AWS Cloud Developer

Responsibilities

AWS Cloud Developer to be a part of a team supporting a federal financial customer.

The successful candidate will lead and contribute to cloud-native solution development, infrastructure automation, and the modernization of mission‑critical services—including file transfer and messaging queue (MQ) platforms—in a secure, agile, and innovative AWS environment.

This position is Hybrid, required to work onsite some days, and be willing to travel as required.

What will you do

• Lead the strategic planning and execution of migrating and maintaining large complex data flows to modern cloud environments, specifically leveraging AWS cloud technologies
• Write clean, maintainable infrastructure-as-code (Ia C) and cloud service logic using tools such as Python, Ansible, and AWS Cloud Formation or CDK.
• Develop and deploy event‑driven and containerized applications using Lambda, Step Functions, and Kubernetes (EKS).
• Support and enhance COTS products providing file transfer and MQ services (e. g., IBM MQ, Connect: Direct), integrating them into modern AWS architectures.
• Perform troubleshooting, performance tuning, and documentation of AWS environments and deployed solutions.
• Coordinate closely with stakeholders across teams to manage integration and interface requirements, ensuring clear communication and alignment with overall business objectives.
• Design and develop cloud-native solutions.

This is an opportunity to use the latest cloud technologies as you look for ways to improve your client’s environment using current cloud capabilities.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of experience or 9 years of experience with a HS Diploma.
• Professional experience in software development, including substantial experience in technical leadership capacity.
• Strong background in AWS cloud engineering and development, including experience with services such as: EC2, RDS, Dynamo DB, S3, Lambda, Step Functions, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, SNS, SQS, Glue, EKS/ECS
• Proficient in scripting and programming languages: Python, Ansible, Bash
• Experience developing or supporting infrastructure using CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops principles.
• Experience with AWS CDK, Cloud Formation, or Terraform.
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience communicating with business users and stakeholders.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting or integrating file transfer and MQ tools (e. g., IBM MQ, Connect: Direct).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and participation in Agile delivery teams (e. g., Scrum, SAFe).
• Understanding of compliance and security best practices in federal financial cloud environments.
• Target Salary Range

$86,000 - $138,000.

This represents the typical salary range for this position.

Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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