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# Senior Cloud Developer (AWS/Python

- **Company:** Stellent IT LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Software Troubleshooting, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Apache Kafka, Api Design, Cloudwatch, Software Coding, Terraform, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/3bf2821d-efbe-4605-9025-fed361132a78

## About the Role

* 15+ years of hands-on AWS cloud engineering experience (14+ years minimum considered)
 * Strong, hands-on experience with:
 + AWS (recent, hands-on experience strongly preferred over Azure)
 + Lambda (must-have - critical to this role)
 + Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
 + Step Functions
 + Kafka
 + API Development
 + CloudWatch
 + System Design
 * Python - 5+ years minimum, the more the better
 * Prior Java experience (former Java developer background strongly preferred)
 * AWS certification preferred: Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional
 * Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
 * Strategic thinker - must be able to think beyond just writing code
 * Strong, consistent communication skills and ability to follow through
 * Minimum 10 years working in the USA

What Makes a Strong Candidate

 * Genuine, current hands-on developers - not candidates who have moved fully into management or pure architecture without coding
 * Very senior-level developers (many hires have 15+ years experience; occasionally a strong 10-year developer is considered)
 * Candidates should be prepared to speak in-depth about their AWS/cloud architecture decisions and hands-on implementation work
 * This role prioritizes quality over rate - talent and depth of hands-on experience matter more than cost, * Recent AWS experience is preferred over Azure background

## Description

This is a hands-on developer position working in the cloud - internally referred to as a "Cloud Dev" role. This is not a leadership-only or purely architectural position. Even candidates with a Lead or Architect title must still be actively writing code on a daily basis.

Client is undergoing an AWS migration from on-prem to cloud. New development is being done in Python, with legacy systems in Java.


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