Senior Cloud Developer (AWS)

REDspace turns complex problems into simple solutions by leveraging cutting-edge technologies and industry best practices. Some examples of our projects include video streaming architectures, client-side applications, ETL-pipelines, low-latency and real-time business insights solutions for industry-leading clients such as Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, Emera, IBM, and more.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Developer (AWS) to join our cross-functional team in Bedford, Nova Scotia. In this role you’ll be responsible for creating and maintaining processes designed to best leverage cloud resources used in REDspace’s development lifecycle.

What you’ll do.

Build reliable, performant and scalable infrastructure
Work with a learning mindset, have empathy, strong communication skills and deep respect for the power of collaboration
Drive clear next steps when encountering ambiguous spaces without clear lines of ownership, turning open-ended problems into effective solutions
High standards for code quality and a constructive attitude to help others raise the bar
Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related production issues in cloud environments
Collaborate daily with other teams, customers, partners, and stakeholders on the solutions you’re working on
Ability to represent the business professionally when speaking with clients and partners
Perform helpful and meaningful code reviews to aide in other developers growth
Mentor other developers on best practices, code quality, design patterns, and other relevant technical skills

Must haves.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Minimum 5 years of hands-on cloud engineering experience
Hands-on experience with AWS Athena, Lambda and Step-functions, API Gateway, ECS, EKS, Fargate, Kubernetes, S3, EC2, SQS, RDS, CloudFront, and VPC
Proficient in Terraform
Demonstrated proficiency with at least one modern general-purpose programming language like Node.js, Java, Go, Python.
Experience with centralized logging and general monitoring systems such as Newrelic, Grafana, Prometheus, etc.
Hands-on working experience with CI/CD pipelines, AWS CodePipeline, Github Actions, or Jenkins.
Able to demonstrate proficiency in cloud cost optimization and right-sizing architectures.
Demonstrated experience with event-driven architecture.

Nice to haves.

Certified as an AWS Solutions Architect at either Associate or Professional level
Hashicorp certification in Terraform
Experience in alternative IaC solutions such as Amazon CDK, Helm, etc.
Kubernetes certification (CKAD)
Experience building RESTful services
Previous experience building in microservice and SOA based architectures

Working at REDspace.

One of the big plus sides of working at REDspace is we look out for you.

Your well-being. We offer:

Fully company-funded health, vision, dental, and life insurance coverage with access to an online doctor
Pension plan contribution matching
Healthy living allowance

Your career. We’re invested in your growth. We offer:

Annual professional development allowance
Bi-weekly and monthly Project and Tech shares
Annual salary and performance reviews

Your happiness. You’ll enjoy coming to work every day. We offer:

A flexible work environment with remote work options, in office opportunities or a mixed approach
Financial relocation assistance
Social and team building events
Charitable donation matching

At REDspace, our team’s diversity makes us stronger.

Different backgrounds, talents, skills, experiences, and perspectives strengthen our business and the communities in which we work and live. We are committed to growing and cultivating an inclusive environment that enables knowledge sharing and collaboration—empowering our employees to be their best.

We hire based on merit and skill and make all employment-related and hiring decisions regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or indigenous origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital status, or Veteran status. We encourage and embrace applications from BIPOC, women in non-traditional positions, persons with disabilities, and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.

Where to find us!

168-1595 Bedford Hwy

Bedford NS, Canada B4A 3Y4

This position is a hybrid position based out of our Bedford office.

We offer a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience. We appreciate your interest in REDspace.

* Please note, only candidates who meet the requirements of the role will be contacted.