Overview
On Site
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 6 Month(s)
Skills
AWS
CloudFormation
DynamoDB
Monitoring
Job Details
Job Title: Sr AWS Engineer
Location: Dallas, TX / NYC, NY
Duration: / Term: 6+ months
Job Description:
- Experience Desired: 8+ Years.
Design and implement highly resilient, event-driven architectures using AWS Lambda and Step Functions - Build serverless applications with scalable APIs, asynchronous workflows, and fault-tolerant patterns
- Leverage DynamoDB (including advanced partitioning strategies) to handle real-time data and state at scale
- Work around current AWS limitations (e.g., DynamoDB Global Tables not yet GA) to build multi-region solutions with low RPO and high durability
- Architect systems for low RTO/RPO disaster recovery, leveraging cross-region failover strategies and automation
- Implement observability and alerting using CloudWatch, X-Ray, and third-party monitoring tools
- Automate infrastructure with IaC tools like AWS CDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation
- Optimize cold-start performance, event retries, and workflow orchestration for high-throughput environments
- Collaborate with product, backend, and platform teams to integrate infrastructure into CI/CD workflows
- Contribute to cloud engineering best practices, including secure defaults, cost optimization, and environment parity
- Mentor fellow engineers on cloud architecture and resilience engineering patterns
Key Skills: AWS, DynamoDB, RTO/RPO, CDK, Terraform, Cloudformation
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