AWS Cloud Engineer (Full Stack)
Horizontal Talent

Job Description
Full stack AWS cloud engineer with the following experience:
- Backend: Python, PostgreSQL
- Front End: TypeScript, Kendo React, Node
- IAC: AWS cloud tools, Terraform, Gitlab Pipelines for CICD

Responsibilities:
This cloud engineer position will be supporting two Supervision and Regulation cloud migrations. Engineer should have strong communication skills with fellow engineers, Product Owner, and business partners as well as a collaborative development mindset.

Ideally the candidate would have experience working within GovCloud and/or ability to conform to our rigid security restrictions, and bring innovative solutions to common problems, as we likely won't have the 'industry standard solution' available to us.

• Provide leadership, mentoring, and assist in the facilitation of team management by directing the work of and setting technical direction for other team members in an open, positive, and collaborative manner.
• Provide cross functional leadership by influencing technology decisions across the org.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of new products, processes, standards or operational plans that will have impact on the achievement of functional results based on business requirements.
• Work with complex and diverse technologies and can effectively support multiple projects, business lines and platforms. Collaborate with business areas to identify application development solutions, enhance new or modified programs, and to integrate purchased or System solutions to meet business requirements.
• Familiarity with Industry software development methodologies, standards, and architecture frameworks.
• Demonstrate proficiency with unit testing
• Document, analyze, and test to resolve problems. Implement solutions and provide on-going support.
• Respond to audit reviews and findings for existing applications/software.
• Apply appropriate software/system development life cycle methodology and collaborates with others in development work to achieve desired results.
• Provide comprehensive consultations and analysis at the highest technical level on all phases of application programming and processes for diverse development platforms, computing environments including identifying portions of the organization's IT platform/infrastructure with the highest potential return for cloud deployment.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend solutions, identifies ways to reuse existing code, and designs prototypes using current or emerging technologies.
• Manage the implementation of cloud services and integrations with in-house applications and systems.
• May provide input to department management for business planning and decision making
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
• Proven technical competency in two or more industry standard application development languages, frameworks, patterns or platforms required.
• Experience with cloud platform Amazon Web Services (AWS) is required. Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Azure would be nice to have.
• Experience in information assurance, security management, security policy, security architectures, identity management, access control solutions, and/or enterprise application integration required.
• Proficiency with the following or similar technologies: AWS cloud native services, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Python, PostgreSQL, GitLab, Git, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Maven, Nexus, Fortify, Sonar, Typescript, React, etc. is required.
• Experience using containerization technologies like, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS and AWS EKS is a plus.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Agile software development principles and frameworks preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills combined with creative thinking and ability to work on abstract concepts.
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across the team as a leader.
• Bachelor's degree: major or coursework in Computer Science or Management Information Systems (MIS) preferred and three (3) years of experience in application development using current technology trends and architectural development solutions or relevant work experience OR
• An AA degree in computer science or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience in application development using current technology trends and architectural development solutions or relevant work experience.

Horizontal facilitates valuable and productive conversations between you and potential employers. We can assist you in growing your career by partnering you with employers that offer challenging assignments. For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $84 - $97 per hour. This is not a guarantee of compensation, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.