Cloud Engineer
DataStaff, Inc is seeking a Cloud Engineer for a short-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients located in Richmond, VA.
* This position 100% Remote; however, the selected candidate must pick up equipment in person
* Must adhere to EST Hours during the week
Job Description:
Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Full stack developer with advanced expertise in building AWS/React/NodeJS micro frontend applications and APIs. This role involves implementing technology solutions that enhance business decision-making and processes across all business units, in alignment with the agency's architectural roadmap and enterprise goals.
This position requires technical proficiency in cloud initiatives, react, single-spa or similar integrations, adherence to software engineering best practices, and alignment with the agency’s technical direction. Additionally, the role involves collaboration with teams on leveraging the possibilities of common components and technology solutions to ensure successful adoption and implementation.
Responsibilities:
- Engage in a broad range of tasks related to the development, deployment, and maintenance of cloud-based infrastructure and applications.
- Enabling collaboration, automation, and efficiency in the development of cloud-based micro frontend applications, thereby facilitating the rapid delivery of high-quality software and services to customers.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and convert them into actionable solution components aligned with DBHDS’s Enterprise Solution architecture patterns, procedures, and policies.
- Design and develop scalable, resilient AWS micro frontends and engineering solutions using cloud-native services and technologies.
- Develop front-end components and back-end services to create cohesive applications within cloud and hybrid infrastructures.
- Create comprehensive solution documentation detailing the design, testing, and production support processes and procedures.
- Set up and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate updates and feature deployments.
- Ensure solution completeness through thorough testing and quality assurance processes, ensuring compliance with security policies and best practices.
- Manage configuration drift and ensure consistency across different environments, using tools like AWS Code Build/Deploy and AWS CloudFormation.
- Apply DevOps principles to streamline the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and enhance automation.
- Deploy solutions to various environments, establish monitoring processes, and ensure ongoing operational stability and application resiliency through system stress testing and feature enhancements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand change requirements, provide technical expertise, and ensure solutions align with business needs.
Qualifications include:
- Expertise in developing AWS full stack applications: Translate business requirements into fully tested applications workflows by designing, implementing, and maintaining technology assets using approved tools and plugins for AWS for NodeJS and react.
- Proficiency in Micro-frontends orchestrion: Strong proficiency in cloud platforms, leveraging native cloud services for micro front-end orchestration solution.
- API Development: Expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining APIs specifically tailored for cloud environments including AWS API Gateway.
- Cloud Networking and Security: Understanding of cloud networking concepts including VPCs, subnets, security groups and cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM). Securing application through role-based authorization, single sign on, and Coginto.
- Serverless Computing: Experience with serverless computing concepts, event-driven architecture, and serverless platforms.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate the provisioning and management of cloud infrastructure using tools like AWS CloudFormation and Terraform.
- Scripting and Automation: Ability to write scripts and automate tasks using scripting languages including NodeJS and Python.
- Monitoring and Logging: Experience in setting up alerts, dashboards, and logs for cloud infrastructure and applications.
- DevOps Practices: Strong understanding of DevOps practices, including developing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, version control, and collaboration tools including AWS CodePipeline and Github.
- End-User Training and Support: Provide support and training to end-users for improved solution literacy and tool usage in a cloud ecosystem.
- Business Process Automation: Analyze business process life cycles to identify opportunities for automation and simplification, implementing appropriate solutions.
- Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with product and business owners to deliver robust cloud-based solutions, demonstrating excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Compliance: Adhere to all policies and procedures of the Agency.
Required Skills:
- 8 Years - Expert in AWS full-stack development with Node.js and React, creating tested workflows from business requirements.
- 6 Years - Strong proficiency in cloud platforms, leveraging native cloud services for micro front-end orchestration solution. Single-SPA or similar frameworks.
- 5 Years - Expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining APIs specifically tailored for cloud environments including AWS API Gateway.
- 7 Years - Experience with serverless computing concepts, event-driven architecture, and serverless platforms.
- 7 Years - Automate the provisioning and management of cloud infrastructure using tools like AWS CloudFormation and Terraform.
- 8 Years - Ability to write scripts and automate tasks using scripting languages including NodeJS and Python.
- 5 Years - AWS Datalake formation glue and CDC on datalake.
Desired Skills:
- 5 Years - Understanding of cloud networking concepts including VPCs, subnets, security groups and cloud security best practices, including identity and IAM.
- 8 Years - Experience in setting up alerts, dashboards, and logs for cloud infrastructure and applications.
- AWS Developer Associate or Solution architect Professional Certification is desired.
This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.