Software Data Engineer (AWS)
Competitive
You'll complete your application on the employer's website.
Competitive
You'll complete your application on the employer's website.
Job type
Salary
Competitive
Location
Sector
Posted
21 days ago
aqua IT is hiring a Software Data Engineer to build and maintain Python-based AWS services that move data across isolated network fabrics. The role focuses on secure, event-driven serverless architectures, infrastructure as code, deployments, and service observability.
Responsibilities
Build and maintain Python Lambda microservices that move data across isolated network fabrics, using loosely coupled, event-driven AWS services
Develop and deploy AWS cloud architectures through CDK (TypeScript) IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and cross-fabric/cross-account deployments, with a focus on secure CDK constructs and least-privilege design
Develop flexible serverless cross-domain architectures and XML schema definition files built for integration with Diode Messaging
Build out observability across services: CloudWatch dashboards, synthetics canaries, telemetry tracing, and alerting
Company
Federal IT technical services company
St Louis, Missouri, USA
https://aqua-it.us/
Founded in 2022
11-50 employees
Qualifications
Python and AWS Lambda
AWS in general - AWS Solutions Architect Associate level of knowledge
Decoupled / event-driven architectures (e.g. EventBridge, SNS, SQS, ElastiCache)
Networking: VPCs, subnets, VPC endpoints, security groups
Security and secure architecture design (secure CDK constructs, IAM policies, least privilege)
Infrastructure as Code with AWS CDK (TypeScript)
Observability: CloudWatch dashboards, synthetics canaries, telemetry/tracing, alerting
CI/CD pipelines and deployments through GitLab
Cross-fabric deployments
Aqua IT is a technology and federal IT company that specializes in mission-critical solutions for government agencies.
St Louis, Missouri, USA
https://aqua-it.us
Leadership Team
Bill Cloin
COO and Managing Partner
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Required skills
Python, AWS Lambda, AWS, AWS CDK (TypeScript), EventBridge, SNS, SQS, ElastiCache, AWS Networking VPCs, AWS Networking Subnets, AWS Networking VPC Endpoints, AWS Networking Security Groups, IAM Policies and Least-Privilege Design, CloudWatch Observability, GitLab CI/CD
Experience
Mid level
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