Sr. AWS Software Engineer

Peyton Resource Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 68,880 - 82,656; Full time

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Job summary

A leading company in Houston seeks a Mid-Senior AWS Software Engineer for a contract role. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud technologies, particularly AWS, and proficiency in Python. Responsibilities include coding, collaborating with teams, and ensuring best practices in software development. The position offers exposure to innovative projects and a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python for daily coding tasks.
• Experience with cloud technologies and database management.
• Understanding of network infrastructure is essential.

Responsibilities

• Writing code and coordinating with offshore teams.
• Working directly with architects and business stakeholders.
• Ensuring reusability and modular coding practices.

Skills

Cloud Technologies

Python

Database Management

Network Infrastructure

Security

Microservices

Observability Tools

Agile Methodologies

Job description

Peyton Resource Group provided pay range

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Base pay range

$50.00/hr - $60.00/hr

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• Writing codes, coordinating with offshore leads/vendors/teams daily.
• Working directly with the architects and business side of the organization.
• Lots of exposure and new learnings for the team, must be a go-getter!

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

MUST HAVES:

• All Cloud Technologies: AWS Services such as Lambda, IAM, S3, EFS, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, CLI, Kinesis, Glue, Elasticache (Redis), CloudWatch, CloudFormation, EC2
• Experience working with Databases: Oracle, SQL, Server, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and DynamoDB
• Integrations: REST, API, Synch, Asynch, Realtime, Batch
• Network: VPC, Subnet, SG, IP (CIDR)
• Understanding of network infrastructure is essential for this Senior role!
• Security: WAF, Encryption, Access Control, Identity, SSO, MFA
• Performance/reliability: Auto-scale, ASG, ALB, NLB
• Storage/Datawarehousing: EFS, S3, Snowflake, SQL
• Proficiency in Python: this person will be writing code in Python daily!
• Knowledge of enterprise coding standards
• Ability to perform code reviews
• Observability tools: CloudWatch/CloudTrail, EventBridge, DataDog, or industry-standard tools
• Knowledge of Service-Oriented, Microservices, and Event-driven design patterns

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of Machine Learning foundations: Performance/Accuracy Metrics, Hyperparameters, Training, Feedback, Inference
• Understanding of MLOps
• Knowledge of Glue, Spark

Additional must-haves for any AWS Software Engineer, especially at Senior level:

• Ensure reusability using frameworks, Domain-Driven Design, Modular Coding, Data-Driven approaches
• Experience with complex cloud-based software projects, web application development, security, and open-source technologies
• Knowledge of software methodologies and Agile development practices
• Good understanding of Enterprise DevOps practices
• Effort estimation skills
• Ability to translate business needs into technical goals
• Problem troubleshooting using services, resources, platforms, and logs
• Strategic thinking, innovation, responsibility, confidence, clarity, collaboration, and good communication skills

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

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