Applied Research Solutions is seeking a skilled Cloud Integration Engineer to integrate existing Go-based APIs/services and React components into secure defense prototype environments. This role focuses on connecting backend services, wrapping existing React UI npm modules, and ensuring custom environment requirements are properly understood, documented, and communicated to stakeholders.
Why Work with us?
Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is respected as a world-class provider of technically integrated solutions as we deliver premier talent and technology across our focused markets for unparalleled, continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS recognizes that without our career- driven, loyal professionals, we would not be able to deliver state-of-the-art results for our mission partners. We firmly believe that prioritizing our employees is of the upmost importance. We provide a culture where our employees are challenged to meet their career goals and aspirations, while still obtaining a work/life balance. ARS employees are motivated through our industry competitive benefits package, our awards and recognition program, and personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers.
Responsibilities include:
- Connect and configure existing Go APIs/services within the ARS Cloud Environment.
- Understand and adapt to customer-specific infrastructure, deployment, and configuration requirements.
- Relay environment-specific needs and integration feedback to the maintainers of React UI modules.
- Maintain clear technical documentation for integrations, configurations, and workflows.
- Develop and maintain APIs, middleware, and automation scripts to enable secure data and application integration.
- Support cloud migration initiatives, including workload rehosting, refactoring, and re-platforming.
- Configure and optimize cloud-native services for networking, identity and access management, storage, and compute.
- Ensure integration solutions comply with enterprise security, compliance, and governance standards.
- Troubleshoot integration issues, perform root-cause analysis, and provide long-term remediation strategies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align cloud solutions with enterprise architecture and business needs.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of cloud technologies, best practices, and industry trends.
- Implement end-to-end tests to ensure stability and performance.
- Capacity to grow and develop new skills in response to emerging challenges
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/ Technical Experience Requirements:
- Must be a US citizen
- Active SECRET clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent experience.
- CompTIA Security+ certification required.
- Proven experience in cloud integration, cloud engineering, or related roles.
- Hands-on expertise with Azure.
- Proficiency with integration tools and technologies (e.g., APIs, REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, messaging queues).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, etc.).
- Strong understanding of networking, security principles, and identity management in cloud environments.
- Proficiency in scripting/programming languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.).
- Excellent problem-solving skills, communication, and collaboration abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- MS Azure cloud certifications
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, and edge computing integration strategies.
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, etc.).
- Background in enterprise application integration (EAI) or data integration platforms.
- Strong experience with React 16.8+ and TypeScript for frontend development.
- Proficiency in Go for backend service integration
All positions at Applied Research Solutions are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action by covered contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.
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Started in 2012, ARS is a growing small business serving the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, ARS delivers cyber solutions, information technology, intelligence solutions, logistics support services, research and education support, program management and engineering services support, scientific test, analysis, & evaluation, and space systems support. We specialize in providing fully-cleared professionals and subject matter experts to solve our customers’ most significant challenges. ARS is your trusted partner for all your technical service needs.
