Immediate Need !! Lead Python/AWS Developer | Locations: Bloomfield, CT (Preferred), Lafayette, LA, Raleigh, NC, Plano, TX, St. Louis, MO (Hybrid)

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
At least 10+ years of software development experience, including 2+ years as a technical lead, architect, or senior advisor on a Python backend team.
. Demonstrated experience setting technical direction and standards for a team, including leading code reviews and design discussions.
. Experience Managing large data frame transfers and transformations using AWS Glue, Pandas, and NumPy
. Proven experience building and scaling REST APIs (FastAPI/Flask) in production environments.
. Strong SQL skills at an architectural level: schema design, indexing strategy, and performance tuning across a system.
Hands on AWS experience with:
. Lambda, S3, SQS, DynamoDB
. EC2 and EKS (deployments, services, ingress, config/secrets, troubleshooting) Boto3, IAM, CloudWatch
. Experience with CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar) and container registries.
. Comfortable communicating directly with stakeholders/leadership on technical matters — translating technical detail into risk, tradeoffs, and recommendations.
. A collaborative, low ego working style — this is a peer capacity role alongside two existing tech leads. Success requires shared ownership and willingness to align with established direction.