Cloud Developer

22nd Century Technologies, Inc.

West Sacramento, CA

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

ARM (Advanced RISC Machine), AWS Lambda, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Programming Interface (API), Applications Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Best Practices, Business Analysis, Chargebacks, Cloud Applications, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Computer Services, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Cryptography, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Database Administration, Database Analysis, Database Architecture, Debugging Skills, DevOps, Docker, Documentation, Documentation Design, Enterprise Applications, GitHub, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Identity Data Management, Industry Standards, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internet Application, Machine Learning, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Microsoft Windows Azure, MongoDB, MySQL, NoSQL, Node.js, Performance Analysis, Performance Tuning/Optimization, PostgreSQL, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Python Programming/Scripting Language, REST (Representational State Transfer), Regulations, Resource Management, Retirement Funds, SQL (Structured Query Language), SQL Databases, Security Infrastructure, Software Design, Software Development, Software Engineering, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Splunk, Standards Strategy, Technical Leadership, Training/Teaching, Use Cases, Virtual Machine (VM)

LOCATION

West Sacramento, CA

POSTED

7 days ago

INTRODUCTION
CalSTRS is the largest educator-only pension fund in the world. CalSTRS administers a hybrid retirement system, consisting of traditional defined benefit, cash balance and voluntary defined contribution plans. CalSTRS also provides disability and survivor benefits. CalSTRS serves California's public school educators and their families from the state's school districts, county offices of education and community college districts. For more information on CalSTRS and its various programs, please refer to the CalSTRS
Website at: https://www.CalSTRS.com.

The purpose of this RFO is to select one (1) experienced Cloud Developer with detailed knowledge and experience of Cloud Development with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to work within Enterprise IT Solutions and Innovation Division

BACKGROUND
The CalSTRS Enterprise IT Solutions and Innovation division provides technical guidance, cloud-based application design and development, software development, system design, and services in the maintenance, enhancement, and integration of existing and new enterprise applications to efficiently accomplish the mission of the organization and optimize the business value of technology. Application Developers lead or participate in cross-functional development and maintenance, governing changes and planning for
continuous improvement of a consistent, shared, reusable architecture that allows CalSTRS to obtain the optimum value for the investments made in technology.

CalSTRS Enterprise IT Solutions and Innovation division is seeking a skilled full-stack Cloud Developer to design, develop, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud-based applications and infrastructure. The role involves creating robust cloud-native solutions using platforms primarily on AWS platform. The developer will collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Product teams to build services that are secure, resilient, and aligned with business goals.

Key responsibilities include developing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, optimizing cloud performance, modernizing applications to be cloud ready, ensuring application security, and automating infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Experience in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), serverless architecture, and cloud monitoring tools is preferred.

Minimum Technical Qualifications
1. At least three (3) years of experience with AWS cloud platform and services like Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)/virtual machines (VM) Instances, S3/Cloud Storage, Serverless (AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions), and IAM (Identity & Access Management).
2. At least three (3) years with CI/CD tools in particular GitHub and basic version control workflows.
3. At least three (3) years of experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.
4. At least three (3) years of experience to build, deploy, and debug basic web applications with familiarity with APIs [Representational State Transfer (REST)] and using Python, Node.js or C#.
5. At least three (3) years of experience using Docker, Kubernetes [Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)] and container orchestration.
6. At least three (3) years of experience of structured query language (SQL) and/or not only SQL (NoSQL) databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
7. At least three (3) years of experience with Encryption standards, Secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault), Compliance frameworks [Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and System and Organization Controls 2 (SOC2)].

Desirable Technical Qualifications
1. Familiarity with the AWS Well-Architected Framework and ability to apply its principles in designing scalable and secure solutions.
2. Experience with migrating legacy systems to AWS cloud-native services or re-platforming existing workloads.
3. Experience with cost optimization strategies using AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, or resource tagging and chargeback models.
4. Experience with automated security and compliance enforcement using tools like AWS Config, Security Hub, or custom Lambda policies.
5. Experience setting up centralized logging using CloudWatch Logs, CloudTrail, or third-party tools like Splunk.
6. Scripting experience with Bash, PowerShell, or equivalent.
7. Experience with Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) cloud services (e.g., SageMaker) and multi-cloud architecture.
8. The proposed project person will be able to adhere to the hybrid working model by working on-site 2-3 days per week at CalSTRS Headquarters, West Sacramento, CA. If no, provide a short explanation. (no points)

The Cloud Developer is expected to perform the following tasks, including, but not limited to:
1. Cloud Application Development:
a. Design and develop applications within AWS cloud platform using services like EC2/VM Instances, S3/Cloud Storage, Serverless (AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions), or IAM (Identity & Access Management).
b. Implement DevOps processes, pipelines using CI/CD tools in particular GitHub and basic version control workflows.
c. Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform, and/or AWS CloudFormation.
d. Build, deploy, and debug basic web applications with familiarity of APIs (REST) and using Python, Node.js or C# scripts.
e. Design and develop Docker, Kubernetes (EKS/ AKS/ GKE) and container orchestration for cloud implementations.
f. Design and implement SQL and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
g. Apply security rules and guardrails with Encryption standards, Secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault) and Compliance frameworks (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2).
h. Monitor system performance and optimize for cost, speed, and reliability using tools like Cloudwatch.
i. Participate in Cloud Modernization activities, recommend solutions and implement modernization work items.

2. Participate in Project Activities and Ensure Compliance to CalSTRS Policies and Best Practices:
a. Assist in planning and ensuring the execution of technical implementation solutions to align with the IT standards, policies, and best practices established by CalSTRS' Technology Services, or those of industry's standards and best practices.
b. Adhere to CalSTRS' standards, policies, best practices, and current and future technical architecture.
c. Participate in use case or requirements sessions or other technical meetings with Subject Matter Experts (SME), business users, or business analysts to develop and document design information.
d. Work with technical architects and database administrators to analyze and design data exchange mechanisms.
e. Work with architects to develop, publish, educate, and promote data strategies, standards, policies, and best practices including data integrity.
f. Participate in the preparation of documentation for enterprise data standards and best practices.

3. Transfer of Knowledge:
a. Creating job-aids and training documents is required.
b. Creating the runbook for the design, development, and unit testing is required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

About the Company

22nd Century Technologies, Inc.

22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.

Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

COMPANY SIZE

100 to 499 employees

INDUSTRY

Computer/IT Services

FOUNDED

1997

WEBSITE

https://www.tscti.com/careers-0

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