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Principal Cloud Software Engineer

United States, Annapolis Junction 215000.00 - 250000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted May 05, 2026
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Riverstone Enterprise Solutions, an Envision Innovative Solutions Company, delivers mission-focused technology solutions to the Intelligence Community. Since 2008, we have supported critical national security programs by building high-performing engineering teams and developing innovative enterprise solutions. Our engineers work in a collaborative, zero-bureaucracy environment where expertise is valued, ideas are heard, and contributions directly drive mission success. Your adventure begins now—unleash your potential at Riverstone, we combine the agility of a small company with the impact of a big mission. Riverstone is seeking a motivated, career, and customer-oriented Cloud Software Engineer Level 3 to join our team at Annapolis Junction, Maryland. This is an onsite position.

Job Responsibility

  • Develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse Big-Data Cloud systems based upon documented requirements. Directly contributes to all stages of back-end processing, analyzing, and indexing.
  • Provides expertise in Cloud Computing, Hadoop Eco-System including implementing Java applications, Distributed Computing, Information Retrieval (IR), and Object-Oriented Design.
  • Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results.
  • Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.
  • Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Requirements

  • Twelve (12) years’ experience software engineering experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of cloud software engineering experience on projects with similar Big-Data systems may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
  • Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer certification may be substituted for one (1) year of Cloud experience.
  • Four (4) years of which must be in programs utilizing Big-Data cloud technologies and/or Distributed Computing.
  • Two (2) years of Cloud and/or Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR).
  • One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with implementation of Cloud Big Table and Cloud Distributed File System.
  • One (1) year of experience with implementing complex MapReduce analytics.
  • One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks.
  • One (1) year of experience in architecting Cloud Computing Solutions
  • One (1) year of experience in debugging problems with Cloud based Distributed Computing Frameworks
  • One (1) year of experience in managing multi-node Cloud based installation
  • Experience in Computer Network Operations:
  • Utility Computing, Network Management, Virtualization (VMWare or VirtualBox), Cloud Computing
  • Current/Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
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