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# AWS Full Stack Applications Architect (5734)

- **Company:** SMX, LLC
- **Location:** Hanover, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $123,000.0 - $206,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, CompTIA Security+, Amazon DynamoDB, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, NoSQL, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Storage Technologies, ReactJS, Backend, Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, AngularJS, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, Front End Software Development, Api Gateway, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Docker, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6e82aa197c614777

## About the Role

* 8-10 years of professional experience in software engineering, with at least 3-5 years focused on cloud architecture and distributed application design.
 * Active Secret security clearance.
 * CompTIA Security+ certification.
 * Proficiency with front-end technologies such as React or Angular.
 * Proficiency with back-end languages such as Python or Node.js.
 * Hands-on experience with core AWS services including Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, S3, RDS, and DynamoDB.
 * Experience with Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation/Terraform) and CI/CD tools.
 * Demonstrated ability to interface with customers and optimize internal and external communications, with excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
 * Proven organizational skills with the ability to set priorities, multi-task, and analyze project scopes to recommend improvements
 * A detail-oriented self-starter and problem-solver, capable of working with minimal supervision to produce high-quality deliverables

Desired Skills & Experience

 * AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) or AWS Certified Developer.
 * Experience supporting federal or DoD environments.

## Description

* Formulate scalable reference architectures using AWS core services (e.g., Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, S3, RDS, DynamoDB) conforming to the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
 * Oversee or co-create modern front-end interfaces (React, Angular) and robust back-end APIs/microservices (Python, Node.js).
 * Design performant relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) data storage layers alongside event-driven data pipelines.
 * Advocate for and implement automated deployment pipelines using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
 * Lead code reviews, troubleshoot complex system bottlenecks, and mentor full-stack engineering cohorts on development best practices.
 * Manage a project team developing AI apps