Tax Analysts
Location
Falls Church, VA | United States
Job description
Tax Analysts, publisher of Tax Notes, is the leading global publisher and essential source of news and analysis for over 150,000 tax professionals, with correspondents in more than 125 countries, and close to 200 local talented professionals. Our Culture and Values encompass transparency and passion around cultivating an environment that embraces collaboration and innovation. Tax Analysts offers a hybrid work environment (3 days in office and 2 days WFH), work/life balance, competitive compensation, and a generous benefits package.
SUMMARY: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Engineer specializing in the AWS ecosystem to join our team! In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying scalable and resilient content-driven cloud-based solutions using a range of AWS services including Lambda, CloudFront, API Gateway, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, and other tools. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, propose innovative solutions, shape and enhance Tax Analysts’ web platforms, and deliver high-quality software that meets our evolving needs, all within an Agile environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned to meet the department’s objectives.
1. Design, develop, and maintain enhancements to Tax Analysts’ AWS cloud infrastructure to support various applications and services.
2. Implement best practices in application monitoring and infrastructure operations.
3. Produce microservices or other application components to integrate business and database logic and third-party applications.
4. Design and implement database solutions ensuring data consistency, durability, and performance.
5. Integrate information, infrastructure, and application security best practices.
6. Enhance the scalability and reduce latency of highly available web solutions using AWS CloudFront, caching, API Gateway, and other technologies.
7. Enhance automated deployment processes using CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless and frequent updates to production environments.
8. Collaborate with the development team to define architecture, best practices, and coding standards.
9. Provide technical guidance and development support to team members, ensuring adherence to standards, practices, and project timelines.
10. Continuously monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize applications, services, and infrastructure to maximize efficiency and reliability.
11. Keep abreast of new or enhanced AWS services and development standards to identify opportunities for improvement and future-proofing applications.
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Frequently required to sit for prolonged periods, talk and hear; use hands to type, file, handle, or feel; reach with arms. Have visual acuity to use a computer and keyboard, prepare and analyze data and figures, read extensively. Occasionally required to stand, walk, and lift up to 20 pounds. Requires ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations. Work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
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