AWS Developer Cloud & Platform Modernization

Location: Hybrid Greater Chicago Area
Duration: 612 months (extension likely)
Engagement: Contract / Contract-to-Hire

Overview

Were seeking an experienced AWS Developer to support large-scale platform modernization initiatives involving application containerization, infrastructure automation, and integration across distributed systems.
This role focuses on designing, developing, and optimizing cloud-native solutions that improve scalability, resilience, and performance for high-volume, business-critical platforms.

The ideal candidate combines strong AWS engineering experience with solid DevOps and automation skills, comfortable working in fast-moving hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud).

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud-native applications and services using AWS technologies (ECS, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, RDS, CloudFormation/Terraform).

• Lead containerization and migration of existing applications (ADF, print/distribution, onboarding platforms, and legacy workloads) to AWS.

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for multi-environment deployments.

• Collaborate with integration and product teams to enable API-first architectures (REST, JSON, XML).

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks (CloudWatch, CloudTrail, ELK).

• Support infrastructure-as-code (IaC) adoption and cloud cost optimization.

• Contribute to cloud governance and security alignment with ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 principles.

• Partner closely with PMs and architects to ensure alignment between development, operations, and business objectives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in AWS development and deployment (ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation, S3, RDS, EC2).

• Strong background in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD automation (GitLab, Jenkins, or similar).

• Proficient in one or more programming/scripting languages (Python, Node.js, Java).

• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

• Familiarity with networking, IAM, VPC design, and AWS security frameworks.

• Hands-on experience supporting on-prem to cloud migrations.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills; able to interface with non-technical stakeholders.

• AWS Developer or Solutions Architect certification preferred.

Soft Skills

• Operates with ownership and urgency; thrives in dynamic, iterative delivery environments.

• Detail-oriented problem solver who can anticipate dependencies and bottlenecks.

• Comfortable collaborating across distributed teams (onshore/offshore).

Success Metrics

• Reduced deployment times and improved environment stability.

• Measurable performance and cost optimization across migrated workloads.

• Documented improvement in infrastructure reliability and observability.