Cloud Developer
Posted
INTRODUCTION
CalSTRS is the largest educator-only pension fund in the world. CalSTRS administers a hybrid retirement system, consisting of traditional defined benefit, cash balance and voluntary defined contribution plans. CalSTRS also provides disability and survivor benefits. CalSTRS serves California's public school educators and their families from the state's school districts, county offices of education and community college districts. For more information on CalSTRS and its various programs, please refer to the CalSTRS
Website at: (url removed).
The purpose of this RFO is to select one (1) experienced Cloud Developer with detailed knowledge and experience of Cloud Development with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to work within Enterprise IT Solutions and Innovation Division
BACKGROUND
The CalSTRS Enterprise IT Solutions and Innovation division provides technical guidance, cloud-based application design and development, software development, system design, and services in the maintenance, enhancement, and integration of existing and new enterprise applications to efficiently accomplish the mission of the organization and optimize the business value of technology. Application Developers lead or participate in cross-functional development and maintenance, governing changes and planning for
continuous improvement of a consistent, shared, reusable architecture that allows CalSTRS to obtain the optimum value for the investments made in technology.
CalSTRS Enterprise IT Solutions and Innovation division is seeking a skilled full-stack Cloud Developer to design, develop, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud-based applications and infrastructure. The role involves creating robust cloud-native solutions using platforms primarily on AWS platform. The developer will collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Product teams to build services that are secure, resilient, and aligned with business goals.
Key responsibilities include developing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, optimizing cloud performance, modernizing applications to be cloud ready, ensuring application security, and automating infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Experience in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), serverless architecture, and cloud monitoring tools is preferred.
Minimum Technical Qualifications
1. At least three (3) years of experience with AWS cloud platform and services like Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)/virtual machines (VM) Instances, S3/Cloud Storage, Serverless (AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions), and IAM (Identity & Access Management).
2. At least three (3) years with CI/CD tools in particular GitHub and basic version control workflows.
3. At least three (3) years of experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.
4. At least three (3) years of experience to build, deploy, and debug basic web applications with familiarity with APIs [Representational State Transfer (REST)] and using Python, Node.js or C#.
5. At least three (3) years of experience using Docker, Kubernetes [Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)] and container orchestration.
6. At least three (3) years of experience of structured query language (SQL) and/or not only SQL (NoSQL) databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
7. At least three (3) years of experience with Encryption standards, Secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault), Compliance frameworks [Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and System and Organization Controls 2 (SOC2)].
Desirable Technical Qualifications
1. Familiarity with the AWS Well-Architected Framework and ability to apply its principles in designing scalable and secure solutions.
2. Experience with migrating legacy systems to AWS cloud-native services or re-platforming existing workloads.
3. Experience with cost optimization strategies using AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, or resource tagging and chargeback models.
4. Experience with automated security and compliance enforcement using tools like AWS Config, Security Hub, or custom Lambda policies.
5. Experience setting up centralized logging using CloudWatch Logs, CloudTrail, or third-party tools like Splunk.
6. Scripting experience with Bash, PowerShell, or equivalent.
7. Experience with Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) cloud services (e.g., SageMaker) and multi-cloud architecture.
8. The proposed project person will be able to adhere to the hybrid working model by working on-site 2-3 days per week at CalSTRS Headquarters, West Sacramento, CA. If no, provide a short explanation. (no points)
The Cloud Developer is expected to perform the following tasks, including, but not limited to:
1. Cloud Application Development:
a. Design and develop applications within AWS cloud platform using services like EC2/VM Instances, S3/Cloud Storage, Serverless (AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions), or IAM (Identity & Access Management).
b. Implement DevOps processes, pipelines using CI/CD tools in particular GitHub and basic version control workflows.
c. Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform, and/or AWS CloudFormation.
d. Build, deploy, and debug basic web applications with familiarity of APIs (REST) and using Python, Node.js or C# scripts.
e. Design and develop Docker, Kubernetes (EKS/ AKS/ GKE) and container orchestration for cloud implementations.
f. Design and implement SQL and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
g. Apply security rules and guardrails with Encryption standards, Secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault) and Compliance frameworks (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2).
h. Monitor system performance and optimize for cost, speed, and reliability using tools like Cloudwatch.
i. Participate in Cloud Modernization activities, recommend solutions and implement modernization work items.
2. Participate in Project Activities and Ensure Compliance to CalSTRS Policies and Best Practices:
a. Assist in planning and ensuring the execution of technical implementation solutions to align with the IT standards, policies, and best practices established by CalSTRS' Technology Services, or those of industry's standards and best practices.
b. Adhere to CalSTRS' standards, policies, best practices, and current and future technical architecture.
c. Participate in use case or requirements sessions or other technical meetings with Subject Matter Experts (SME), business users, or business analysts to develop and document design information.
d. Work with technical architects and database administrators to analyze and design data exchange mechanisms.
e. Work with architects to develop, publish, educate, and promote data strategies, standards, policies, and best practices including data integrity.
f. Participate in the preparation of documentation for enterprise data standards and best practices.
3. Transfer of Knowledge:
a. Creating job-aids and training documents is required.
b. Creating the runbook for the design, development, and unit testing is required.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
CalSTRS is the largest educator-only pension fund in the world. CalSTRS administers a hybrid retirement system, consisting of traditional defined benefit, cash balance and voluntary defined contribution plans. CalSTRS also provides disability and survivor benefits. CalSTRS serves California's public school educators and their families from the state's school districts, county offices of education and community college districts. For more information on CalSTRS and its various programs, please refer to the CalSTRS
Website at: (url removed).
The purpose of this RFO is to select one (1) experienced Cloud Developer with detailed knowledge and experience of Cloud Development with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to work within Enterprise IT Solutions and Innovation Division
BACKGROUND
The CalSTRS Enterprise IT Solutions and Innovation division provides technical guidance, cloud-based application design and development, software development, system design, and services in the maintenance, enhancement, and integration of existing and new enterprise applications to efficiently accomplish the mission of the organization and optimize the business value of technology. Application Developers lead or participate in cross-functional development and maintenance, governing changes and planning for
continuous improvement of a consistent, shared, reusable architecture that allows CalSTRS to obtain the optimum value for the investments made in technology.
CalSTRS Enterprise IT Solutions and Innovation division is seeking a skilled full-stack Cloud Developer to design, develop, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud-based applications and infrastructure. The role involves creating robust cloud-native solutions using platforms primarily on AWS platform. The developer will collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Product teams to build services that are secure, resilient, and aligned with business goals.
Key responsibilities include developing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, optimizing cloud performance, modernizing applications to be cloud ready, ensuring application security, and automating infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Experience in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), serverless architecture, and cloud monitoring tools is preferred.
Minimum Technical Qualifications
1. At least three (3) years of experience with AWS cloud platform and services like Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)/virtual machines (VM) Instances, S3/Cloud Storage, Serverless (AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions), and IAM (Identity & Access Management).
2. At least three (3) years with CI/CD tools in particular GitHub and basic version control workflows.
3. At least three (3) years of experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.
4. At least three (3) years of experience to build, deploy, and debug basic web applications with familiarity with APIs [Representational State Transfer (REST)] and using Python, Node.js or C#.
5. At least three (3) years of experience using Docker, Kubernetes [Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)] and container orchestration.
6. At least three (3) years of experience of structured query language (SQL) and/or not only SQL (NoSQL) databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
7. At least three (3) years of experience with Encryption standards, Secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault), Compliance frameworks [Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and System and Organization Controls 2 (SOC2)].
Desirable Technical Qualifications
1. Familiarity with the AWS Well-Architected Framework and ability to apply its principles in designing scalable and secure solutions.
2. Experience with migrating legacy systems to AWS cloud-native services or re-platforming existing workloads.
3. Experience with cost optimization strategies using AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, or resource tagging and chargeback models.
4. Experience with automated security and compliance enforcement using tools like AWS Config, Security Hub, or custom Lambda policies.
5. Experience setting up centralized logging using CloudWatch Logs, CloudTrail, or third-party tools like Splunk.
6. Scripting experience with Bash, PowerShell, or equivalent.
7. Experience with Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) cloud services (e.g., SageMaker) and multi-cloud architecture.
8. The proposed project person will be able to adhere to the hybrid working model by working on-site 2-3 days per week at CalSTRS Headquarters, West Sacramento, CA. If no, provide a short explanation. (no points)
The Cloud Developer is expected to perform the following tasks, including, but not limited to:
1. Cloud Application Development:
a. Design and develop applications within AWS cloud platform using services like EC2/VM Instances, S3/Cloud Storage, Serverless (AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions), or IAM (Identity & Access Management).
b. Implement DevOps processes, pipelines using CI/CD tools in particular GitHub and basic version control workflows.
c. Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform, and/or AWS CloudFormation.
d. Build, deploy, and debug basic web applications with familiarity of APIs (REST) and using Python, Node.js or C# scripts.
e. Design and develop Docker, Kubernetes (EKS/ AKS/ GKE) and container orchestration for cloud implementations.
f. Design and implement SQL and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
g. Apply security rules and guardrails with Encryption standards, Secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault) and Compliance frameworks (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2).
h. Monitor system performance and optimize for cost, speed, and reliability using tools like Cloudwatch.
i. Participate in Cloud Modernization activities, recommend solutions and implement modernization work items.
2. Participate in Project Activities and Ensure Compliance to CalSTRS Policies and Best Practices:
a. Assist in planning and ensuring the execution of technical implementation solutions to align with the IT standards, policies, and best practices established by CalSTRS' Technology Services, or those of industry's standards and best practices.
b. Adhere to CalSTRS' standards, policies, best practices, and current and future technical architecture.
c. Participate in use case or requirements sessions or other technical meetings with Subject Matter Experts (SME), business users, or business analysts to develop and document design information.
d. Work with technical architects and database administrators to analyze and design data exchange mechanisms.
e. Work with architects to develop, publish, educate, and promote data strategies, standards, policies, and best practices including data integrity.
f. Participate in the preparation of documentation for enterprise data standards and best practices.
3. Transfer of Knowledge:
a. Creating job-aids and training documents is required.
b. Creating the runbook for the design, development, and unit testing is required.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
