AWS Java Developer

Qualientsolutions; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Developer skilled in AWS services including S3 and Lambda, with a strong understanding of security principles in cloud environments. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, experience in CI/CD pipeline management, and familiarity with Docker and monitoring tools. This position is focused on fostering effective DevOps practices within the team.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS core services.
• Strong understanding of security principles in AWS.
• Experience in building CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

AWS Services (S3, Glue, Lambda, DynamoDB, etc.)

SQL and NoSQL databases

CI/CD and Git

DevOps / DevSecOps understanding

Monitoring and debugging tools

Strong communication and collaboration

Tools

Docker

GitHub Actions

Datadog

Job description

Senior developer with the following skills and experience. Strong communication and collaboration skills key for working in DevOps culture with ability to guide team members, when needed.

Growth mindset.

Core AWS Services

• S3
• Glue
• Lambda
• DynamoDB
• OpenSearch
• CloudFormation
• API Gateway
• ECS
• CloudWatch

Programming and Core Services

Databases

Experience with SQL, and NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB.

Security

Strong understanding of security principles within the AWS environment, including RBAC and the principle of least privilege, storing credentials securely using Secrets Manager/KMS, and handling sensitive data such as email addresses and tokens securely.

CI/CD

Building and managing continuous integration and delivery pipelines is a key skill. Experience with Git and GitHub Actions.

Workflow Management

Understanding of services like Amazon Step Functions to implement complex workflows - Desirable.

Containers

Experience of working with Docker and ECS.

DevOps / DevSecOps

Good understanding of DevOps / DevSecOps concepts.

Other Skills

Monitoring and debugging – familiarity with tools like Datadog.