Senior Serverless Architect (AWS)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design and implement event-driven, serverless architectures on AWS using Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, SQS, and Kinesis
• Architect and maintain systems where services communicate exclusively through domain events — no synchronous inter-service coupling
• Build and support data pipelines handling high-volume event streams (Firehose, S3, Athena, Glue)
• Set architectural direction and enforce best practices across a platform of 20+ autonomous microservices
• Stay hands-on with coding, code reviews, troubleshooting, and performance tuning in Node.js
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to translate mission needs into technical solutions
• Mentor engineers through design discussions, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
• Contribute to CI/CD automation, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud security practices
• Guide micro-frontend architecture decisions (Single-SPA, React, independently deployed UI modules)

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Production AWS serverless experience — you have built and operated systems using Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, SQS, and S3 (not just prototypes or certifications)
• Event-driven architecture — you have designed systems where services communicate through events/messages rather than direct API calls. You understand eventual consistency and its tradeoffs
• Node.js — strong production experience. This is a JavaScript/Node.js platform
• DynamoDB — hands-on experience with single-table design, streams, and global tables (not just relational databases)
• Infrastructure as code — experience with Serverless Framework, AWS CDK, SAM, or CloudFormation
• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain DHS clearance
• Active AWS Certification(s)
• Willing and able to meet with client(s) in the D.C. Metro area

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DynamoDB Streams for change data capture and event publishing
• Experience with data lake architectures (S3 + Athena + Glue, medallion/bronze-silver-gold patterns)
• Experience with micro-frontend architectures (Single-SPA, Module Federation, or similar)
• Familiarity with event sourcing and CQRS patterns at the system level
• Experience with multi-region active-active deployments on AWS
• Experience with Kinesis Firehose for streaming data ingestion
• AWS certifications (DevOps Pro, Solutions Architect Pro, or Security Specialty)
• Experience with AWS GovCloud or FedRAMP-authorized systems
• Experience mentoring teams of 3+ engineers on cloud-native platforms
• Experience with federal or regulated environment