AWS 

Developer

Apex Systems is a Global IT Services Firm and our Staffing practice is looking for an Node JS -
AWS Developer to place at our client, a Big Five Bank. You will be joining a highly
collaborative, fast paced and high performing team. 

Client: Big Five Bank 

 Line of Business: Personal and Business Banking

 Estimated Start Date: Early June 2023 

 Length of Contract: 6 months contract to hire, desire for FTE is a must

 Possibility of Extension: Yes

 Working Location: Hybrid Toronto – Once per week

 Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Project: Back End Services Development for Personal and Business Banking Portfolio 

Overall Responsibilities:

 Implement backend solutions using AWS services such as Lambda and ECS, while
ensuring code adheres to security, performance, and non-functional requirements.
 Translate business requirements into detailed design specifications and code,
collaborate with stakeholders to define, analyze, and deliver requirements, and
assess the costs and benefits of different solutions to recommend appropriate
designs.
 Assess the impact of design decisions on the computer solution/service being
developed and recommend alternate solutions to optimize performance, schedule,
budget, quality, and downstream component/system impact.
 Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, identify
emerging issues and trends, and provide specialized consulting, analytical, and
technical support to resolve strategic issues.
 Conduct independent analysis and assessment, lead and implement initiatives to
deliver business objectives, and support specific project deliverables and outcomes.
 Build solutions that are scalable, supportable, and achieve common assets, and
recommend or automate approaches to streamline and integrate technological
processes and systems to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.
 Stay up to date on latest industry technical and business trends, actively seek to
improve solutions, and work in an Agile environment with a continuous
improvement mindset and culture.

Your Mindset:
  You are a self-starter, driven and can handle multiple projects and priorities.
 You are passionate about driving customer values with digital acceleration mindset
and culture in a fast-paced, challenging environment where you get the opportunity
to work with a spectrum of latest tools and technologies to drive forward continuous
improvement.
 You are actively looking to improve the solutions you implement, understand the
efficacy of collaboration and reaching out across functional borders and are keen to
work in a team in an Agile environment.
 As a member of this team, you should possess the ability to inspire yourself and your
team. Based on your previous experiences you will inject new knowledge and skills
into an already high performing team thus excelling our efforts to new heights.

Desired Skills and Experience:

 A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent industry

experience.
 3+ years experience 
 An in-depth level of understanding with software development principles
 Agile - great communication skills 
 Strong command on NodeJS
 Very good knowledge on AWS Cloud services Lambda, DynamoDB, API gateway, S3
bucket, Cloud watch, Kibana, SNS, SQS SSM, SM etc
 Experience with server less API development is must
 GIT version controlling
 Restful APIs
 Problem Solving skills and Excellent Interpersonal Skills 
 Agile Methodology

Tools Skill:

 VSCode,
 Github
 AWS tools

Good to have:

 Jira,
 Service Now,
 Java
 Restful APIs