AWS Engineer (OpenSearch Serverless)
Virtual Service Operations, Inc.17 hours ago
Washington, DC, USASenior
Base Salary
$240k - $260k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and own end-to-end serverless components using Python, AWS CDK, and OpenSearch Serverless.
- Implement embedded authentication and authorization patterns using JWTs, OAuth, and Lambda authorizers.
- Perform certificate and token validation using CRLs and JWKS.
- Apply identity and access engineering fundamentals to serverless architectures.
- Communicate effectively, work independently, and collaborate with teammates and clients.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of professional experience.
- Deep, hands-on experience with Amazon OpenSearch and OpenSearch Serverless.
- Strong Python and AWS CDK proficiency.
- Experience with AWS serverless services including API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB.
- Hands-on experience with JWTs, OAuth, Lambda authorizers, CRLs, and JWKS validation.
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Must work from a SCIF five days per week, preferably in the DC metro area.
Benefits
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- Health benefits and retirement benefits for eligible employees.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Flexible work arrangements are offered, although this position requires working from a SCIF five days per week.
About Virtual Service Operations, Inc.
Virtual Service Operations (VSO) is a privately held IT services firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Manassas, Virginia. It delivers managed IT and hybrid-cloud operations, cloud migration, end-user services, network consulting, and IT financial management, anchored by its FogLifter platform. VSO serves large commercial enterprises and U.S. federal and defense customers, including projects in classified DoD environments, providing cybersecurity support and TBM/IT financial management advisory.