Senior Software Engineer - AWS GovCloud Microservices (Hybrid)

Eliassen Group; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 131,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group in Saint Louis, MO is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to modernize and maintain a mission-critical enterprise application in AWS GovCloud. The role emphasizes practical engineering, reliability, and collaboration with architects and scrum teams to deliver scalable microservices and micro-frontend solutions.

The position is hybrid with 4 days in office and requires W2 basis employment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Advanced proficiency with Java and the Spring Boot ecosystem.
• Experience with AWS Cloud services such as ECS or EKS, Lambda, and RDS or Aurora, and IaC tools like CDK or CloudFormation.
• Experience with Angular. Familiarity with micro-frontend architecture using module federation is a plus.
• Background in microservices architecture and modernization patterns such as the strangler pattern.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.
• Collaborative approach and effective problem solving in cross-functional teams.
• Comfort with AI-enabled tools and willingness to learn and apply emerging technologies. Experience with GitLab CI/CD and Copilot is beneficial.
• Preferred experience with FedRAMP High, FISMA, or similar compliance environments.
• Track record in reducing technical debt through refactoring and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and TypeScript supporting event-driven and RESTful patterns.
• Build solutions on AWS GovCloud services including ECS or EKS, Lambda, EventBridge, and RDS within microservices and micro-frontend architectures.
• Reduce technical debt through dependency and framework upgrades with strong test automation.
• Implement UI test automation and BDD practices to ensure quality.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects and scrum teams to translate architecture into scalable solutions.
• Apply reusable patterns and best practices for architectural consistency.
• Participate in architecture and code reviews and technical discussions aligned with enterprise standards.
• Document designs and decisions with clear technical writing.
• Troubleshoot production issues, optimize performance, and deliver robust features.
• Contribute to both new feature development and ongoing production support in Agile sprints.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

TypeScript

Angular

RESTful APIs

Event‑driven design

Test automation

AWS GovCloud

Microservices

CI/CD

Tools

ECS

EKS

Lambda

RDS/Aurora

CDK

CloudFormation

OpenSearch

Grafana

CloudWatch

GitLab CI/CD

Copilot

Job description

Eliassen Group in Saint Louis, MO is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to modernize and maintain a mission-critical enterprise application in AWS GovCloud. The role emphasizes practical engineering, reliability, and collaboration with architects and scrum teams to deliver scalable microservices and micro-frontend solutions.

The position is hybrid with 4 days in office and requires W2 basis employment.