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# Cloud Automation Developer

- **Company:** TEKSYSTEMS INC.
- **Location:** Bloomington, MN, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $58,240.0 - $72,800.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Application Integration Architecture, Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Software Engineering, Data Logging, State Machines, AWS Lambda, Cloudformation, Servicebus, Event Driven Architecture, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Serverless Computing
- **Published:** May 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g19cmk

## About the Role

3+ years of professional software engineering or cloud development experience

Strong hands-on experience with:

 - Python development (required)

 - AWS Lambda (required)

 - AWS Step Functions / State Machines (required)

Experience designing event-driven architectures in AWS

Familiarity with CloudFormation or Infrastructure-as-Code practices

Experience building and integrating APIs

Strong understanding of cloud-native development principles

Skills

Python, Automation, powershell, lamda, aws, CloudFormation

Top Skills Details

Python,Automation,powershell,lamda,aws,CloudFormation

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Experience with additional AWS services (e.g., S3, SNS, SQS, EventBridge)

Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Experience modernizing legacy automation (e.g., PowerShell * Python)

Background supporting enterprise-scale cloud environments

Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools in AWS

What will set you apart:

Demonstrated success building complex Step Function workflows

Deep understanding of Lambda performance, scaling, and best practices

Ability to step into an existing environment and contribute quickly

Strong problem-solving skills in cloud-based automation challenges

## Description

Our client is looking to hire a Cloud Automation Engineer to support a critical role within their cloud engineering team. This position is focused on AWS serverless automation, specifically building and maintaining solutions leveraging Python, AWS Lambda, and Step Functions. This is not a traditional infrastructure or monitoring automation role - the ideal candidate will bring hands-on, production-level experience designing and developing serverless workflows in AWS, with a strong emphasis on event-driven architecture and orchestration at scale. You will play a key role in replacing a senior resource and will be expected to contribute immediately to building and enhancing automation frameworks supporting cloud initiatives., Design, develop, and maintain serverless automation solutions using AWS Lambda and Step Functions

Build scalable, event-driven workflows to support enterprise automation initiatives

Develop Python-based services and scripts to enable cloud operations and integrations

Partner with engineering teams to modernize and automate existing processes

Contribute to architecture decisions related to AWS automation and orchestration


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