Sr AWS Integration Engineer – Aurora, S3, API, NEARA

Mavensoft Technologies.•Portland, OR

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

This individual will serve as a primary technical support specialist for the Neara application and its supporting AWS data services. Neara is a physics-enabled digital twin representing infrastructure and serves as a central platform for risk modeling, vegetation management operations, asset inspections, LiDAR processing, and an image repository. The role supports AWS environments, including the AWS Aurora database used as the asset-inspection database of record, S3-based image repository capabilities, imagery upload tools, system integrations, and business partners using the platform for configuration and report generation. The role provides application development and technical support for Neara and related AWS platform components. It supports, analyzes, and modifies application logic, data pipelines, and integrations; manages Aurora database support activities such as schema and table changes, data validation, performance troubleshooting, and coordination of security updates; and supports S3 image repository operations, imagery uploads, API integrations, and vendor-delivered platform changes. The engineer codes, tests, debugs, and documents software and configuration changes, analyzes requirements, tests and integrates components, and supports end users and vendor partners. This specialist is expected to solve complex problems, recommend best practices, work independently except in the most complex situations, and may lead functional teams or projects. The position is a six-month W2 contract in Portland, Oregon, with a hybrid schedule of Tuesday through Thursday onsite.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, management, or another related field, or equivalent experience.
Understanding of AWS databases and integrations.
Understanding of LiDAR or geospatial data.
Experience or capability supporting AWS Aurora, S3, REST/JSON APIs, and application integrations is sought in the role description.

Responsibilities

Set local or team-based standards for programming tools, techniques, security guidelines, and development methods; advise on their application and ensure compliance.
Take technical responsibility across stages or iterations of software development projects and provide technical guidance to stakeholders.
Assign work packages, monitor performance, and manage change control to support productivity.
Provide guidance and assistance to less experienced colleagues.
Draft and maintain application and AWS platform support procedures and documentation.
Manage enhancements focused on Aurora database reliability, S3 image repository operations, imagery upload workflows, and integration stability.
Advise on application security, database access, upgrades, backups, and disaster-recovery needs; coordinate security updates with enterprise standards and vendor partners.
Handle support requests according to established standards and procedures, including some initial user management.
Ensure incidents are handled according to agreed procedures; investigate escalated incidents, facilitate recovery, and document and close resolved incidents.
Analyze incident causes and performance metrics, report on incident-management processes, and inform service owners to help prevent recurrence and improve service.
Anticipate, investigate, document, and resolve system and service problems; enable solutions and coordinate agreed remedies and preventative measures.
Analyze problem patterns and trends.
Specify and design large or complex systems using appropriate standards, methods, and tools consistent with enterprise and solution architectures.
Review system designs for appropriate technology, efficient resource use, and integration across systems and technologies.
Contribute to architecture-component selection policy; assess major design options and risks, and balance functional, service-quality, security, and systems-management requirements.
Design, support, and troubleshoot integration components and interfaces, including REST APIs, JSON integrations, data replication pipelines, imagery upload processes, and AWS service integrations.
Support integrations among Neara, AWS Aurora, S3 image repository services, and related enterprise tools.
Lead practical integration work under the technical direction of the system or service designer, contribute to service design and product/component selection criteria, and contribute to decisions about tools, methods, and approaches.