Cloud Developer (SME1) at Amentum
Huntsville, AL
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Aug 10, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A cloud developer role supporting engineering and scientific projects at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), building and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure, data pipelines, and web applications. The work spans DevSecOps, Kubernetes and container management, ETL pipeline development, near real-time data analysis, and frontend development. The role suits a highly experienced full-stack cloud engineer comfortable operating across infrastructure and application layers.
Senior level · 14+ years · Huntsville, AL · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 15 people in the Huntsville, AL area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 5–25
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $130,897 (middle half $102,526–$165,828).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 12, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting lists an unusually high experience threshold: a minimum of 14 years with a Ph.D., 18 years with an M.S., or 20 years with a B.S. — all treated as equivalent 'SME1' level. The 14-year figure is used as the overall years minimum since it is the lowest stated minimum.
US Citizenship and a STAR ID are explicitly required. No formal security clearance is named as a gate, but the role involves NASA MSFC security compliance.
The posting references 'ABET accredited university' for the degree, and lists a B.S. as the lowest qualifying degree — no equivalent-experience substitution is offered, so the degree requirement is set to Bachelors.
No compensation figures are disclosed; the posting references an internal 'SME1' band label only.
The location is inferred as Huntsville, AL (MSFC) based on explicit references to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and on-site work requirements.
DevOps tools (GitHub, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Ansible, Terraform) are listed together in a single required-qualifications bullet; all are captured as required. Docker also appears separately in the containerization requirement.
Data lake and data warehouse are listed under required qualifications as conceptual familiarity ('familiarity with cloud data lake architecture and data warehouse concepts') — included as required given their placement in the Required Qualifications section, though the framing is slightly softer than other items.
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