AWS Cloud Developer

QED National•Richmond, VA

28d•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Cloud Developer to support a major federal financial modernization initiative. This role is ideal for cloud engineers who thrive in secure, mission-driven environments and enjoy building modern, cloud-native services at scale. You will lead development efforts, design next-generation AWS architectures, automate cloud infrastructure, and modernize complex file transfer and messaging workloads for a critical federal environment. This is a hands-on, senior-level development role requiring strong experience in AWS services, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), containerization, event-driven systems, and DevOps automation. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to support secure, resilient, and scalable cloud solutions that align with enterprise modernization goals.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience, or 9+ years of relevant experience without a degree
Professional background in cloud software development with experience in a technical leadership capacity
Hands-on expertise with AWS services: EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda, Step Functions, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, SNS, SQS, Glue, EKS/ECS
Strong programming and scripting: Python, Ansible, Bash
Experience building cloud-native applications, including event-driven and containerized workloads (Lambda, EKS, Docker)
Infrastructure-as-Code experience with AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform
CI/CD pipeline development and DevOps automation experience
Experience troubleshooting, optimizing, and documenting cloud environments
Ability to collaborate with business users, technical teams, and cross-functional stakeholders
Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to pass an enhanced Public Trust background screen

Nice To Haves

Experience integrating or supporting file transfer and messaging systems (e.g., IBM MQ, Connect:Direct)
Background working in Agile, Scrum, or SAFe environments
Understanding of compliance, security, and governance best practices in federal financial systems
Experience modernizing legacy workloads into cloud-native architectures

Responsibilities

Lead strategy, design, and execution for migrating complex data flows into modern AWS architectures
Build secure, scalable cloud-native services using Python, Ansible, and IaC tools (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform)
Design and deploy event-driven and containerized workloads using Lambda, Step Functions, and Kubernetes (EKS)
Modernize and integrate enterprise file transfer and MQ platforms (IBM MQ, Connect:Direct) within AWS environments
Automate cloud deployments and CI/CD pipelines following DevOps best practices
Perform troubleshooting, performance tuning, and optimization for AWS services and applications
Collaborate across technical and business teams to define integration needs, clarify requirements, and support secure system delivery
Document cloud architectures, processes, and operational playbooks for ongoing development and support