Senior Cloud Platform Engineer at CyberData Technologies
Bethesda, MD
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Jul 22, 2026
Bethesda, MD
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering role supporting a multi-cloud environment across AWS, Azure, and GCP for a genomics research institution. Day-to-day work centers on cloud financial governance (FinOps), Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, and operating AI platforms such as model gateways and agentic workflows. The role also involves cost reporting, compliance automation, and integrating cloud and AI telemetry — suited to an experienced cloud or platform engineer with a strong FinOps and automation background.
Senior level · 7+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 280 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 210–360
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The role is a genuine hybrid between hands-on cloud software/automation engineering (Terraform, CI/CD, serverless, agentic AI workflows) and cloud platform operations (FinOps, governance, monitoring). 15-1252 was chosen because the primary deliverables are code and automation artifacts; 15-1244 is the runner-up given the heavy operational and FinOps administration duties.
The posting is tied to NHGRI (National Human Genome Research Institute), which is part of NIH/HHS in the Washington DC metro area (Bethesda, MD). No explicit city is stated, but the federal agency context makes the DC-MD-VA CBSA the clear inference.
Degree requirement is marked None because the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent relevant experience' in lieu of a formal degree.
The clearance requirement is 'HHS/NIH suitability and system access' — this is a federal suitability/background investigation, not a DoD security clearance, so the clearance requirement is None.
Multi-cloud experience is required across AWS, Azure, and GCP collectively; the JD requires production experience in at least one and practical experience in at least one additional. All three are marked required to reflect the full scope of the role.
Kion is listed in both the required qualifications ('cloud-governance and financial-management platforms') and preferred qualifications (direct Kion experience). It is marked preferred because the required section uses 'or comparable' language, making the specific tool optional; the preferred section names it explicitly.
FinOps and Terraform certifications are 'strongly preferred' but are certifications, not skills, so they are not emitted as skill entries.
Employment type is Unspecified — the posting does not state full-time, contract, or any other engagement type explicitly.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Azure Privileged Identity Management.
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