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Simple Technology Solutions is looking for a Software Developer(DevOps) to add to our team.
Quick Position Overview:
- US Citizenship is required
- Bachelors Degree is required
- Minimum of 6 years experience of related experience
The Role:
Simple Technology Solutions (STS) is seeking aSoftware Developer with deep experience in cloud infrastructure API performance and large-scale data systems. Youll work on a highly visible cloud-native API that powers data discovery and access for users ranging from scientists to studentshelping transform and improve data quality across diverse environmental and socio-economic domains.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high-traffic performance-critical environments and is passionate about infrastructure-as-code automation and continuous improvement.
The Senior Software Engineer (DevOps) at STS will:
- Maintain optimize and scale a high-availability AWS-hosted API system
- Configure tune and troubleshoot Elasticsearch clusters for performance and resiliency
- Automate infrastructure management using Terraform Ansible or CloudFormation
- Design and enhance real-time monitoring logging and alerting solutions using CloudWatch Prometheus or similar tools
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across services with a focus on stability and uptime
- Collaborate across technical and business teams to ensure the API meets evolving mission and user needs
Education and Experience:
Required
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field
- 6 years of experience in software engineering or DevOps roles
- Strong AWS knowledge: EC2 Lambda API Gateway S3 RDS Elasticsearch
- Deep expertise with Elasticsearch: index management query tuning cluster scaling
- Experience managing production-grade APIs in a cloud environment
- Hands-on infrastructure automation skills (Terraform Ansible or CloudFormation)
- Demonstrated ability to implement and manage monitoring systems and alerting workflows
- Strong communication skills and ability to solve problems collaboratively
- Must be able to work the hours of 8am-5pm Eastern Time regardless of your home location
Desired Skills/Experience
- Experience with AWS monitoring tools like X-Ray and CloudTrail
- Familiarity with CI/CD and automated deployment/testing pipelines
- Experience in high-traffic API performance tuning and security hardening
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
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