Cloud Developer AWS & DevOps

Position : Cloud Developer AWS & DevOps

Location :: Sacramento CA (local to Sacramento CA only with DL)
Duration : Contract

Overview

We are seeking a skilled full-stack Cloud Developer with strong expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) to design develop deploy and maintain scalable cloud-based applications and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will bring a proven track record in cloud-native development DevOps and security with the ability to build robust solutions that support performance resilience and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design develop and deploy applications on AWS services including EC2 S3 Lambda and IAM.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and related version control workflows.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform AWS CloudFormation or ARM templates.
• Develop and debug web applications using APIs (REST) and programming languages such as Python or C#.
• Design build and manage containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB DynamoDB).
• Implement security and compliance controls including encryption standards secrets management and frameworks (HIPAA GDPR SOC2).
• Collaborate with DevOps Security and Product teams to ensure applications are secure resilient and scalable.
• Monitor system performance and optimize for cost speed and reliability using cloud monitoring tools.
• Contribute to modernization of applications to become cloud-native.
• Provide documentation knowledge transfer and training materials to support team adoption and continuity.

Required Qualifications

• 3 -5 years of experience with AWS cloud platforms (EC2 S3 Lambda IAM).
• 3- 5 years of experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub version control workflows).
• 3 years of hands-on IaC experience (Terraform CloudFormation or ARM templates).
• 3- 5 years of experience building and debugging web applications with APIs using Python or C#.
• 3 years of experience with Docker Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• 3 -5 years of database experience with SQL and/or NoSQL solutions.
• 3- 5 years of experience with encryption standards secrets management and compliance frameworks (HIPAA GDPR SOC2).

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Experience migrating legacy systems to AWS or re-platforming workloads.
• Experience with cost optimization strategies (AWS Cost Explorer Trusted Advisor tagging).
• Experience automating security and compliance enforcement (AWS Config Security Hub custom Lambda policies).
• Experience setting up centralized logging (CloudWatch CloudTrail Splunk).
• Scripting proficiency (Bash PowerShell or equivalent).
• Experience with AI/ML services (e.g. SageMaker) or multi-cloud architectures.

Additional Information

• Location: Sacramento area
• Duration: Initial 12-month contract with option to extend up to 24 months.
• Work Schedule: Standard business hours Monday Friday.