Sr Cloud Engineer (software and database programming experience required

About the Program

Softek is recruiting for a program supporting the Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS/CISA). The program delivers AI/ML-enabled applications, automation, and cloud data engineering on an AWS and Databricks platform, with an emphasis on secure, vendor-agnostic design. Work is performed remotely from the contractor site with occasional travel to the Washington, DC area.

(hands-on programming job. 70–80% hands-on development , with the rest on technical leadership, coordination, and documentation.)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical lead for cloud-native development, Databricks engineering, database optimization, and application integration.
• Design, build, secure, test, and deploy software, APIs, and automated data pipelines in AWS and Databricks environments.
• Lead the cloud engineering team's CI/CD, Git workflows, automated testing, and deployment practices.
• Develop AI/ML and agentic applications and tools alongside Government technical teams.

Required Qualifications

• Seven or more years of software development, database engineering, or full-stack development in enterprise environments.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering, or 15 years of equivalent experience.
• Hands-on Databricks experience (Workflows, Delta Lake, Structured Streaming, SQL Warehouses, Unity Catalog).
• Experience with Python, SQL, Spark, REST APIs, serverless functions, and AWS services such as Lambda, S3, IAM, KMS, Glue, ECS/EKS, and Step Functions.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, Aurora, and DynamoDB.
• At least one AWS certification (Developer Associate, Solutions Architect Associate or Professional, or equivalent).
• Experience with AI/ML DevSecOps and agentic AI development tools such as AWS Kiro, Databricks Agent Bricks, or similar.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior DHS or CISA modernization or secure application development experience.

About Softek

Softek is a DHS prime contractor delivering program management, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and cloud and data engineering services to federal agencies. We are a small, senior team that values ownership, clear communication, and doing right by the mission and by each other.