Principal AWS Cloud Developer

Role - Principal AWS Cloud Developer -- BABDC5783618Location - Dallas TexasHybrid - 2 weeks onsite a monthMust Have - Java, Spring, AWS, Kafka, SQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Terraform and Kubernetes*REQUIRED SKILLS*1) Core Java 11+ – streams, data structure, algorithms, Rest API development (coding exercise will be part of the interview process)2) Strong event-drive architecture experience, strong experience with messaging and streaming services such as Kafka and SQS3) The team creates their own database – at minimum, strong SQL (experience creating tables, version control for database (ex. Liquibase). Relational database experience.Must have noSQL experience with some database (MongoDB, DynamoDB)4) Must have AWS provisioning skills, not just deployment. AWS – Cloud Formation Templates orTerraform, SQS, EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, Kinesis5) Strong hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes6) Must have experience developing CI/CD pipelines from scratch7) Strong communication and mentorship abilitiesThe Expertise we're looking:Define and advocate for engineering best practices, design patterns, and architectural principles.Drive technical vision and influence product roadmaps through strategic thinking and innovation.Comfortable in challenging existing solutions and propose scalable, maintainable alternatives.Own the design of complex, distributed systems ensuring reliability, performance, and securityEnsure alignment of architecture and leadership with organizational goals and technology standards.Passion for technology and can navigate the way across complex and rapidly changing landscapes by staying on top of the latest trends and thrive by sharing knowledge.Champion automation, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices for efficient delivery.Have strong communication skills and partnership in driving and participating in important discussions.Technical Skills10+ years of software engineering experience delivering scalable, high?quality backend services.Strong Hands-on software development experience with Java 11+, frameworks such as Spring Boot, Spring Batch and RESTful API development.Strong backend engineering skills including microservices design, event?driven architecture, messaging (Kafka/SQS), caching (Redis), and SQL/NoSQL data modeling.Familiarity with AWS Toolsets, including but not limited to SQS, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, Kinesis, CloudFormation, and other cloud?native services.Demonstrated experience designing, building, and documenting customer?facing RESTful APIs with security, performance, and scalability best practices.Knowledge in Container technologies (Docker and Kubernetes).Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth and automated delivery of applications into production environments.Knowledge of relational and NoSQL database management systems.Working knowledge of testing frameworks like Junit, Mockito, Spring Test.Experience in Agile methodologies (Kanban, SCRUM).Demonstrable ability to read high-level business requirements and drive clarifying questions.Excellent collaboration skills to work with multiple teams in the organization globally.