What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Engineer - SME position at Pendulum LLC?
JOB DESCRIPTION
Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Skill Level(s): Subject Matter Expert
• design a scalable, secure, and highly available cloud architecture using AWS services.
• use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform to create and manage infrastructure.
• set up a development, test, and production environments, including AWS accounts, CI/CD pipelines, and version control systems.
• design and develop databases, including schema design, data modeling, and data migration.
• configure Cl/CD pipelines to automate deployment and testing. • develop the application.
• deploy the application to the production environment.
• set up monitoring and logging tools to track application performance and identify issues.
• perform ongoing maintenance, including bug fixes, security patches, and performance optimizations.
• maintain documentation and perform knowledge transfer to ensure a smooth handover.
Required Skills
Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Skill Level(s): Subject Matter Expert
The Candidate shall possess and provide the following required skills and demonstrated experience:
• AWS Cloud Expertise and be familiar with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lamda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB as examples.• Solution Architecture in designing scalable, secure and highly available cloud architectures.
• Solution Architecture in designing scalable, secure and highly available cloud architectures.
• Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline.
• programming skills in Java, Python, Node.js, C#, or Go.
• database design, development of database tables, views, queries, and management, including complex relational databases, SQL databases in RDS, (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB).
• Front-end Development skills, with expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• experience working in an Agile environment.
Highly Desired Skills
Other skills and demonstrated experiences that are highly desired but not mandatory to perform the work, include:
• experience working within Sponsor's environment.
• experience working with API’s communicating between systems.
• experience working with any software automated test tool, experience building scripts, maintaining test collections, scaling demand (stress test), etc.
Employment Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: On-Site
WHY PENDULUM
At Pendulum, we set an industry standard of doing right by our people so we can do right by our clients. We generously offer:
• 5 weeks of Paid Leave
• Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Generous Training Budget
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Business Development / Growth Incentives
• Opportunities for Paid Training/Certifications and Education
Application Deadline 8/20/2025
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Please be aware that all of our current positions require an Active U.S Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with an Active Full Scope Polygraph which requires U.S citizenship.
Pendulum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pendulum is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.
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