AWS Cloud Developer (serverless-first rewrite)

Role: AWS Cloud Developer (serverless-first rewrite)

Location: Remote - with Travel

Role Requirements:

10+ years of U.S. based work experience

5+ years AWS cloud engineering that has come from Java development background

Cloud Native experience

Strong AWS Lambda (Python)

Kafka

IaC: Terraform

DevOps: On prem/CICD/Cloud AWS/Step Functions/API gateway

Type of API work: Take a restful endpoint, written in Java and convert it to Python and run it in a lambda.

Great communicator with non-technical stakeholders

Projects:

Team 1: currently a lift-and-shift project involving Java microservices that are being migrated to the cloud.

Team 2: Serverless-first rewrites (not lift-and-shift) end-to-end AWS Cloud development with upcoming initiatives heavily focused on Terraform-based infrastructure and API- driven development

Ideal Candidate:

Java background then the last 4-6 years doing heavy Python AWS / Lambda.

Required Technical Skills

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a heavy backend focus.
• 5+ years of hands-on AWS cloud engineering experience
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional preferred)
• Extensive AWS development experience:
  • Lambda (Python/Java)
  • S3
  • API Gateway
  • Step Functions
  • SNS/SQS
  • Caches and event systems (REDIS, KAFKA)
  • DynamoDB, DocumentDB, MongoDB, SQL
• Java Backend Development with Microservices and Spring Boot
• API development and integration (understanding API specs and design)
• OpenAPI/Swagger
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) background using Terraform with multiple modules
• DevOps fluency: experience contributing to and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, security practices, and infrastructure provisioning.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python)
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitLab CI)
• Understanding of networking concepts (VPC, subnets, security groups, load balancers)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, ELK stack, Grafana, Datadog, X-Ray)
• Experience with Postman for API/integration testing and automation
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Experience in enterprise cloud environments

Successful candidate:

• Strong background in AWS cloud development, including Lambda and microservices.
• Understand Java applications to be rewritten in Lambda (Python) and other AWS components
• Quick learner and effective problem-solver in complex, evolving environments.
• Writes production-ready code daily and takes full ownership from development through production support.
• Self-driven and proactive, able to navigate ambiguity, clarify requirements, and iterate with stakeholders.
• Brings initiative, maturity, and a long-term mindset to team and project work.
• Experienced in mentoring teammates, especially those newer to AWS.
• Excellent communication skills with a can-do attitude with a heavy emphasis on teamwork and shared learning
• Collaborative and positive, with a strong team presence - culture fit is key.
• Demonstrates leadership-level thinking and cross-functional collaboration, even without a formal title.

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Familiarity with Cypress testing in service/API pipelines

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to two major cloud rewrites (not lift-and-shift), working on a highly visible platform slated for full cloud responsiveness by mid-2026, with additional strategic milestones extending through 2027.
• Design, build, and implement scalable serverless-first applications and cloud-native solutions using core AWS services.
• Develop and maintain backend microservices, APIs, and event-driven integrations using Java, Spring Boot, and Python.
• Build and maintain cloud-native services using AWS Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, Redis, SNS, Kafka, and more.
• Manage and optimize AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, etc. across us-east-1 and us-west-2 regions
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Own the full development lifecycle: design, development, deployment, monitoring, and support.
• Participate in DevOps efforts including pipeline enhancements, security configuration, and environment management.
• Ensure security compliance and implement AWS security best practices
• Conform and contribute back to Enterprise and Digital Platforms (Dotcom/Mobile) CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices (Hashicorp modules and pipeline fragments)
• Ensure robust monitoring and observability using AWS CloudWatch - you build it, you own it.
• Create/maintain Postman API test automation test cases
• Work closely with stakeholders to navigate both vague and prescriptive requirements, and deliver robust cloud solutions.
• Educate and support team members who are newer to AWS, promoting best practices and self-service patterns.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions
• Collaborate with development teams and architects to optimize application deployment
• Manage cloud costs and implement cost optimization strategies
• Implement existing UI smoke tests in API pipelines
• Daily monitoring of all automation test cases at the unit, integration, service, functional, and end-to-end levels
• Strive towards automated deployments from Dev to Prod with proper attestations, governance, security scans, visual diff, and automated testing results