Consulting - Technology Consultant

Mastech Digital; Irving (TX); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Consulting - Technology Consultant to join their team. This role demands a seasoned software developer with expertise in Java or Node.js, focusing on automating cloud resources and enhancing software development processes. You'll collaborate with engineering teams to streamline deployments, mentor junior developers, and advocate for cloud and DevOps best practices. If you're passionate about driving innovation in a dynamic environment and have a strong background in cloud technologies, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking company that values growth and offers comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience in Java or Node.js.
• Strong knowledge of AWS and Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Experience with REST API services and test automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and design of cloud solutions.
• Automate testing and deployment of software artifacts.
• Mentor junior developers and promote best practices.

Skills

Cloud Development

Java

Node.js

AWS

Infrastructure-as-Code

REST API Development

Test Automation

Mentoring

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Equivalent in Information Technology

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

Terraform

Docker

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

Mastech Digital provides digital and mainstream technology staff as well as Digital Transformation Services for all American Corporations. We are currently seeking a Consulting - Technology Consultant for our client in the Retail domain. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth. This is a Contract position, and the client is looking for someone to start immediately. Duration : 12+ Months Contract

Location : Remote

Primary Skills : Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Role Description : As a Consulting - Technology Consultant , you must have at least 8+ years of experience. For this role, you must be a Java or Node.js software developer who has moved to automating the creation of Cloud resources needed for the software he / she is developing…someone who has experience building proof-of-concepts to validate new tools and architectures, in addition to experience with the full software development lifecycle in an agile world. Most importantly, the successful candidate will be able to explain their design and / or architectural decisions, and their contribution to improving their workplace. This is not an SRE or System Admin role.

Key Responsibilities and Duties :

In this role, you will lead the analysis and design of solutions, work collaboratively with internal software engineering teams to automate the creation of cloud resources and software artifacts, automate the testing of those artifacts and then automate the deployment and monitoring of the solutions.

You will also troubleshoot issues with cloud infrastructure-as-code as well as various software languages, with the goal of improving software speed-to-market, quality, and security. You should be comfortable mentoring junior developers, talking networking with the cloud team as well as OOD concepts with Java developers.

• With an eye toward continual improvement, propose and lead new and improved solutions in areas ranging from tools to processes to technical skills for Development Teams.
• Contribute to overall body of software development knowledge, including solution options, risk, cost, and impacts.
• Mentor junior developers to help them grow their experience and knowledge.
• Participate actively in code reviews, tool evaluations, documenting new features.
• Interface with multiple software development teams to help them automate their build / deploy / publish processes and adopt the Enterprise CI / CD platform.
• Promote Cloud, Security and DevOps best practices and architectures.
• Help extend the CI / CD platform to support new tools and technologies to facilitate adoption, developing high quality and well-designed code with automated tests.

Must Have” Specific Knowledge and Skills :

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering.
• 4+ years in Cloud software development (AWS and
• nix is the preferred environment), with a focus on Infrastructure-as-code tools like AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager or preferably Terraform.
• 8+ years in software development creating applications and / or REST API services, with languages such as Java, Python or NodeJS, and test automation, such as JUnit or Mocha
• Ability to discuss and promote cloud development best practices.
• Full software development lifecycle experience : from design through development, testing, implementation, production, monitoring and support.
• Hands-on development skills key technologies – Java / Groovy, Ansible, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), Docker, Cloud Kubernetes, AWS Lambda / Azure Functions, NoSQL such as MongoDB or DynamoDB.
• REST-based API and web architecture and development.
• Solid understanding of Enterprise architecture, microservices and event driven architecture.
• Experience creating Cloud data stores, such as DynamoDB, S3, Aurora or MongoDB, then coding applications to access those data stores.

Education : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Information Technology or another related field or Equivalent

Experience : Minimum 8+ years of experience

Relocation : This position will not cover relocation expenses

Travel : No

Local Preferred : Yes

Note : Must be able to work on a W2 basis (No C2C)