AWS Cloud Developer

Since 1981, this organization has supported some of the most significant space science missions in history. It conducts world-class research, leads science and mission operations for major NASA missions, and manages one of the world’s most important astronomical data archives. The team values collaboration, diversity, and scientific excellence.

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Developer with strong application development experience in AWS. This is not a provisioning-focused role; the emphasis is on building, optimizing, and maintaining cloud-native applications and data workflows. The ideal candidate is an experienced developer who thrives in distributed cloud environments and can work in a highly collaborative, mission-driven setting.

• Optimize a scalable, reliable, and secure AWS-native cloud system

• Refine infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform

• Build and enhance operational metrics pipelines from logs, APIs, and cloud sources

• Improve CI/CD/CT pipelines to build, deploy, and test cloud-native application code

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field

• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience working in AWS cloud environments

• Expertise in cloud-native application development

• Strong experience with containerization and Kubernetes

• Proficiency with AWS services such as EKS, EC2, Lambda, RDS, and S3

• Strong hands-on experience with Airflow

• Advanced skills in Python, Bash, and Terraform

• Experience with relational and cloud-based databases

• Experience building automation tools and CI/CD/CT pipelines using platforms such as Ansible, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or CodePipeline

• Experience with data processing pipelines and scientific or research-grade data management

• Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams

• Strong problem-solving mindset and commitment to high-quality development practices

Since 1981, this organization has supported some of the most significant space science missions in history. It conducts world-class research, leads science and mission operations for major NASA missions, and manages one of the world’s most important astronomical data archives. The team values collaboration, diversity, and scientific excellence.

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Developer with strong application development experience in AWS. This is not a provisioning-focused role; the emphasis is on building, optimizing, and maintaining cloud-native applications and data workflows. The ideal candidate is an experienced developer who thrives in distributed cloud environments and can work in a highly collaborative, mission-driven setting.

• Optimize a scalable, reliable, and secure AWS-native cloud system

• Refine infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform

• Build and enhance operational metrics pipelines from logs, APIs, and cloud sources

• Improve CI/CD/CT pipelines to build, deploy, and test cloud-native application code

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field

• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience working in AWS cloud environments

• Expertise in cloud-native application development

• Strong experience with containerization and Kubernetes

• Proficiency with AWS services such as EKS, EC2, Lambda, RDS, and S3

• Strong hands-on experience with Airflow

• Advanced skills in Python, Bash, and Terraform

• Experience with relational and cloud-based databases

• Experience building automation tools and CI/CD/CT pipelines using platforms such as Ansible, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or CodePipeline

• Experience with data processing pipelines and scientific or research-grade data management

• Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams

• Strong problem-solving mindset and commitment to high-quality development practices