Cloud Development Engineer

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is currently searching for a Cloud Development Engineer to support our work at the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institute of the National Institutes of Health. This opportunity is full-time with BCC and it is on-site in Bethesda, MD and/or remote.

Job Description:

The Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications (LHC) in Bethesda, MD, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is seeking a Cloud system administrator to manage and support LHC AWS cloud infrastructure.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage, support, and enhance the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring alignment with security policies.
• Develop and maintain data-driven IT backend services.
• Administer production infrastructure, quality assurance, and development environments.
• Collaborate with development teams from design through to implementation and deployment in production.
• Ensure cloud-related documentation is up-to-date.
• Coordinate with third-party vendors to resolve issues.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in software development, cloud computing, system integration, or system administration.
• At least 3 years of demonstrated experience in CI/CD workflows, processes, and tools.
• Strong knowledge of GIT, GIT Lab, Kubernetes, Nexus, Jenkins, Maven, JIRA, and APPLOG.
• Experience with Puppet configuration management (CM).
• Proven experience managing and operating infrastructure, platform, or services on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Solid understanding and experience with Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Proficiency in Linux shell scripting, as well as Ruby, Perl, and Python.
• Ability to produce clear and effective status reports.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong team collaboration, interpersonal, and communication skills (both verbal and written).

Desired Skills:

• Experience and knowledge in networking, including LAN, WAN, and TCP/IP.
• Understanding of security protocols such as SSL/TLS.
• Professional certifications in AWS, GCP, or CI/CD tools are a plus.

Degree: 

• B.S. or higher degree in Computer Science or other equivalent science/engineering degree from a reputable college