Elect - Cloud Developer 3 (807919) at Tri-Force Consulting Services, Inc.
Richmond, VA
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Jul 27, 2026
Richmond, VA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level cloud application developer role supporting Virginia's election systems, building and maintaining web and Windows applications for both internal staff and public constituents. The work centers on Azure-native development — microservices, REST APIs, event-driven architecture, and containerized workloads — with an expectation of technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration. Suits an experienced full-stack or cloud-focused engineer comfortable owning architecture decisions end to end.
Senior level · 7+ years · Remote · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 5,400 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,100–11,700
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 $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The posting is from Tri-Force Consulting Services, a staffing/IT consulting firm placing contractors with a Virginia government client (ELECT — the Virginia Department of Elections). The engagement is almost certainly a contract placement, though the posting does not explicitly state contract vs. full-time; employment type is inferred from the staffing-firm context and the word 'contractors' in the body.
The title 'Cloud Developer 3' carries no standard seniority label, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; the 7-year minimum and leadership/mentoring expectations support a Senior classification.
Advanced education is described as 'highly desirable' rather than required, so no minimum degree is set.
Azure Event Grid, Azure Service Bus, and Azure Event Hubs are listed as interchangeable options for event-driven design ('using Azure Event Grid, Service Bus, or Event Hubs'); Azure Event Grid is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
Bicep, ARM, and Terraform are listed as interchangeable Infrastructure-as-Code options; Bicep is used as the primary with ARM and Terraform as alternatives.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Azure API Management.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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