Cloud Engineer - Serverless & Identity (Top Secret/SCI Required)

North Point Technology•Washington, DC

About The Position

North Point Technology is looking to hire a hands-on Cloud Engineer specializing in serverless architecture and identity/security implementation to support a fast-paced AWS cloud program. This is a builder-focused role requiring deep technical expertise rather than an architecture or design-only background. A Top Secret/SCI clearance is required to be considered for this position.

Requirements

Amazon OpenSearch and OpenSearch Serverless hands-on implementation
AWS serverless stack: API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB
AWS CDK with Python for infrastructure-as-code development
Identity and access engineering using JWTs and OAuth
Lambda authorizer development and integration
Certificate Revocation List (CRL) and JWKS validation
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
AWS certification (e.g., AWS Certified Developer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or equivalent)

Nice To Haves

Experience delivering solutions in a classified or secure enclave environment
Familiarity with data lake patterns on AWS

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end implementation of serverless cloud components
Designing and deploying solutions using Amazon OpenSearch and OpenSearch Serverless
Building and maintaining infrastructure-as-code using AWS CDK with Python
Developing and integrating API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB-based workflows
Implementing identity and access engineering patterns including JWT handling, OAuth flows, Lambda authorizers, CRL validation, and JWKS token validation