Cloud Automation Developer
About The Position
Our client is looking to hire a Cloud Automation Engineer to support a critical role within their cloud engineering team. This position is focused on AWS serverless automation, specifically building and maintaining solutions leveraging Python, AWS Lambda, and Step Functions. This is not a traditional infrastructure or monitoring automation role — the ideal candidate will bring hands-on, production-level experience designing and developing serverless workflows in AWS, with a strong emphasis on event-driven architecture and orchestration at scale. You will play a key role in replacing a senior resource and will be expected to contribute immediately to building and enhancing automation frameworks supporting cloud initiatives.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional software engineering or cloud development experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Python development
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS Lambda
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS Step Functions / State Machines
- Experience designing event-driven architectures in AWS
- Familiarity with CloudFormation or Infrastructure-as-Code practices
- Experience building and integrating APIs
- Strong understanding of cloud-native development principles
Nice To Haves
- Experience with additional AWS services (e.g., S3, SNS, SQS, EventBridge)
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Experience modernizing legacy automation (e.g., PowerShell → Python)
- Background supporting enterprise-scale cloud environments
- Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools in AWS
- Demonstrated success building complex Step Function workflows
- Deep understanding of Lambda performance, scaling, and best practices
- Ability to step into an existing environment and contribute quickly
- Strong problem-solving skills in cloud-based automation challenges
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain serverless automation solutions using AWS Lambda and Step Functions
- Build scalable, event-driven workflows to support enterprise automation initiatives
- Develop Python-based services and scripts to enable cloud operations and integrations
- Partner with engineering teams to modernize and automate existing processes
- Contribute to architecture decisions related to AWS automation and orchestration
- Support cloud migration and application enablement through automation
- Ensure reliability, performance, and scalability of serverless solutions
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
