Back-End Go Engineer (Cloud Compliance & Data Pipelines)

Title: Back-End Go Engineer (Cloud Compliance & Data Pipelines)
Duration: 6 months (with possible extension)
Location: Richmond, VA/ Mclean VA (3 days a week hybrid)

Role Overview
We are seeking a skilled Back-End Engineer with strong Go (Golang) development experience to join our Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. In this role, you will help build and expand a large-scale big data platform responsible for monitoring cloud compliance and security controls across thousands of AWS accounts for the Client.

This is a pure back-end position focused on functional programming, serverless infrastructure, and data pipeline orchestration at a massive scale-processing millions of compliance findings per day. You will work within a collaborative 7-person team under the direct guidance of the Hiring Manager.

Primary Technical Focus:
?Golang + AWS Serverless (Lambdas & Step Functions)
Experience Level: 4 to 6 years of core engineering experience (open to 8+ years for the right technical fit)
Location Priority: Richmond, VA (First Choice) / McLean, VA (Strong Second Choice)
Front-End Work: None (0% Front-End)
Interview Process: A single-round interview focusing purely on technical questions (no live code-pairing).

Key Responsibilities:
Build Serverless Pipelines: Design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines and orchestration flows utilizing AWS Step Functions and AWS Lambda.
Scale & Optimize: Manage and scale a big data platform that executes monitoring controls across 3,000+ AWS accounts, efficiently handling multiple millions of findings and compliance data points daily.
Integrate Systems: Focus heavily on expanding and optimizing existing compliance pipelines to successfully integrate and support Client's workloads.
Database Management: Interface backend applications smoothly with Postgres and Snowflake database environments.
Agile Collaboration: Actively participate in daily team operations, picking up and executing backend development tasks managed and assigned directly through JIRA.

Required Skills & Qualifications:
Core Language Proficiency: Strong, production-level development experience using Go (Golang) as a primary programming language.
AWS Serverless Expertise: Hands-on experience building functional programming pipelines using AWS Lambda and AWS Step Functions for orchestration.
Scale Experience: Proven background working within big data or large-scale cloud environments.
Database Experience: Familiarity working with relational databases (Postgres) and data warehouses (Snowflake).
Education & Experience: * Ideally looking for 4–6 years of experience in back-end/full-stack engineering.
Flexible Education Requirement: A Bachelor’s degree is preferred, but not required if the candidate brings 8+ years of strong, relevant technical experience.

Preferred Skills & Nice-to-Haves:
Domain Knowledge: Prior experience or familiarity with the AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management) domain and cloud compliance controls.
Infrastructure as Code & Tools: Familiarity with CloudFormation and Docker containers (Note: This is an engineering role, not a dedicated DevOps position).

Certifications: An AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate) or AWS Certified Developer (Associate) is nice to have but will not exclude experienced candidates.

Industry Experience: Prior experience in large-scale financial services environments is a plus.
  
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 60.00/daily.