AWS Cloud Application Developer

Requisition ID: 105972-1
Title:AWS Cloud Application Developer
Location:McLean, VA- 100% onsite FROM DAY 1 (Local Only)
Duration: 6+ Months
Salary Range: $50- $53 an hour

We are seeking aSenior AWS Cloud Application Developer with strong experience designing, developing, deploying, and supporting cloud-native and serverless applications on AWS. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise across AWS compute, storage, serverless, API development, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, security, monitoring, and disaster recovery.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy web applications usingAWS EC2, S3, Lambda, and DynamoDB.
• Design and maintainserverless architectures using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.
• Develop and maintainRESTful APIs using AWS API Gateway and Lambda.
• Design and maintain automatedCI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild.
• Develop automated testing frameworks and deployment processes usingCodeBuild and CodeDeploy.
• Design and develop cloud-native applications usingAmazon ECS, EKS, and Fargate.
• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure usingAWS CloudFormation and CloudWatch.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance usingCloudWatch and AWS X-Ray.
• Implement AWS security best practices usingIAM, KMS, and CloudTrail.
• Develop and maintain serverless workflows usingLambda and Step Functions.
• Implement automated backup and disaster recovery solutions usingEBS and S3.
• Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, deployment, and performance issues across AWS environments.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable and reliable cloud solutions.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience withAWS Cloud Services.
• AWS Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, S3, DynamoDB.
• ECS, EKS, Fargate and cloud-native application development.
• AWS CloudFormation and infrastructure automation.
• AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy and CI/CD.
• RESTful API development.
• CloudWatch and X-Ray for monitoring and troubleshooting.
• AWS security services includingIAM, KMS, and CloudTrail.
• Step Functions and serverless architecture.
• Backup and disaster recovery usingEBS and S3.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, scalability, availability, and performance optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise-scale AWS cloud solutions.
• Experience with serverless and event-driven architectures.
• Strong troubleshooting and production support experience.
• Experience with automated testing and DevOps practices.
• AWS certifications such asAWS Solutions Architect, Developer, or DevOps Engineer are a plus.

Location Requirement: ONLY LOCAL CANDIDATES