Senior AWS Engineer
TELUS Digital2 hours ago
Base Salary
$113k - $133k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable, event-driven serverless applications on AWS.
- Design, implement, document, and maintain secure RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
- Write maintainable, tested code in Python or Node.js/TypeScript.
- Define infrastructure as code and automate deployments through CI/CD pipelines.
- Apply AWS security, reliability, observability, performance, and cost-optimization practices.
- Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve cloud-native systems.
- Partner with clients and internal teams on discovery, design, estimation, delivery, and risk communication.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical direction.
- Integrate AWS solutions with enterprise, CRM, ticketing, and contact center platforms.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 4 years building and operating production applications on AWS.
- Deep hands-on experience with AWS serverless services including Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, and S3.
- Strong programming skills in Python or Node.js/TypeScript and experience building scalable APIs and event-driven architectures.
- Proficiency with AWS CDK, CloudFormation, SAM, or Terraform and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.
- Understanding of AWS security practices, IAM, Cognito, KMS, Secrets Manager, and network security fundamentals.
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and tracing distributed systems using CloudWatch, X-Ray, or similar tools.
- Knowledge of software design, testing strategies, and performance optimization in cloud-native environments.
- Strong communication skills and experience working directly with clients in consulting or professional services environments.
- AWS certifications are preferred, including Developer Associate or Solutions Architect Associate or Professional.
- Experience with Amazon Connect, contact center solutions, Amazon Lex, Amazon Bedrock, or Amazon Q is a plus.
- Ability to travel occasionally to client locations.
Benefits
- Remote work is available within the United States or Canada, or the role may be based in offices in Charlottesville, Durham, Columbus, Boston, Toronto, or Vancouver.
- The role may involve up to 25% annual travel.
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About TELUS Digital
TELUS Digital is the in-house digital product and consulting arm of TELUS, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications providers. It designs and operates customer-facing platforms—mobile apps, websites, voice and chat interfaces—and enterprise services spanning cloud engineering, data/AI, digital marketing, QA, and operations modernization for TELUS lines of business and select partners. Headquartered in Vancouver with a distributed global team, it sits under TELUS’s public company umbrella (NYSE: TU, TSX: T).