AWS Developer ( 10+ yrs) - (Kafka,Lambda,S3,Glue,Python,SQL )

Role: AWS Developer ( 10+ yrs) - Kafka,Lambda,S3,Glue,Python,SQL

Toronto

Hybrid

1 yr contract ( Extended)

We are looking for a highly skilled AWS Developer with 10 12+ years of software development experience and strong hands-on expertise in designing, developing, deploying, and supporting scalable applications and cloud solutions on AWS.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience in AWS application development, serverless technologies, APIs, Python/Java, event-driven architectures, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and production-grade cloud applications.

Required Skills

• 10 12+ years of experience in Software/Application Development.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• AWS Lambda
• Amazon API Gateway
• Amazon S3
• Amazon DynamoDB
• Amazon SQS / SNS
• Amazon Kinesis and/or Apache Kafka
• AWS Step Functions
• Amazon EventBridge
• AWS Glue familiarity with data integration is an asset
• CloudWatch
• IAM
• Strong programming experience with Python and/or Java.
• Strong experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience building serverless and event-driven applications on AWS.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably AWS CDK or Terraform.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with Git-based source control and automated build/deployment processes.
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, encryption, networking, and AWS best practices.
• Experience designing, developing, troubleshooting, and supporting production-grade AWS applications.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the Banking or Financial Services domain.
• Experience developing real-time and event-driven applications.
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes/EKS.
• Familiarity with AWS ECS/EKS.
• Experience with AWS Step Functions, EventBridge, and Event-driven architectures.
• Experience implementing observability, monitoring, logging, and alerting using CloudWatch and related AWS services.
• Knowledge of secure software development practices and AWS Well-Architected principles.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• AWS Certifications are an asset.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong hands-on AWS Developer with proven technical expertise in developing scalable cloud-native applications.
• Individual contributor capable of designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting enterprise-grade AWS solutions.
• Strong experience with Python/Java, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, SQS/SNS, Kinesis/Kafka, and serverless architectures.
• Experience delivering highly available, scalable, secure, and production-ready AWS applications.
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of technical solutions.
• Able to collaborate effectively with Data Engineers, Architects, DevOps Engineers, Business Analysts, and other cross-functional teams.
• Strong focus on code quality, performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud-native applications and services using AWS.
• Develop and maintain serverless applications using AWS Lambda and API Gateway.
• Build REST APIs, microservices, and event-driven applications.
• Develop integrations using SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Kinesis/Kafka, and other AWS services.
• Design and implement data persistence solutions using DynamoDB, RDS, and other databases.
• Develop reusable and maintainable Python/Java applications and services.
• Implement infrastructure using AWS CDK or Terraform.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated application deployment.
• Implement appropriate logging, monitoring, alerting, and application observability.
• Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, performance, and production issues.
• Ensure solutions meet security, reliability, scalability, and performance requirements.
• Participate in architecture and technical design discussions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise cloud solutions.
• Provide production support and continuously improve existing AWS applications and services.