Overview
The AWS Platform Engineer will play a crucial role in a major cloud modernization initiative, focusing on the design and development of cloud-native solutions within a large application ecosystem. This position requires a strong software engineering background alongside cloud platform expertise, as the contractor will collaborate with AWS specialists to improve resilience, scalability, and recovery capabilities across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable cloud-native solutions on AWS.
- Support the migration of legacy applications to a modern cloud environment.
- Collaborate with AWS specialists to enhance platform services.
- Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform.
- Develop applications using Node.js and Python.
- Utilize event-driven architecture for improved application performance.
Requirements
- Proven experience in AWS platform engineering.
- Strong development skills in Node.js.
- Experience with Python development.
- Familiarity with Terraform and infrastructure as code.
- Knowledge of event-driven architecture principles.
- Experience with SNS and SQS services.
- Solid background in software engineering practices.
- Experience in complex transformation programmes.