Requisition ID: 105972-1
Title: AWS Cloud Application Developer
Location: McLean, VA- 100% onsite FROM DAY 1 (Local Only)
Duration: 6+ Months
Salary Range: $50- $53 an hour
We are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Application Developer with strong experience designing, developing, deploying, and supporting cloud-native and serverless applications on AWS. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise across AWS compute, storage, serverless, API development, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, security, monitoring, and disaster recovery.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy web applications using AWS EC2, S3, Lambda, and DynamoDB.
- Design and maintain serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs using AWS API Gateway and Lambda.
- Design and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild.
- Develop automated testing frameworks and deployment processes using CodeBuild and CodeDeploy.
- Design and develop cloud-native applications using Amazon ECS, EKS, and Fargate.
- Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation and CloudWatch.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance using CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray.
- Implement AWS security best practices using IAM, KMS, and CloudTrail.
- Develop and maintain serverless workflows using Lambda and Step Functions.
- Implement automated backup and disaster recovery solutions using EBS and S3.
- Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, deployment, and performance issues across AWS environments.
- Collaborate with development, DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable and reliable cloud solutions.
Required Technical Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services.
- AWS Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, S3, DynamoDB.
- ECS, EKS, Fargate and cloud-native application development.
- AWS CloudFormation and infrastructure automation.
- AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy and CI/CD.
- RESTful API development.
- CloudWatch and X-Ray for monitoring and troubleshooting.
- AWS security services including IAM, KMS, and CloudTrail.
- Step Functions and serverless architecture.
- Backup and disaster recovery using EBS and S3.
- Strong understanding of cloud security, scalability, availability, and performance optimization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing enterprise-scale AWS cloud solutions.
- Experience with serverless and event-driven architectures.
- Strong troubleshooting and production support experience.
- Experience with automated testing and DevOps practices.
- AWS certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Developer, or DevOps Engineer are a plus.
Location Requirement: ONLY LOCAL CANDIDATES