on: May 13, 2025

Job Description:

At Praxis Engineering, you'll be part of a team that makes a true impact by building cutting-edge mission-critical applications that help the end user accomplish their mission and keep people safe. The work we do is important. The challenges we face are career-defining. The opportunity we can offer is one-of-a-kind. Our work depends on aSoftware Architectjoining our team to support a GDIT program that we are the prime on and is located at Annapolis Junction, MD. As aSoftware Architect,you will:

• Develop an understanding of our existing IT infrastructure while actively searching for improvement areas.
  • Streamline workflows by implementing inventive technical solutions.
  • Engage with stakeholders, updating them on IT development processes and costs.
  • Drive organization-wide process optimization.
  • Evaluate existing and emerging technologies on a regular basis.What you will be doing:The Software Architect will work with cutting-edge technologies including:Technologies: AWS, Docker, Kafka, Kubernetes, Microservices, Cassandra, Java 21Key Responsibilities:
    • Partner with the team to identify and analyze challenges, leveraging their expertise to develop and optimize innovative Cloud-Based Solutions that address performance bottlenecks, enhance system scalability/data processing capabilities, and support seamless integration across mission-critical systems.
    • Lead cloud efforts leveraging AWS for scalability, availability, and reliability.
      • Optimize applications for on-demand release cycles while maintaining system reliability.
        • Support DevSecOps integration within Agile Kanban development teams
        • Ensure compliance with zero trust security principles and federal IT security regulations.
        • Provides comprehensive guidance and update documentation of the system architecture to ensure accuracy on production systems
        • Periodically audit existing systems infrastructure and architecture to ensure an accurate, high-level understanding of present capabilitiesWhat you need:
          • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or a related technical discipline, plus 8 years of application design and development experience.
          • Minimum of 1 year of experience with AWS: EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, VPC.
          • Experience with DevOps CI/CD utilizing technologies such as GitLab, TerraForm.
          • Experience in implementing cloud solutions
          • Understanding of Object-Oriented design methodologies and design patterns
          • Experience with containerization desired (ex: Docker, Kubernetes)
          • Experience with Linux (Red Hat and CentOS)Preferred Skillsets:
            • Exposure to some of the following:
              • Terraform
              • Kubernetes
              • NiFi
              • Java
              • PythonClearance:
                Active TS/SCI with an appropriatepolygraphis required to be considered for this roleSalary range:$101,996.00 - $219,107.00 (Annually)*REQ#: PRX-25-528
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