Cloud Engineer - Serverless & Identity | Top Secret/SCI

North-Point-Technology; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

North Point Technology in Washington, DC is seeking a hands-on Cloud Engineer specializing in serverless architecture and identity/security. This role focuses on building in AWS with OpenSearch Serverless, API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB, while enforcing secure identity practices including JWT and OAuth, with Top Secret/SCI clearance required.

The engineer will own end-to-end implementation, using AWS CDK with Python for IaC, and implement secure access controls, CRL/JWKS validation, and

Qualifications

• Hands-on implementation of OpenSearch and OpenSearch Serverless.
• Experience with AWS serverless stack (API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB).
• Infrastructure as code with AWS CDK (Python).
• Identity and access engineering using JWTs and OAuth.
• Lambda authorizer development and integration.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end implementation of serverless cloud components.
• Design and deploy solutions using OpenSearch and OpenSearch Serverless.
• Build and maintain IaC with AWS CDK (Python).
• Develop and integrate API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB workflows.
• Implement identity patterns including JWT, OAuth, and Lambda authorizers.

Skills

OpenSearch

OpenSearch Serverless

AWS Lambda

DynamoDB

AWS CDK

Python

JWT handling

OAuth

Lambda authorizer

Tools

API Gateway

Lambda

DynamoDB

Job description

North Point Technology in Washington, DC is seeking a hands-on Cloud Engineer specializing in serverless architecture and identity/security. This role focuses on building in AWS with OpenSearch Serverless, API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB, while enforcing secure identity practices including JWT and OAuth, with Top Secret/SCI clearance required.

The engineer will own end-to-end implementation, using AWS CDK with Python for IaC, and implement secure access controls, CRL/JWKS validation, and