Senior Cloud Architect Developer

Company: Donan Engineering
Location: Louisville
Posted on: January 14, 2021

Job Description:

Donan is a problem-solving playground where innovation and a "make people first" culture collide to make a business family.


Donan is a nationwide, third-generation engineering firm founded in 1947. Donan is a leader in the forensic investigation industry with a diverse service offering that includes Forensic Engineer, Fire Investigation, Component Testing, UAV Services, and Litigation Support. For nearly seven decades, clients have turned to us for first rate expertise, conclusive answers, and superior insights through innovation.


Donan is looking to hire new talent and currently has a need for a full-time Senior Cloud Architect Developer in Louisville, KY.



The Senior Developer/Cloud Architect will report to the General Manager of Innovation and work closely with the Strategic Initiatives Team to build custom REST APIs. This position will require in-depth programming and database work including the ability to architect maintainable code to implement defined functionality requirements into new or existing REST APIs. Development will be in Python and will utilize the Django framework. Our APIs are hosted and managed in Google Cloud Platform and any prior experience with GCP would be a bonus. Qualified individuals should have the skills and experience to be able to architect and complete medium and large sized projects on your own. The Lead Software Developer will assist in building out requirements and sizing development items, as well as prioritizing and assigning development items to internal and external developers. This position will provide technical guidance to the other software developers on the team and assist them as needed to help them complete assigned work. The Senior Developer/Cloud Architect will be involved in working with client technical teams to assist in designing and implementing integrations of our APIs. This position presents an excellent opportunity to develop and deploy APIs utilizing the latest technology available through GCP along with a state-of-the-art, cloud-based, technology stack.



Donan's total compensation package is impressive and includes benefits such as:

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• Paid Time Off
  
• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
  
• Company Paid Life Insurance and AD&D, & Voluntary Life Insurance with AD&D
  
• Paid Long-term and Short-term Disability
  
• 401(K) matching
  
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
  
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
  
• Employee Assistance Program
  
• Tuition Reimbursement
  
• Professional Development Opportunities
  
• Relocation reimbursement
  
  
  Donan's Senior Developer/Cloud Architect is responsible for:
  
  
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  • Design and develop solutions to implement requested features and functionality into new or existing REST APIs.
    
  • Ongoing API support and maintenance including debugging and troubleshooting.
    
  • Maintain relational databases (PostgreSQL) utilized by APIs and hosted in GCP.
    
  • Assist with customer integrations utilizing our APIs.
    
  • Follow approved life cycle methodologies for program coding and testing.
    
  • Manage and collaborate with vendors who are completing select portions of the API development work.
    
  • Assist in building requirements and sizing development items.
    
  • Assign development work and provide technical guidance to other software developers on the team.
    
    
    
    
    Qualified candidates should have the following to qualify for this position:
    
    
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    • Qualified candidates for this position will typically have 5+ years of relevant experience.
      
    • Extensive experience with Python/Django.
      
    • Experience with development of REST APIs. Familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures for public REST API development.
      
    • Experience working with large datasets in PostgreSQL/MySQL/etc.
      
    • Experience utilizing Regular expression operations.
      
    • Ability to complete medium sized projects with little to no guidance.
      
    • Ability to manage an internal or external team.
      
    • Must be well organized with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
      
    • Experience hosting and managing APIs in Google Cloud Platform as well as utilizing various GCP tools and services to enhance API functionality would be a bonus.
      
      
      Physical Requirements
      
      
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      • Frequently required to stand on one's feet for prolonged periods of time.
        
      • Frequently required to lift and/or move objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
        
      • Frequently required to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, or crawl.
        
      • Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
        
      • Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
        
      • Frequently required to sit at a computer and look at a computer screen for extended periods of time.
        
        
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        Donan is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are an E-Verify participating employer.
        
        
        
        
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