Senior Cloud Software Engineer

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Senior Cloud Software Engineer building tools for NASA’s Earth Observing System. Working in an Agile environment with a focus on AWS and data management.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSChefCloudJavaPuppetPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

build innovative tools allowing scientists and students alike to discover, transform, update, and improve the quality of Earth Science data in the pursuit of solving a wide range of environmental and socio-economic issues
work in a fast-paced Agile development environment performing operations, design, and development for the NASA Earthdata Cloud
ensure adherence to operational agreements and polices (including response times), compliance to program and NASA standards and requirements (including Section 508 compliance), leveraging of industry best practices for automation and scalability of assets, and implementation of issue detection and alerts

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical field
6 years of engineering experience
Knowledge and understanding of application hosting, with 5 years of experience using Cloud Services in an Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) or Platform as Service (PAAS) environment
In-depth knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS), including networking and serverless services such as Lambda and Step Functions
5-7 years of programming / scripting experience in C++, BASH, Python, Java and Java script particularly within an Agile development environment
Experience in supporting infrastructures and operations using DevOps automation tools such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Terraform
Familiar with core suite of AWS services related to DevOps, with depth in those that are heavily used when providing DevOps automation solutions, including the Management and Deployment services such as Terraform and IAM
A strong desire to automate processes, build software tools, and create infrastructure-as-code solutions in a DevOps environment
Experience in designing and developing data management systems
Ability to analyze current cloud infrastructure and define, plan, communicate, and implement improvement solutions
Ability to effectively work and communicate with customer, all levels of management and with individual contributors to the team
Experience in mentoring team members in leveraging AWS cloud services for optimal design

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive nationwide Medical/Dental/Vision insurance programs
life insurance
matching 401k contribution
Educational/Training support

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Hard Skills & Tools

C++BASHPythonJavaJavaScriptAWSDevOpsTerraformAnsiblePuppet

Soft Skills

communicationmentoringanalysisproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptabilityleadershiporganizational skillscustomer interactionteamwork