NC DHHS AWS Senior Developer (808496)- Start Date: 09/08/2026
- End Date: 09/07/2027
- No New Submission Date: 09/09/2026
- Location: Raleigh, NC Hybrid 27607
Role Overview DHHS-ITD is looking to hire a senior AWS developer with 10-15 years of software development experience. This role involves close collaboration with the data modernization teams at ITD and CLIENT to design, implement, and manage AWS solutions.
Skill Sets and Experience - Extensive experience in developing/ building AWS Data Lake formation, contributing extensively to design, development and writing code.
- Experience in modernizing legacy applications, which should include refactoring/migrating in-house legacy applications to the cloud environment.
- Proficient in utilizing AWS services and related components towards building enterprise level Data Lakes.
- Must have experience in Data Ingestion & Storage, Data Processing & Transformation and working with AWS Machine Learning using appropriate AWS services.
- Experience in customizing AWS ETL logic using Python code.
- Knowledgeable and experience in security and data governance covering areas such as fine-grained permissions, managing user and service permissions, data encryption, auditing, and compliance.
- Experience in software development with hands-on skills in Python scripting, and any prior experience in Object oriented languages is a plus.
- Experience working with any transactional or RDBMS databases.
- Experience with DevOps, DevSecOps, IaC, automation, building CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and logging.
- Knowledge / experience using any ETL tools, experience with data analytics using Power BI or AWS QuickSight etc. is plus.
- Must have experience/familiar with Agile/Scrum Framework environments.
Job Responsibilities - Collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and propose effective modernization strategies.
- Providing technical guidance and troubleshooting support throughout project delivery.
- Acting as a trusted advisor to the technical team on industry trends and emerging technologies.
- Develop, test, debug and deliver within timeline using best tools and best practices available.
- Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve technical issues and challenges.
- Designing and implementing complex, scalable, and secure AWS solutions tailored to customer needs.
- Identifies architectural risks and plans to mitigate risks.
- Ensures adherence to standards and best practices.
- Influences and communicates effectively with non-technical audiences including senior ITD and business stakeholders.
Required / Desired Skills Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Proficient in using various
AWS services (e.g.,
VPC, EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS, EKS, RDS, API Gateway, Glue Crawlers, Athena) to build and manage cloud Required 10 Years
Data Processing & Transformation: AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, EMR, Athena, Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink, AWS Step Functions, AWS SageMaker Required 10 Years
Data Ingestion & Storage: S3, Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose, DMS Required 7 Years Experience in
modernizing applications, including refactoring, migration, and cloud-native development. Required 7 Years Knowledge of
modern database technologies and strategies for migrating and modernizing database systems Required 7 Years Experience working with creating
AWS ETL jobs, data pipelines with high volumes of dat Required 7 Years Experience with
DevOps practices and automation tools Required 7 Years Experience in software development with hands-on skills in
Java - strong Java, J2EE, Java Spring framework & hibernate technology. Required 7 Years Experience with
Agile/Scrum Framework environments. Required 7 Years
Strong communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, and stakeholders. Required 7 Years Experience with
data analytics, business intelligence solutions (like
Power BI or
AWS QuickSight) Nice to have 2 Years
AWS Certification Highly desired 1 Years
State Government experience Nice to have 2 Years
