Lead AWS Engineer

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company and is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses.

Job Title: Lead AWS Engineer

Work Location: Charlotte, NC, 28202

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Hybrid

Duration: 6+ Months

Job Description:

• We are seeking a motivated and energetic Lead AWS Engineer to join our team.
• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud development, particularly with AWS, Java, Spring Boot, and data engineering.
• This hybrid role requires working in East Coast timing.

Responsibilities:

• Develop MVP User Stories, including reusable components, APIs, UI, and mock stubs.
• Support backlog creation, prioritization, and story mapping.
• Provide hands-on developer experience with support for technical design and solutioning.
• Work across tiers, including UI development, APIs, databases, and CI/CD pipeline creation/configuration.
• Participate in XP and pair programming, performing TDD.
• Ensure task delivery and quality through daily pairing with client team members.
• Communicate clearly with team members and leadership.
• Turn complex ideas into manageable pieces of work.
• Mentor other developers and support team members on troubleshooting.
• Optimize application performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure smooth operation.

Key Technology Skill Set:

• AWS platform and services knowledge, including AWS Lambda, API Gateway, EMR, Hudi, Glue, Kafka, Flink.
• Java, Spring Boot, CI/CD using Terraform, Concourse, Jenkins.
• Primary skills: AWS, Java, Spring Boot, Flink, ETL data processing.
• Secondary skills: Python/Pyspark, Terraform.
• Additional skills: Spark, MongoDB/DynamoDB/Aurora.

Qualifications:

• AWS Certification (Associate or Architect) preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in cloud development (preferably 8-12 years, not all necessarily in AWS).
• Ability to understand future architecture and guide the team with required technical direction.
• Strong ability to work independently when required.
• Experience in paired programming and XP development.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.