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.