Direct Hire, Strictly W2, (Please apply only who are on GC or US Citizens)
Position Title: Core Team/Cloud Engineer
Location: Hybrid (San Francisco, New York City, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, and Austin)
Duration: Direct Hire (full-time)
Job Description:
Overview: We are looking for a highly experienced Core Team Engineer (Cloud & Platform) to join our core architecture team. In this role, you will be responsible for building scalable cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and data engineering solutions that power mission-critical applications. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, requiring strong expertise in backend engineering, cloud platforms, and data pipelines, along with the ability to mentor and guide future hires.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and maintain core platform architecture across cloud and distributed systems.
- Deploy and optimize containerized applications leveraging AWS (ECS, Fargate, EC2, S3, IAM, Secrets Manager) and Docker.
- Develop microservices using Java (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud), and support full-stack troubleshooting with JavaScript.
- Manage databases, including PostgreSQL and MongoDB, with a focus on schema design and SQL performance optimization.
- Engineer streaming and ETL pipelines with Kafka, integrating APIs into data lakes and warehouses.
- Implement secure solutions using JWT, OAuth2, and identity federation.
- Contribute to analytics and reporting through Snowflake, SQL, and data warehouse integrations.
- Produce high-quality documentation and mentor future engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
Key Skills
- Cloud & Containers: AWS (ECS, Fargate, EC2, S3, Secrets Manager, IAM), Docker, CI/CD pipelines
- Backend: Java with Spring Boot / Spring Cloud for microservices
- Frontend: Working knowledge of JavaScript for full-stack problem solving
- Databases: PostgreSQL and MongoDB, schema design, SQL optimization
- Data Engineering: Kafka for streaming, ETL design/orchestration, API-to-data lake/warehouse integration
- Security: JWT / OAuth2 / token-based authentication, identity federation
- Analytics: Exposure to Snowflake, data warehouses, SQL for reporting
- Soft Skills: Effective communicator, strong documentation habits, mentoring, and leadership ability
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with expertise in cloud, distributed systems, and data-driven platforms.
Work Environment:
Hybrid: This position is based and requires candidates to reside within one of the preferred locations, which include San Francisco, New York City, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, and Austin. Candidates located within 25 miles of a DXC office will be required to work onsite 2 times per week.
