BAO Systems is hiring a
Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer at BAO Systems, based in Nigeria (remote/hybrid). The role involves supporting the design and implementation of a modern data platform for a global child health project. The employee will be responsible for various technical tasks related to serverless applications on AWS.

Requirements

• College degree + 12 years relevant experience
• Strong experience with AWS services, particularly Cloudformation, Lambda (Python), Step Functions, Glue, DynamoDB, S3, Cloudwatch, SNS/SQS, and API Gateway
• Proficiency in serverless application development using AWS SAM (Serverless Application Model)
• Solid understanding of data processing concepts and experience with ETL workflows, including processing data from various sources (APIs, files, relational databases)
• Strong knowledge of using Python for creating data processing services
• Strong understanding of XML/JSON and data-interchange formats
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, automation, and infrastructure as code
• Experience working with relational databases and writing complex SQL queries
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Proficient with SDLC processes and working in an agile environment
• Experience leading technical development teams
• Strong working knowledge of git, GitHub, and distributed version control systems

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy serverless applications on AWS using services such as AWS Cloudformation, Lambda (Python), Step Functions, Glue, and API Gateway
• Implement configuration-based data and metadata processing pipelines and ETL workflows to handle extraction, validation, and transformation of large-scale data sets
• Optimize and fine-tune serverless applications for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency
• Ensure high availability and reliability of cloud-based systems through effective monitoring and troubleshooting
• Define and adhere to design patterns and best practices for microservice-based serverless application development
• Work with relational databases and SQL to load, manage, and query data effectively
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design solutions that meet business needs
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and testing
• Create prototypes and proof of concepts (POCs) for validating services and sharing ideas with stakeholders and other developers
• Define Python libraries and layers (Lambda) for use in data processing and reporting workloads
• Define API endpoints and design information architecture for efficient data retrieval and manipulation