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Backend Infrastructure Engineer (AWS Focus) - Fulltime - Worldwide

Location

Remote anywhere

Hourly rate

Hourly rate

Min. experience

5+ years

Hours per week

40 hours

Duration

2 weeks

Required skills

PythonAWS

Freelance job
Posted 24 days ago
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Actively recruiting / 94 applicants

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Florencia Suarez VaradyFlorencia Suarez Varady, Recruiter

About Us

West Tennessee Consulting is a nonprofit-focused technology firm dedicated to creating accessible, effective digital tools for social impact. As we prepare our internal applications for production, we are seeking a Backend Infrastructure Engineer to lead critical AWS infrastructure work to ensure our systems are secure, scalable, and cost-efficient.

The Role

You will join our backend team to focus exclusively on infrastructure and backend logic, helping transition our app ecosystem to a robust production-ready state. This includes defining and managing our AWS environment using infrastructure-as-code tools and supporting secure authentication, data delivery, and deployment pipelines.

Responsibilities

  • Lead backend development and infrastructure configuration for production readiness
  • Set up and manage services using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, S3, CloudFront, and IAM
  • Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Support CI/CD automation and deployment processes (GitHub Actions preferred)
  • Collaborate with the internal team on system design, architecture, and DevSecOps practices
  • Conduct performance tuning and cost optimization across AWS resources
  • Optional: Integrate Amazon Lex for chatbot capabilities

Tech Stack & Tools

  • Cloud Services: AWS (Cognito, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, IAM, Amazon Lex)
  • IaC: Terraform or CloudFormation
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions (nice to have)
  • Collaboration: GitHub, Slack

What We’re Looking For

  • 4+ years of backend or DevOps experience with deep AWS expertise
  • Hands-on experience with AWS Cognito, Lambda (serverless), API Gateway, S3, CloudFront, and IAM
  • Strong command of infrastructure-as-code using Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Proven ability to set up secure, scalable, and cost-optimized infrastructure
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment best practices
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills
  • Self-starter able to work independently within a scoped engagement

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