AWS Cloud Engineer - Serverless & Security Expert

TEKsystems; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 108,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability (Short & Long-Term)

Health Spending Account

Transit Benefits

PTO

Job summary

TEKsystems Global Services in Dallas, TX seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain cloud-based solutions on AWS. You will develop serverless applications, accelerate delivery projects, and partner with architects to drive secure, scalable patterns.

Join a team focused on modern cloud native architectures, code quality, and continuous learning. This is a fully remote role with occasional travel and a permanent opportunity at TEKsystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in cloud development or related technical roles.
• 3+ years experience working with AWS services, including compute, storage, networking, and security.
• Deep experience developing serverless applications using Node. js-based Lambdas
• Deep experience with the AWS SDK for JavaScript
• Experience developing applications that use AWS API Gateway, Cognito authentication, Lambda, and S3
• Basic scripting skills in Python (the ability to write your own test and build scripts, and the ability to use the boto3 Python library to do basic AWS operations)
• Experience with infrastructure as code using AWS CDK (TypeScript).
• Experience with source code management tools, preferably GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
• Hands‑on experience with writing applications for multiple AWS compute environments, including server-based (EC2), containers (ECS, EKS), and serverless (Lambda)
• Understanding of observability tools and implementing monitoring solutions in AWS environments.
• Strong knowledge of IAM integration and application security requirements in cloud environments.
• Experience with cloud native application architectures, including containers, microservices, service discovery, communication patterns, and security.
• A basic understanding of the AWS services that support modern cloud native applications, such as API gateways, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, and RDS.
• Familiarity with prompt engineering using generative AI (Bedrock)
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and apply them to real-world problems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with architects and other technical team members.
• Associate-level AWS certification (Developer certification preferred)

Responsibilities

• Receive requirements from architects and translate solution patterns into high-quality, maintainable code.
• Follow best practices, write high-quality code, and employ modern cloud architectures while writing new applications or modernizing existing applications.
• Develop, test, and deploy modular accelerator code, where applicable, to streamline project implementation and enhance client value.
• Integrate security, networking, and observability features into each component as specified by solution designs.
• Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback for continuous improvement.
• Apply flexible application logic and feature enhancements to base patterns from open-source or internal repositories.
• Rapidly learn and apply new patterns and technologies to meet evolving solution requirements.

Skills

Node.js Lambdas

AWS SDK for JavaScript

API Gateway

Cognito

S3

Python scripting

AWS CDK

Git/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket

EC2/ECS/EKS

Observability/Monitoring

IAM security

Microservices

Cloud-native architectures

Bedrock prompt engineering

Multi-account AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Bedrock

Job description

TEKsystems Global Services in Dallas, TX seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain cloud-based solutions on AWS. You will develop serverless applications, accelerate delivery projects, and partner with architects to drive secure, scalable patterns.

Join a team focused on modern cloud native architectures, code quality, and continuous learning. This is a fully remote role with occasional travel and a permanent opportunity at TEKsystems.