SAJ Technologies
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Required Experience:
Minimum of 10 years of experience in the field of technology including application development, with at least 5 years focused on cloud technologies.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in the following:
- Hands‑on experience administering and supporting AWS cloud service platforms, with AWS GovCloud experience strongly preferred.
- Designing, deploying, and migrating secure and maintainable systems for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) environments.
- Developing software according to software development lifecycles (SDLCs), including DevOps, Agile, Lean, or Iterative methodologies.
- Strong understanding of cloud‑based architectures, web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, and storage solutions.
- Proficiency in at least one high‑level programming language such as Python or PowerShell for scripting and automation.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Terraform, etc.).
- DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and automation, containers, and related best practices for cloud deployment.
- Knowledge of cloud information security risks and best practices, especially in highly secure operating environments.
- Understanding of RESTful Web Services, XML, and JSON data formats.
- Experience transitioning legacy systems to cloud‑ready architecture.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in the following:
- Understanding of cloud federation technologies such as SAML, Okta, OAuth, and OpenID Connect and how to apply these technologies to enterprise and public‑facing applications.
- Understanding of cloud vendor cost structures and the ability to optimize solutions for cost effectiveness.
- Familiarity with loose coupling, stateless systems, and best practices for designing cloud‑ready applications.
- Familiarity with government cloud deployments and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA, high security environments, etc.).
- Experience managing code in GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar version control and collaboration tools.
Preferred Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
- Python 3.x data engineering experience with pandas, Databricks, or PySpark.
- Experience with direct configuration and management of AWS components, including CloudTrail, CloudWatch, S3, RDS or Aurora, PostgreSQL, Lambda, Glue, or MWAA (Airflow).
- Experience designing or implementing cloud architectures for analytics, data processing, or machine learning use‑cases, such as data lakes and lake formations.
- Experience with containerization as a strategy for cloud‑enabling legacy applications such as Docker and Kubernetes (AWS EKS, ECS, or Fargate preferred).
- Familiarity with the AWS Well‑Architected Framework.
- Experience with defining platform requirements and partnering with development teams to enable cloud infrastructure.
- Experience integrating with enterprise observability platforms such as Splunk.
- Experience with Data Quality testing tooling (e.g., Great Expectations, AWS Glue Data Quality).
- Experience with AWS Load Balancer and AWS API Gateway.
- Certifications in AWS, Databricks, or related cloud technologies.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong communication and presentation skills to convey complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
- Experience establishing, implementing, and documenting best practices and standard operating procedures.
Job Types: Contract, Full‑time
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Compensation Package:
- 1099 contract
- Yearly pay
Application Question(s):
- Do you have 10+ years of IT experience including application development?
- Do you have 5+ years of experience supporting cloud platforms?
- Do you have hands‑on experience with AWS GovCloud or government cloud environments?
- Do you have 5+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform)?
- Do you have 5+ years of DevOps, CI/CD pipeline, and container experience?
- Are you familiar with government compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP and FISMA?
- Do you have experience with cloud federation technologies (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect)?
Experience:
- Cloud platform support: 5 years (Required)
- Application development/IT: 10 years (Required)
- Python or PowerShell proficiency: 5 years (Required)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK): 5 years (Required)
- Government cloud environments: 3 years (Required)
- Legacy to cloud migration: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: On‑site – Washington, DC
Seniority level
- Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
- Full‑time
Job function
- Information Technology
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