Cloud Developer

Job Title

Cloud ETL Developer - Fully REMOTE

Location

[Richmond, VA, 23218]

Job Description

The Virginia Department of Elections is seeking a Cloud Developer 3 to act as a full stack developer on an existing software development project.

You will be working with our more established contractors and staff to focus on several web and Windows applications used both by internal ELECT staff and constituents of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The candidate will need expertise as a programmer and designer for Cloud Services. Experience implementing and developing applications to interface with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and other offerings from the major Cloud Service Providers required. Responsible for analysis, design, and coding for a new application. Individual must be able to work without assistance, provide leadership for others, and manage highly complex work efforts.Extensive industry experience is required with advanced education highly desirable. Will be involved in maintenance, enhancement and development work. The candidate will need a range of skills and knowledge of the technologies used and applications supported by the Application Team. Works with the Business Analyst, Application Architect and other Application Development Team members on an as-needed basis to ensure that design and code meet customer requirements. may also need to work with SaaS and Cloud service providers.

Required/Desired Skills

Skill

Required /Desired

Amount

of Experience

Azure App Services, Azure functions, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Storage (Blob, Table, Queue), Azure SQL/Cosmos DB

Required

7

Years

Azure API Management, Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Boards), Identity & Access: Azure AD, OAuth2, OpenID Connect

Required

7

Years

Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Modern frameworks: React, Angular, or Vue, State management: Redux, MobX, NgRx, or equivalent

Required

7

Years

Responsive UI implementation (HTML/CSS), REST and GraphQL client-side integration

Required

7

Years

NET Core / .NET 7+ or Node.js, Designing scalable REST APIs, Microservices architecture

Required

7

Years

Event-driven design using Azure Event Grid, Service Bus, or Event Hubs, ORM experience (Entity Framework, Sequelize, Prisma, etc.)

Required

7

Years

SQL Server and writing optimized SQL queries, NoSQL experience with Cosmos DB, Data modeling and schema design

Required

7

Years

Integrations with Azure Data Factory

Nice to have

7

Years

Azure DevOps Pipelines or GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code: Bicep, ARM, or Terraform, Containerization (Docker) and orchestration (AKS)

Required

7

Years

Automated testing frameworks and test strategy design

Required

7

Years

Strong understanding of distributed systems. Clean architecture, DDD, SOLID principles, API design standards and documentation (Swagger / OpenAPI)

Required

7

Years

Security best practices (OWASP, secure secrets management, zero trust principles)

Required

7

Years

Ability to mentor developers and lead technical discussions, Comfortable with cross-team collaboration (security, QA, product, DevOps)

Required

7

Years

Strong problem-solving and architectural decision-making, Effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required

7

Years

Ability to estimate work, plan sprints, and design technical roadmaps

Required

7

Years

Questions

No.

Question

Question1

Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?

Question2

What is your candidate’s email address?

Pay: $122,053.87 - $146,989.61 per year

Work Location: Remote