Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Phoenix Operations Group is hiring a Senior Full Stack AWS Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, scalable cloud-native applications for a federal program. The role owns end-to-end features and provides technical direction through architecture, design reviews, code reviews, and mentorship.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain full stack web applications using modern front-end frameworks (React/TypeScript) and back-end services (Node.js, Python, Java, or Go)
- Architect and implement cloud-native solutions on AWS, including serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions) and containerized (ECS/Fargate, EKS) workloads
- Build and manage infrastructure as code using AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform
- Design data models and integrate with AWS data services such as RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, and ElastiCache
- Build event-driven and asynchronous systems with SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and Kinesis
- Own CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, or similar) enabling frequent, reliable releases
- Apply security best practices: IAM least privilege, Cognito/OAuth2 authentication, secrets management, encryption, and vulnerability remediation
- Implement observability with CloudWatch, X-Ray, and/or third-party tools; participate in on-call rotation and lead incident resolution and post-mortems
- Optimize applications for performance, reliability, and cost (AWS Well-Architected Framework)
- Lead technical design reviews, write design documents, and drive architectural decisions
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, QA, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, with 4+ years in full stack roles
- 4+ years of hands-on experience building and operating production systems on AWS
- Strong proficiency in Python and Node.js, and in Bash scripting
- Experience designing RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
- Solid knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL, DynamoDB)
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab (GitLab CI/CD), and with containers (Docker)
- Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals: testing, design patterns, distributed systems, and security
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong AWS networking knowledge: VPC design, subnets, routing, Transit Gateway, DNS, and hybrid connectivity (VPN/Direct Connect)
- Experience configuring firewalls (AWS Network Firewall, security groups, NACLs) and load balancers (ALB, NLB, GWLB)
- Experience designing and implementing perimeter security (AWS WAF, Shield, ingress/egress inspection, DMZ patterns)
- Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 security controls and how to implement them in AWS
- Solid understanding of OpenID Connect (OIDC) and JSON Web Tokens (JWT), including token issuance, validation, signing, and securing APIs with identity providers (e.g., Amazon Cognito)
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)
- AWS certifications: Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional, Developer – Associate, or DevOps Engineer – Professional
- Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and service mesh concepts
- Experience with microservices and event-driven architecture at scale
- Familiarity with front-end performance, accessibility (WCAG), and design systems
- Experience in regulated environments (SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP, PCI)
- Experience integrating AI/ML or LLM services (e.g., Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker)
- Experience deploying and operating AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) for multi-account environments
- Familiarity with AWS GovCloud (US) and its service and compliance differences from commercial regions
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and a modern front-end framework (React preferred; Angular or Vue acceptable)
- Familiarity with DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide Impact Levels (IL2–IL6), DISA STIGs, and FIPS 140-2/140-3 validated cryptography
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance: 100% company-paid premiums.
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance: fully company paid.
- 401(k): automatic 10% company contribution; no matching required.
- Paid time off: four weeks annually.
- Paid holidays: eleven per year.
- Birthday leave: your birthday off with pay.
- Referral bonuses: upfront and annually recurring bonuses.
- Open-source bonuses: rewards for contributing to our GitHub projects.
- Professional development: paid training, certifications, and enrichment opportunities.
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