Full Stack AWS Engineer, Senior | Active Clearance Required

Phoenix Operations Group is seeking a Senior Full Stack AWS Engineer with deep AWS expertise to support a federal program by designing, building, and operating scalable, secure, cloud-native applications end to end. This role owns features from the user interface through APIs, data, and infrastructure; partners closely with product and design; and sets technical direction for the team through architecture, code review, and mentorship.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full stack web applications using modern front-end frameworks (React/TypeScript) and back-end services (Node.js, Python, Java, or Go).
• Architect and implement cloud-native solutions on AWS, including serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions) and containerized (ECS/Fargate, EKS) workloads.
• Build and manage infrastructure as code using AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform.
• Design data models and integrate with AWS data services such as RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, and ElastiCache.
• Build event-driven and asynchronous systems with SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and Kinesis.
• Own CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, or similar) enabling frequent, reliable releases.
• Apply security best practices: IAM least privilege, Cognito/OAuth2 authentication, secrets management, encryption, and vulnerability remediation.
• Implement observability with CloudWatch, X-Ray, and/or third-party tools; participate in on-call rotation and lead incident resolution and post-mortems.
• Optimize applications for performance, reliability, and cost (AWS Well-Architected Framework).
• Lead technical design reviews, write design documents, and drive architectural decisions.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, QA, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with 4+ years in full stack roles.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience building and operating production systems on AWS.
• Strong proficiency in Python and Node.js, and in Bash scripting.
• Experience designing RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Solid knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL, DynamoDB).
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab (GitLab CI/CD), and with containers (Docker).
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals: testing, design patterns, distributed systems, and security.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong AWS networking knowledge: VPC design, subnets, routing, Transit Gateway, DNS, and hybrid connectivity (VPN/Direct Connect).
• Experience configuring firewalls (AWS Network Firewall, security groups, NACLs) and load balancers (ALB, NLB, GWLB).
• Experience designing and implementing perimeter security (AWS WAF, Shield, ingress/egress inspection, DMZ patterns).
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 security controls and how to implement them in AWS.
• Solid understanding of OpenID Connect (OIDC) and JSON Web Tokens (JWT), including token issuance, validation, signing, and securing APIs with identity providers (e.g., Amazon Cognito).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certifications: Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional, Developer – Associate, or DevOps Engineer – Professional.
• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and service mesh concepts.
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architecture at scale.
• Familiarity with front-end performance, accessibility (WCAG), and design systems.
• Experience in regulated environments (SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP, PCI).
• Experience integrating AI/ML or LLM services (e.g., Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker).
• Experience deploying and operating AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) for multi-account environments.
• Familiarity with AWS GovCloud (US) and its service and compliance differences from commercial regions.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and a modern front-end framework (React preferred; Angular or Vue acceptable).
• Familiarity with DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide Impact Levels (IL2–IL6), DISA STIGs, and FIPS 140-2/140-3 validated cryptography.

Core Competencies

• Technical leadership and ownership
• Systems thinking and architectural judgment
• Customer and business focus
• Collaboration and mentorship
• Bias for action with attention to quality
• Works well within a team and contributes to a collaborative, respectful culture
• Open to constructive criticism and uses feedback to grow
• Adapts quickly to rapidly changing priorities

Benefits Offered

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance: 100% company-paid premiums.
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance: Fully company paid.
• 401(k): Automatic 10% company contribution; no matching required.
• Paid time off: Four weeks annually.
• Paid holidays: Eleven per year.
• Birthday leave: Your birthday off with pay.
• Referral bonuses: Upfront and annually recurring bonuses.
• Open-source bonuses: Rewards for contributing to our GitHub projects.
• Professional development: Paid training, certifications, and enrichment opportunities.

About Phoenix Operations Group

Phoenix Operations Group delivers advanced engineering services that protect and strengthen our nation’s cyber resources. As a small company, we invest in innovation and employee development to solve challenging customer problems. Our capabilities span batch and streaming Big Data analytics, cloud infrastructure, multi-INT visualization, and enterprise architecture. We support All-Source, Financial, and CND operational missions and serve as Product Owners for our open-source research initiatives.

Learn more at www.phoenix-opsgroup.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Employment decisions at Phoenix Operations Group are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We provide equal employment opportunities without discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.