Cloud Integration Engineer (AWS / Kubernetes / Healthcare Interoperability)

Client: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Location: 100% Remote (U.S. Based)

Salary: $130,000 – $150,000 annually (Based on experience and technical interview)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Required

Clearance: Must be able to meet VA security and suitability requirements

Keywords: Cloud Integration • Kubernetes • AWS • Healthcare Interoperability • HL7 • FHIR • X12 • Argo CD • GitOps • Datadog • Istio • Cloud-Native Applications • Enterprise Integration • Remote

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Integration Engineer to help design, build, and support secure, scalable, cloud-native integration solutions supporting enterprise healthcare environments.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex integration challenges while working with modern cloud technologies, Kubernetes, AWS integration services, healthcare interoperability standards, and enterprise observability platforms.

Working alongside architects, infrastructure engineers, developers, and security professionals, you'll help modernize enterprise integration capabilities while supporting mission-critical healthcare initiatives.

Source role emphasizes cloud-based integrations using Kubernetes, AWS services, healthcare interoperability (X12, HL7, FHIR), Argo CD, observability tooling, and service mesh technologies.

Mission Impact

Your work will directly support the modernization of enterprise healthcare integration platforms by delivering secure, resilient, and highly available cloud-native solutions.

You will help enable interoperability across healthcare systems while improving automation, observability, and operational reliability in highly regulated environments.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).

Experience

• Minimum two years of experience designing or supporting cloud-based integrations utilizing Kubernetes.
• Minimum two years of experience with AWS integration services.
• Minimum two years implementing healthcare interoperability solutions using X12, HL7, and FHIR.
• Experience supporting modern cloud-native architectures within enterprise environments.

Technical Skills

Strong experience with several of the following:

• Kubernetes
• AWS Integration Services
• Cloud-Native Integration
• X12
• HL7
• FHIR
• REST APIs
• Microservices
• Distributed Systems
• Argo CD
• Continuous Delivery
• Datadog (or similar observability platforms)
• Telemetry
• Logging
• Distributed Tracing
• Service Mesh Technologies (Istio preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:

Cloud & Container Technologies

• Docker
• Amazon EKS
• Hybrid Cloud Architectures
• Container Orchestration

Enterprise Integration

• API Design
• Enterprise Integration Patterns
• Event-Driven Architecture

Healthcare Technology

• Electronic Health Records (EHR)
• Healthcare Data Exchange
• Regulated Healthcare Environments

Professional Experience

• Experience supporting Federal healthcare initiatives.
• Experience working within highly regulated environments.

What You'll Do

Cloud Integration Engineering

• Design and implement cloud-native integration solutions utilizing Kubernetes and modern cloud architecture.
• Develop secure integrations using AWS integration services and cloud-native capabilities.
• Build scalable healthcare interoperability solutions supporting X12, HL7, and FHIR standards.
• Design reusable integration patterns that improve scalability and maintainability.

DevOps & Platform Automation

• Enable continuous delivery using Argo CD and modern deployment pipelines.
• Support CI/CD practices that improve deployment consistency and operational efficiency.
• Partner with engineering teams to automate deployment and operational workflows.

Observability & Platform Reliability

• Implement monitoring, telemetry, logging, tracing, and alerting using Datadog or similar enterprise observability platforms.
• Improve platform performance, availability, and operational visibility.
• Troubleshoot production integration issues and perform root cause analysis.

Service Mesh & Cloud Architecture

• Implement service mesh technologies such as Istio to improve traffic management, resiliency, and platform security.
• Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, and security teams to establish enterprise integration standards.

Documentation & Continuous Improvement

• Develop technical documentation, deployment standards, operational procedures, and best practices.
• Contribute to reusable cloud integration patterns that improve long-term maintainability.

What Makes Someone Successful

We're looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex technical challenges while collaborating across engineering, infrastructure, security, and operations teams.

Successful candidates are:

• Curious learners.
• Strong problem-solvers.
• Collaborative teammates.
• Effective communicators.
• Passionate about building secure, scalable cloud integration platforms.

Why Join This Team

This is an opportunity to work on enterprise healthcare modernization initiatives that directly improve interoperability, operational efficiency, and mission-critical cloud integration services.

You'll work alongside experienced cloud engineers, architects, and technology leaders while leveraging modern cloud-native technologies to solve meaningful technical challenges.

Benefits Overview

We offer full-time employees a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and immediate vesting
• Military leave
• Professional training and career development
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee wellness program
• And more

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.