Sr Software Engineer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an AWS Software Engineer for a Contract assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Rockville, MD or Tysons, VA .

Responsibilities :

Problem Solving

• Strong solutioning mindset - architect solutions for complex business problems
• Root cause analysis expert - systematically identify and resolve issues
• Navigate AWS services to troubleshoot across distributed systems
• Analyze logs, metrics, and traces to diagnose problems

Mindset & Approach

• Challenge the status quo - question existing approaches and propose improvements
• Not task-oriented - think strategically beyond immediate assignments
• Proactively identify inefficiencies and technical debt
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement
• Question assumptions and advocate for better solutions

Technical Leadership

• Mentor engineers and drive architectural decisions
• Code reviews and maintain standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Document designs and troubleshooting guides

• 8-10+ years software development
• 5+ years AWS cloud platform experience
• Frontend application support/development experience is a plus
• Production incident response and on-call exposer

AWS Experience (5+ years)

• Core services: EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS, API Gateway
• QuickSight for dashboards and data visualization
• CloudWatch, CloudTrail, X-Ray for monitoring and troubleshooting
• IAM, Security services, VPC networking
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Programming & Development

• Strong in Python, Node.js, Go, or similar
• Java knowledge is a plus
• Experience with frontend applications (React, Angular, Vue.js) is a plus
• RESTful API design and microservices architecture
• CI/CD pipelines (GitLab exposure preferred)

Databases

• SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Aurora)

Preferred Skills:

• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
• Serverless architecture experience
• GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Regulated industry experience is a plus

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at https://sgainc.com/ .