HCM Staffing and Consulting Group
AWS Developer Contractor
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This role is for an AWS Developer Contractor, requiring 6-9 years of advanced Node.js experience. The contract is on-site in Cockeysville, MD, with a focus on AWS, Lambda, Kafka, and MongoDB. Insurance domain expertise is preferred.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
520
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🗓️ - Date
October 10, 2025
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
On-site
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Cockeysville, MD
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #POSTMAN #Jenkins #Terraform #Statistics #Agile #Code Reviews #Cloud #DynamoDB #AWS Lambda #API (Application Programming Interface) #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #Jira #Deployment #Monitoring #Leadership #Kafka (Apache Kafka) #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Swagger #Security #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #MongoDB #EC2
Role description
Summary: Technical lead for development of back-end integration APIs using NodeJS, Kafka, Lambda & EKS
Responsibilities:
1. Lead the design, development, and maintenance of high-performance integrations using AWS, NodeJS, Lambda, EKS, Kafka, MongoDB DB etc, ensuring best practices in coding and security.
1. Optimize application performance by tuning Node.js server configurations, leveraging caching strategies, and using performance monitoring tools.
1. Oversee the deployment of applications - single-page Apps and Lambdas as APIs - to AWS cloud platforms using Jenkins, Urbancode, and Terraform, automating infrastructure provisioning and management.
1. Configure and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Urbancode to ensure smooth and automated deployment processes.
1. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members; ensure code quality through code reviews and adherence to best practices.
1. Write and maintain unit test cases using testing frameworks such as Jest, Postman, Mocha, or Chai to ensure code quality and reliability.
1. Perform analysis, design, write API Specs using OAS/Swagger, development, and configuration functions, defining technical requirements, and resolving complex defects and incidents.
1. Facilitate agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and sprint demos; collaborate with Product Owners to define and prioritize the product backlog; ensure the team adheres to agile principles and practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
1. Utilize JIRA for tracking project progress, managing tasks, maintaining transparency, generating and sharing JIRA statistics and reports to provide insights into team performance, sprint velocity, and project health; ensure accurate and timely updates of JIRA tickets by the team.
1. Gather and report on agreed agile metrics with company and Client leadership, continually monitoring upcoming risks and dependencies, and steering the team to manage expected outcomes.
Skillset needed:
AWS, Lambda, MERN, Mongo DB, Kafka,Type script and Insurance domain expertise preferred
Description:
• You will deliver hands-on AWS development services to support the technical needs of the project team.
• Develop, test, and deploy cloud-based solutions using AWS services such as Lambda, EC2, S3, and DynamoDB.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure as code using tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to AWS environments and application integrations.
• Optimize application performance and cost efficiency within AWS cloud architecture.
• Collaborate with project team members to ensure solutions align with technical requirements and best practices.
Primary Skill Required for the Role: Node.js
Level Required for Primary Skill: Advanced (6-9 years experience)
Additional Details for Role: Need resources who can work from Cockeysville, MD 21030
Summary: Technical lead for development of back-end integration APIs using NodeJS, Kafka, Lambda & EKS
Responsibilities:
1. Lead the design, development, and maintenance of high-performance integrations using AWS, NodeJS, Lambda, EKS, Kafka, MongoDB DB etc, ensuring best practices in coding and security.
1. Optimize application performance by tuning Node.js server configurations, leveraging caching strategies, and using performance monitoring tools.
1. Oversee the deployment of applications - single-page Apps and Lambdas as APIs - to AWS cloud platforms using Jenkins, Urbancode, and Terraform, automating infrastructure provisioning and management.
1. Configure and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Urbancode to ensure smooth and automated deployment processes.
1. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members; ensure code quality through code reviews and adherence to best practices.
1. Write and maintain unit test cases using testing frameworks such as Jest, Postman, Mocha, or Chai to ensure code quality and reliability.
1. Perform analysis, design, write API Specs using OAS/Swagger, development, and configuration functions, defining technical requirements, and resolving complex defects and incidents.
1. Facilitate agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and sprint demos; collaborate with Product Owners to define and prioritize the product backlog; ensure the team adheres to agile principles and practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
1. Utilize JIRA for tracking project progress, managing tasks, maintaining transparency, generating and sharing JIRA statistics and reports to provide insights into team performance, sprint velocity, and project health; ensure accurate and timely updates of JIRA tickets by the team.
1. Gather and report on agreed agile metrics with company and Client leadership, continually monitoring upcoming risks and dependencies, and steering the team to manage expected outcomes.
Skillset needed:
AWS, Lambda, MERN, Mongo DB, Kafka,Type script and Insurance domain expertise preferred
Description:
• You will deliver hands-on AWS development services to support the technical needs of the project team.
• Develop, test, and deploy cloud-based solutions using AWS services such as Lambda, EC2, S3, and DynamoDB.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure as code using tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to AWS environments and application integrations.
• Optimize application performance and cost efficiency within AWS cloud architecture.
• Collaborate with project team members to ensure solutions align with technical requirements and best practices.
Primary Skill Required for the Role: Node.js
Level Required for Primary Skill: Advanced (6-9 years experience)
Additional Details for Role: Need resources who can work from Cockeysville, MD 21030
