NC DHHS AWS Senior developer

Buzzclan; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Power BI integration support

Job summary

DHHS-ITD is seeking a senior AWS developer with 10-15 years of software development experience to design, implement, and manage AWS solutions in collaboration with the data modernization teams. The role emphasizes building data lakes, modernizing legacy applications, ensuring strong security/governance, and scalable architectures.

Proficiency in Python and Java, plus DevOps and data analytics tools, is essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive AWS data lake design, development and data ingestion experience.
• Legacy application modernization including refactoring and migration to cloud.
• Security, governance, encryption, auditing and access controls.
• Python and Java/J2EE development skills with OO design.
• CI/CD, DevOps, IaC, automation, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and modernization strategies.
• Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting throughout project delivery.
• Design and implement secure, scalable AWS solutions tailored to customer needs.
• Identify architectural risks and plan mitigations.
• Ensure adherence to standards and best practices.
• Communicate effectively with non-technical audiences including senior ITD and business stakeholders.

Skills

AWS Services

Python

Java/J2EE

Data Lakes

ETL/Data Pipelines

DevOps/CI-CD

Security & Governance

Power BI

AWS QuickSight

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Education

AWS Certification

Tools

Power BI

AWS QuickSight

ETL Tools

Kinesis

Job description

DHHS-ITD is looking to hire a senior AWS developer with 10-15 years of software development experience. This role involves close collaboration with the data modernization teams at ITD and DPH to design, implement, and manage AWS solutions.

Skill Sets and experience includes:

• Extensive experience in developing/ building AWS Data Lake formation, contributing extensively to design, development and writing code.
• Experience in modernizing legacy applications, which should include refactoring/migrating in-house legacy applications to the cloud environment.
• Proficient in utilizing AWS services and related components towards building enterprise level Data Lakes.
• Must have experience in Data Ingestion & Storage, Data Processing & Transformation and working with AWS Machine Language using appropriate AWS services.
• Experience in customizing AWS ETL logic using Python code.
• Knowledgeable and experience in security and data governance covering areas such as fine-grained permissions, managing user and service permissions, data encryption, auditing, and compliance.
• Experience in software development with hands-on skills in Python scripting, and any prior experience in Object oriented languages is a plus.
• Experience working with any transactional or RDMS databases
• Experience with DevOps, DevSecOps, Iac, automation, building CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and logging.
• Knowledge / experience using any ETL tools, experience with data analytics using PowerBI or AWS QuickSight etc. is plus.
• Must have experience/familiar with Agile/Scrum Framework environments.

Job responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and propose effective modernization strategies
• Providing technical guidance and troubleshooting support throughout project delivery
• Acting as a trusted advisor to the technical team on industry trends and emerging technologies
• Develop, test, debug and deliver within timeline using best tools and best practices available.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve technical issues and challenges.
• Designing and implementing complex, scalable, and secure AWS solutions tailored to customer needs
• Identifies architectural risks and plans to mitigate risks
• Ensures adherence to standards and best practices
• Influences and communicates effectively with non-technical audiences including senior ITD and business stakeholders.

Required/Desired Skills

• SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof ExperienceProficient in using various AWS services (e.g., VPC, EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS, EKS, RDS, API Gateway, Glue Crawlers, Athena) to build and manage cloud
• Required10YearsData Processing & Transformation:AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, EMR, Athena, Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink,AWS Step Functions, AWS SageMaker
• Required10YearsData Ingestion & storage : S3, Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon Kinesis Data Firehouse, DMS
• Required7YearsExperience in modernizing applications, including refactoring, migration, and cloud-native development. Required7YearsKnowledge of modern database technologies and strategies for migrating and modernizing database systemsRequired7YearsExperience working with creating AWS ETL jobs, data pipelines with high volumes of dataRequired7YearsExperience with DevOps practices and automation toolsRequired7YearsExperience in software development with hands-on skills in Java - strong Java, J2EE, Java Spring framework & hibernate technology. Required7YearsExperience with Agile/Scrum Framework environments.Required7YearsStrong communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, and stakeholders.Required7YearsExperience with data analytics, business intelligence solutions (like Power BI or AWS QuickSight )Nice to have
• 2YearsAWS Certification Highly desired1YearsState Government experienceNice to have2Years