Sr. Cloud Developer; Active Secret

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Summary:

The Senior Cloud Developer will design, implement, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure to support the CJIS Division’s Data Mesh architecture, ensuring efficient, secure, and scalable data management across enterprise systems. This role focuses on developing robust Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) pipelines, automating deployments, managing AWS-native data services, and fostering data governance to enable self-service analytics and interoperability. The Senior Cloud Developer will collaborate within a SAFe Agile framework to deliver high-quality data products and support organizational adoption of data mesh principles.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in SAFe Agile ceremonies (Program Increment Planning, Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives) to align development with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Product Managers, and data domain teams to refine and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring alignment with data mesh and governance standards.
• Design and deploy domain-specific data products, adhering to organizational standards for schema design, data transformations, and storage solutions.
• Develop and maintain scalable ETL pipelines using AWS services (e.g., S3, Redshift, Glue, Lake Formation, Lambda) to support self-service analytics and data domain requirements.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Ansible, Packer, and AWS Cloud Formation to automate cloud deployments and ensure configuration consistency.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Bamboo to enable efficient software development and deployment in the cloud.
• Utilize monitoring and logging tools (e.g., AWS Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana) for proactive performance monitoring, anomaly detection, and troubleshooting of cloud and data infrastructure.
• Enforce cloud security best practices, including network security, data encryption, multi-factor authentication, and integration with AWS Security Hub, to protect sensitive data assets.
• Maintain a data catalog to enhance discoverability, lineage tracking, and usage transparency across domains.
• Support the operation, maintenance, and reliability of the organization’s Data Mesh software, ensuring high availability.
• Lead training initiatives for data stewards and users on data mesh principles, governance practices, and self-service analytics tools to drive cultural adoption.
• Document work in Jira (Epics, Features, User Stories) and Confluence, maintaining detailed backlogs and ensuring transparency in progress tracking.
• Ensure compliance with data governance standards, including data privacy, access controls, and lineage requirements, using governance tools to automate workflows.

Required Skills:

• 7+ years of experience in AWS cloud development, with a focus on data engineering and Dev Ops.
• Expertise in AWS data services, including S3, Redshift, Glue, Lake Formation, and Lambda, for building scalable ETL pipelines and data infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Data Mesh architecture and decentralized data management principles.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, including data privacy, access controls, lineage, and metadata management, with experience using governance tools.
• Advanced scripting skills in languages such as Python, Shell, or Java for automation and data processing.
• Experience with IaC tools (e.g., Ansible, Packer, AWS Cloud Formation) for automating cloud infrastructure deployments.
• Proficient in CI/CD pipelines using tools like Bamboo, Jenkins, or similar for efficient software delivery.
• Expertise in monitoring and logging tools (e.g., AWS Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana) for performance optimization and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of cloud security practices, including VPC configuration, data encryption, multi-factor authentication, and…