AWS Application Developer lead Engineer
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Cloud and Platform Development Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, modernizing, and operating enterprise Applications on cloud platforms (Full stack ) across AWS and Azure, solutions architecture, or similar role.
Strong expertise in cloud architecture, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, observability, security, reliability engineering, and large-scale modernization initiatives
Required Qualifications
- In-depth knowledge of core AWS/Azure services, including but not limited to:
Backend & Distributed Systems: Strong Java/Spring Boot, microservices, REST/event-driven APIs and distributed-system design, including concurrency, caching, resiliency, idempotency and failure/recovery patterns.
Data Architecture: Experience with MongoDB Atlas and relational/data-lake platforms, including data modelling, indexing, consistency, performance and high-volume operational workloads.
Full-Stack Architecture: Ability to own end-to-end application architecture across backend and modern Angular/React frontends, including API/BFF patterns, authentication, performance and scalability.
- AWS/Azure Architecture, Cloud Modernization, Platform Engineering, ARM, Bicep, CloudFormation, ArgoCD, Azure DevOps, Azure Networking
- Compute: EC2, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk
- Storage: S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier
- Networking: VPC, Route 53, ELB, Direct Connect
- Databases: RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift
- Security & Identity: IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, Security Hub
- Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
- Strong understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN) and cloud security best practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional certification.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS).
- Knowledge of CI/CD principles and experience with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
- Familiarity with other cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
- Master’s degree preferred
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
Cloud and Platform Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, modernizing, and operating enterprise cloud platforms across AWS and Azure. Strong expertise in cloud architecture, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, observability, security, reliability engineering, and large-scale modernization initiatives
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