AWS API Developer

Job title: AWS API Developer
Client: Cognizant
Work Mode: Onsite - Charlotte NC
Duration: 12 Months

Job Description

Seeking an innovative and passionate AWS API Developer with strong technical ability communication and collaboration skills. As an API Developer you will be responsible for designing and building Enterprise APIs to grow and support Allys digital footprint. You will work with stakeholders technology team leadership and subject matter experts to analyze design build and implement APIs needed within the organization. You will also oversee implementation documentation and integration of a variety of software platforms through the REST API framework Lambdas and other AWS services. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and enables us to deliver and improve on the product quickly.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy serverless components hosted on AWS cloud technology.
• Capable of API delivery end to end which includes Planning Design Development Testing and Delivery of API(s) and services.
• Develop and deploy API policies using Apigee Edge Platform.
• Understand creation and deployment of API first design strategy.
• Collaborate with service delivery team members to ensure solid design principles and platform reliability resilience and performance/scalability.
• Effectively communicates expectations issues risks and decisions to product team.
• Designs develops and prototypes cloud deployed services APIs and serverless infrastructure as code to enable business capabilities in alignment with the architecture direction and standards.
• Experience with building JavaScript (TypeScript) applications.
• Ensure adherence to solid architecture guidelines and frameworks related to logging authentication security error recovery etc.
• Participate in an agile delivery process and as part of that help size stories and own research and recommend new solutions
• Be open to learning new things adapting and mentoring others

Qualifications

• previous development experience
• Hands on experience with a variety of AWS services that include but not limited to: Lambda NodeJS runtime preferred DynamoDB SNS SQS S3 API Gateway.
• Experience with monitoring solutions such as CloudWatch
• Experience developing microservices
• Experience with developing serverless REST APIs using AWS Lambda is a plus.
• Strong preference for someone with experience creating event driven architectures.
• AWS certification is a plus
• Ability to influence and guide product solutions with Technology best practices