Back-End Go Engineer; Cloud Compliance & Data Pipelines

Title:

Back-End Go Engineer (Cloud Compliance & Data Pipelines)

Duration: 6 months (with possible extension)

Location:

Richmond, VA / McLean, VA (3 days a week hybrid)

We are seeking a skilled Back‑End Engineer with strong Go (Golang) development experience to join our Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. In this role, you will help build and expand a large-scale big data platform responsible for monitoring cloud compliance and security controls across thousands of AWS accounts for the Client.

This is a pure back‑end position focused on functional programming, serverless infrastructure, and data pipeline orchestration at a massive scale – processing millions of compliance findings per day. You will work within a collaborative 7‑person team under the direct guidance of the Hiring Manager.

Primary Technical Focus: Golang + AWS Serverless (Lambdas & Step Functions)

Experience Level: 4 to 6 years of core engineering experience (open to 8+ years for the right technical fit)

Front‑End Work:
None (0% Front-End)

Interview Process: A single‑round interview focusing purely on technical questions (no live code‑pairing).

• Build Serverless Pipelines:
  Design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines and orchestration flows utilizing AWS Step Functions and AWS Lambda.
• Scale & Optimize:
  Manage and scale a big data platform that executes monitoring controls across 3,000+ AWS accounts, efficiently handling multiple millions of findings and compliance data points daily.
• Integrate Systems:
  Focus heavily on expanding and optimizing existing compliance pipelines to successfully integrate and support Client's workloads.
• Database Management:
  Interface backend applications smoothly with Postgres and Snowflake database environments.
• Agile
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Actively participate in daily team operations, picking up and executing backend development tasks managed and assigned directly through JIRA.

• Core Language Proficiency:
  Strong, production‑level development experience using Go (Golang) as a primary programming language.
• AWS Serverless Expertise:
  Hands‑on experience building functional programming pipelines using AWS Lambda and AWS Step Functions for orchestration.
• Scale
  
  Experience:
  
  Proven background working within big data or large‑scale cloud environments.
• Database
  
  Experience:
  
  Familiarity working with relational databases (Postgres) and data warehouses (Snowflake).
• Education & Experience:
  
  Ideally looking for 4-6 years of experience in back‑end/full‑stack engineering.
• Flexible Education Requirement: A Bachelor's degree is preferred, but not required if the candidate brings 8+ years of strong, relevant technical experience.

• Domain Knowledge:
  Prior experience or familiarity with the AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management) domain and cloud compliance controls.
• Infrastructure as Code & Tools:
  Familiarity with Cloud Formation and Docker containers (
  
  Note:
  
  This is an engineering role, not a dedicated Dev Ops position).

Certifications: An AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate) or AWS Certified Developer (Associate) is nice to have but will not exclude experienced candidates.

Industry

Experience:

Prior experience in large‑scale financial services environments is a plus.