AWS/Node.js Engineer SME (Remote Opportunity)

VetsEZ is seeking an AWS/Node.js Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME) to be a part of a remote team. This candidate should have experience in cloud-based technologies specifically with developing and re-engineering middle-ware applications and solutions that leverage the AWS Cloud services.

The candidate must reside within the continental US.

Responsibilities:

• Provide subject matter expertise to an agile team on a range of AWS cloud service implementation, migration, delivery, and performance management activities for multiple AWS environments.
• Participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure.
• Design and build middleware solutions to enable the integration of different systems and applications.
• Work closely with team members as needed to resolve technical issues, as well as perform routine tasks such as monitoring, server management, user and group administration, software installation, imaging etc.
• Maintain and improve existing middleware solutions; Optimize performance, scale out and build resiliency in the platform.
• Working as both an infrastructure and application development specialist.
• Play a key role in migrating and transforming legacy solutions to cloud native architecture and in advising and implementing AWS best practices.
• Work with team to enhance the automation capabilities of deployment, monitoring, & maintenance, within the DevSecOps construct.
• Communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or equivalent degree.
• 5+ years of demonstrated technical, IT, or Operations experience within a large-scale technology services environment in the following areas: Software Development, Application Support, and Infrastructure Support.
• Working experience in AWS platform services such as Amazon Lambda, Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing, Amazon Elastic Container Services are required.
• Strong programming skills, including experience with languages such as node.js, Java and Python (Backend API and Microservices development experience).
• Experience with AWS Application Migrations with Java based applications or Mainframe applications.
• Experience in AWS developer tools, SDK, CLI tools, VPC, EC2, EBS, S3, ELB, Auto scaling, Elastic Beanstalk, IAM, RDS, Route 53, Cloud Front, Cloud watch, Cloud Trail, Secrets Manager.
• Working knowledge of provisioning S3, Lambda, Step functions, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, configuring IAM, RDS, and DynamoDB services. 
• Experience with AWS EC2 Instances provisioning, AWS VPC setup, AWS Auto Scaling for availability of EC2 Instances and availability of applications.
• Extensive knowledge in creating AWS CloudFormation templates/scripts; Build and Deployment strategies with CloudFormation and Serverless JS Framework.
• Solid understanding in noSQL database like MongoDB, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB etc.
• Knowledge on various components like Docker Engine, Hub, Machine, Compose and Docker Registry.
• Expertise in source control and deployment tools like CodePipeline, GIT, Jenkins, etc.
• Proficiency in programming with different Java IDE's like Eclipse ,Net beans, Visual Studio
• Experience with monitoring and metrics (PagerDuty, Dynatrace, CloudWatch, etc.).
• Understanding of Agile, DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is strongly desired and experience working in a DevOps environment with teams.
• Experience with Red hat Linux, Unix or Windows operating systems.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience working with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or other health-related organizations desired.

• AWS Certification a plus.

• Experience in SAFe/Agile Software Development.

• Ability to work effectively in a multi-stakeholder and DevSecOps environment.

• Ability to obtain a government clearance.

Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401k with Employer Match
• Corporate Laptop
• PTO + Federal Holidays
• Training opportunities
• Remote work options

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Sorry, we are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.