Senior AWS Engineer

Location: Columbus, OH
Salary: $60.00 USD Hourly - $70.00 USD Hourly
Description:
Job Description: We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Cloud Engineer with a strong development background to join our team. This role focuses on building and maintaining cloud-native applications on AWS, leveraging services like Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and Step Functions. The ideal candidate will have solid programming experience, strong cloud service knowledge, and a passion for designing scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions.
Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy serverless and containerized applications using AWS services.
• Build and maintain RESTful and event-driven APIs using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and Step Functions.
• Collaborate with software engineers, DevOps, and architects to implement best practices in cloud-based application development.
• Use AWS SDKs (e.g., boto3 for Python, AWS SDK for JavaScript/TypeScript) to integrate AWS services into applications.
• Optimize application performance, cost, and scalability using AWS-native patterns and services.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines using tools like AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and GitHub Actions.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using AWS CDK or Terraform.
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure application reliability.
• Monitor applications using AWS CloudWatch, X-Ray, and other observability tools.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on AWS-based solutions.
• Proficiency in Python, Node.js, or TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Step Functions, S3, SNS, SQS, and CloudFormation/CDK.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and event-driven design.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native development practices.
• Familiarity with authentication and authorization using AWS Cognito or IAM.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Developer Associate or Solutions Architect certification.
• Experience with containerized application development using ECS, EKS, or Fargate.
• Exposure to DevOps tools like Docker, GitHub Actions, or CircleCI.
• Knowledge of security best practices in cloud-native applications.
• Experience in agile development environments

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