Senior Digital Engineer

At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands‑on Senior Digital Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and support modern digital applications, websites, and cloud‑native platforms. This individual will serve as a technical leader responsible for building scalable, secure, and high‑performing digital experiences while leveraging the latest AI‑assisted development tools and cloud technologies. We are looking for a builder—someone who enjoys creating modern digital experiences, embraces AI‑enabled development, and can take a project from concept to production while maintaining enterprise‑grade security, reliability, and performance.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable writing code, architecting cloud environments, implementing Dev Ops automation, and partnering with business stakeholders to transform ideas into production‑ready solutions. Experience in healthcare, regulated environments, and modern AI‑enabled software development practices is highly desirable.

• Design, develop, and maintain modern websites, portals, web applications, and digital products.
• Build responsive, mobile‑friendly, and accessible user experiences.
• Develop scalable front‑end and back‑end solutions using modern programming languages and frameworks.
• Integrate applications with APIs, third‑party platforms, and enterprise systems.
• Lead technical design and architecture decisions for new digital initiatives.
• Troubleshoot and optimize application performance, reliability, and security.

• Utilize modern AI development tools to accelerate software delivery and improve code quality.
• Demonstrate proficiency with AI‑enabled coding platforms including:
• Claude Code
• Git Hub Copilot
• ChatGPT
• Cursor
• Other emerging AI development assistants
• Establish best practices for AI‑assisted software development and code governance.
• Evaluate and implement AI‑powered capabilities within digital applications.

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure within Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Build and support highly available, scalable, and secure hosting environments.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Develop deployment architectures that support both traditional web applications and AI‑enabled services.

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement automated testing, deployment, monitoring, and alerting.
• Leverage AI‑enhanced Dev Ops practices and tooling.
• Support containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes where appropriate.
• Implement observability solutions for performance monitoring and operational intelligence.
• Establish secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices.

• Ensure solutions adhere to cybersecurity and privacy best practices.
• Participate in security reviews, vulnerability remediation, and compliance initiatives.
• Support HIPAA, healthcare security, and regulatory requirements where applicable.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to maintain secure cloud environments.

• Partner with marketing, product, operations, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Participate in technical roadmap planning and architecture reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement of development standards, tools, and processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of hands‑on software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of experience building and supporting modern web applications.
• Strong experience with AWS cloud services.
• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops automation.
• Strong experience using modern…