Cloud Software Engineer

Oak Ridge, TN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

COMPANY OVERVIEW

XCEL Engineering Inc. is an award-winning small business that provides trusted information technology engineering consulting and project management solutions and services to federal agencies and organizations. Originally founded in 1971 by professional engineers at the University of Tennessee XCEL was acquired in 2003 by U.S. Army and Navy veterans and in 2023 became a MartinFed company.

XCEL Engineering is a part of IT Lab Partners (ITLP) which was created to support a leading research facility in the East Tennessee region in recruiting the best and the brightest technical talent. Considering joining our impressive team today!

JOB OVERVIEW

Xcel Engineering is seeking qualified applicants for a Cloud Software Engineer who enjoys the intersection of application code and cloud infrastructure.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Architect & Build: Design and develop scalable software solutions leveraging core AWS services (EC2 S3 Lambda Step Functions SQS SNS RDS and API Gateway).
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Use Terraform to provision manage and version-control cloud resources ensuring high availability and environmental parity.
Full-Stack Development: Write clean maintainable and efficient code in Python (for backend logic and automation) and JavaScript/ (for web services and integrations).
Containerization: Manage application packaging and deployment using Docker moving toward a microservices-based architecture.
Automate Everything: Maintain and optimize our AWS CI/CD pipelines ensuring that every pull request in Git moves through a robust testing and deployment lifecycle.
Collaborate: Use Jira to track progress participate in sprint planning and contribute to a culture of transparency and technical excellence.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Education: BS or MS in Computer Science (or a related technical field).
Experience: A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in a software engineering role.
Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on experience developing and deploying software within AWS cloud infrastructure.
IaC Skills: Proven experience deploying and managing production-grade resources using Terraform.
Programming: High proficiency in Python and JavaScript ( preferred).
DevOps Toolchain: Familiarity with Git (branching strategies PR workflows) Jira and AWS DevOps tools (CodeBuild CodeDeploy etc.).
Containers: Solid experience with Docker for creating deploying and managing containers.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Database: Experience with MySQL PostgreSQL DynamoDB or Aurora.
Observability: Using CloudWatch and OpenTelemetry for system health.
Security: Understanding of IAM roles policies VPC security groups and encryption.
AI: Familiarity with agentic AI design patterns AI dev tool sets (AIOPs) and LLM integration.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Inside office environment.
Working on a computer for long periods of time.
May involve long period of sitting at a desk.
The work environment is fast-paced and sometimes involves extreme deadline pressures.

OTHER DUTIES

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Xcel Engineering is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race color religion religious creed gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression transgender pregnancy marital status national origin ancestry citizenship status age disability protected Veteran Status genetics or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal state or local law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Xcel Engineerings current openings as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 855.212.1810. Thank you for your interest in Xcel Engineering.

All positions at Xcel Engineering Inc. are contingent upon passing both a background check and drug screening prior to a start date and are subject to random drug screenings during the employment addition Xcel Engineering is an E-Verify employer.

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COMPANY OVERVIEWXCEL Engineering Inc. is an award-winning small business that provides trusted information technology engineering consulting and project management solutions and services to federal agencies and organizations. Originally founded in 1971 by professional engineers at the University of ...