Application Developer / Data Engineer
Company: NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company
Location: Maryland (Remote)
Type: Contract
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-06-15
About this role
Application Developer / Data Engineer – Virtual
Note:
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
Responsibilities:
- Create, manage, and operate DevOps-related tools, processes, and technologies supporting the Signify IoT Platform.
- Develop horizontal tools, frameworks, and best practices enabling engineering teams to build, debug, test, release, manage, and secure a modern microservices-based cloud platform.
- Define common frameworks and reusable software libraries across multiple programming languages to support scalable and highly available microservice architectures.
- Support the operation of IoT platform architecture, troubleshoot issues, and drive continuous improvements with a focus on quality, performance, and security.
- Collaborate with architects, technical product managers, and engineering teams to translate system architecture and requirements into well-designed, tested software solutions.
- Work in an
Agile environment
to deliver high-quality, incremental software releases.
Required Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required with
8+ years of
proven hands-on experience as a
Software Engineer focused on cloud-based systems.
- Strong programming experience in multiple languages including
Java and Python; Golang or Node.js is a plus. Strong Java (preferably Java 1.8) expertise required.
- Proven experience building
cloud-based SaaS and PaaS platforms
.
- Experience designing and maintaining enterprise
ETL pipelines using SSIS, integrating
manufacturing, f
inance, and supply chain data from Oracle and SQL Server systems.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, and Fargate.
- Experience architecting modern a
nalytics/data platforms using Snowflake and dbt, including layered data models (staging, intermediate, marts) with SQL-based development and CI/CD practices, improving efficiency and reducing rework.
- Stro...