

American Unit, Inc
Senior AWS Developer
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This role is for a Senior AWS Developer with 10–15 years of experience, focusing on data modernization for ITD and the Division of Public Health. Contract length is unspecified, with a pay rate of "unknown." Required skills include AWS services, application modernization, data ingestion/storage, data processing, DevOps practices, and software development in Python or OOP languages. AWS certification and state government experience are highly desired.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
November 6, 2025
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Unknown
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Raleigh, NC
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Scala #.Net #Cloud #Microsoft Power BI #Compliance #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Scrum #Data Ingestion #BI (Business Intelligence) #Data Lake #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Athena #Storage #DMS (Data Migration Service) #DevOps #Agile #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Java #Data Processing #Automation #Migration #Python #SageMaker
Role description
Senior AWS Developer (10–15 years’ experience) to support the Data Modernization initiatives for ITD and the Division of Public Health. The role will focus on modernizing legacy systems, building and maintaining enterprise-level AWS Data Lakes, and implementing scalable cloud-based data solutions.
Required / Desired Skills
Skill
Required / Desired
Years of Experience
Proficient in AWS services for building enterprise-level Data Lakes
Required
7+ Years
Application modernization (refactoring, migration, cloud-native)
Required
7+ Years
Data ingestion & storage (S3, Kinesis Data Streams, Kinesis Data Firehose, DMS)
Required
7+ Years
Data processing & transformation (Glue, Lambda, EMR, Athena, Flink, Step Functions, SageMaker)
Required
7+ Years
DevOps practices, CI/CD & automation
Required
7+ Years
Software development with hands-on coding in Python or other OOP languages (Java/.NET)
Required
10+ Years
Communication & collaboration with cross-functional / stakeholder teams
Required
10+ Years
Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments
Required
7+ Years
Data analytics / BI experience (Power BI or AWS QuickSight)
Highly Desired
3+ Years
AWS Certification
Highly Desired
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Previous State Government experience
Highly Desired
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Responsibilities
• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine modernization requirements.
• Design and implement secure, scalable AWS-based data solutions.
• Lead data transformation and legacy system migration efforts.
• Provide guidance and best practices to project teams.
• Troubleshoot, resolve technical challenges, and ensure compliance.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Senior AWS Developer (10–15 years’ experience) to support the Data Modernization initiatives for ITD and the Division of Public Health. The role will focus on modernizing legacy systems, building and maintaining enterprise-level AWS Data Lakes, and implementing scalable cloud-based data solutions.
Required / Desired Skills
Skill
Required / Desired
Years of Experience
Proficient in AWS services for building enterprise-level Data Lakes
Required
7+ Years
Application modernization (refactoring, migration, cloud-native)
Required
7+ Years
Data ingestion & storage (S3, Kinesis Data Streams, Kinesis Data Firehose, DMS)
Required
7+ Years
Data processing & transformation (Glue, Lambda, EMR, Athena, Flink, Step Functions, SageMaker)
Required
7+ Years
DevOps practices, CI/CD & automation
Required
7+ Years
Software development with hands-on coding in Python or other OOP languages (Java/.NET)
Required
10+ Years
Communication & collaboration with cross-functional / stakeholder teams
Required
10+ Years
Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments
Required
7+ Years
Data analytics / BI experience (Power BI or AWS QuickSight)
Highly Desired
3+ Years
AWS Certification
Highly Desired
—
Previous State Government experience
Highly Desired
—
Responsibilities
• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine modernization requirements.
• Design and implement secure, scalable AWS-based data solutions.
• Lead data transformation and legacy system migration efforts.
• Provide guidance and best practices to project teams.
• Troubleshoot, resolve technical challenges, and ensure compliance.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.






