SMTS, Software Engineering (Python/AWS)

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Software Engineering

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DET IT is looking for a Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS) – AWS Cloud Engineer to join our IT Engineering organization.
This is a hands-on software engineering role focused on designing, developing, and operating scalable, cloud-native applications on AWS. The ideal candidate has strong experience with AWS serverless technologies, Python development, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud security.
The candidate should be comfortable owning solutions end-to-end—from architecture and coding through deployment and production support.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate scalable AWS cloud-native and serverless applications.
• Build production-grade AWS Lambda services using Python.
• Design solutions using Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, EventBridge, and CloudWatch.
• Develop REST APIs and event-driven integrations with enterprise systems.
• Build and maintain AWS CloudFormation templates using YAML.
• Develop AWS CodePipeline CI/CD pipelines integrated with GitHub.
• Implement secure AWS solutions using IAM roles/policies and least-privilege access.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and troubleshooting using CloudWatch.
• Drive technical design, code reviews, testing, deployment automation, and production support.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to cloud architecture and engineering standards.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including significant hands-on AWS experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS Lambda and Python.
• Strong experience with API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, and CloudWatch.
• Experience with CloudFormation and YAML templates.
• Experience building AWS CodePipeline CI/CD pipelines with GitHub.
• Strong understanding of serverless and event-driven architecture.
• Experience with REST APIs, JSON, asynchronous processing, and distributed systems.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including coding, testing, debugging, and code reviews.
• Experience owning solutions through design → development → deployment → production support.
• Strong communication and technical problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Desired Skills

• Experience with SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and Step Functions.
• Experience with AWS Secrets Manager and cloud security.
• Experience with AWS networking, KMS, and security.
• Experience building high-volume, highly available serverless applications.
• Experience with enterprise integrations and distributed systems.
• Experience with Splunk, Datadog, or similar observability platforms.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical design discussions.

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