API Platform Engineer

job summary:

Randstad is seeking a skilled API Platform Engineer to join a high-impact portfolio engineering team supporting a premier client in Washington, D.C. In this role, you will lead critical API platform modernization initiatives, manage code vulnerability remediations, maintain robust GitHub branching strategies, and deliver supplemental engineering support to the Safety & Security Software Development Team. This opportunity is ideal for a proactive engineer experienced in AWS serverless and containerized architectures, RESTful API integrations, and modern CI/CD practices who thrives in securing and optimizing enterprise-grade applications.

location: Washington, Washington, D.C.
job type: Contract
salary: $50 - 58 per hour
work hours: 9am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:

Platform Modernization: Drive API platform upgrades and enhancement initiatives across cloud infrastructure environments.

Security & Remediation: Identify, prioritize, and remediate code vulnerabilities and software bugs to ensure security and compliance across portfolio applications.

Version Control & CI/CD: Manage GitHub branching strategies, code repositories, and automated build/deployment pipelines using AWS CodePipeline.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with the Safety & Security Software Development Team to provide supplemental engineering support, code reviews, and issue resolution.

System Integration: Develop, optimize, and maintain scalable REST APIs and data streaming pipelines connecting core portfolio applications.

qualifications:

Core Expertise: Hands-on experience developing and supporting RESTful APIs in modern cloud environments.

Cloud & Serverless Technologies: Proficiency with AWS services, including AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Amazon Kinesis, ECS (Elastic Container Service), and EBS (Elastic Block Store).

Programming Languages: Strong hands-on coding skills in Python and Node.js.

DevOps & Version Control: Demonstrated experience using GitHub for source control (branching, merging, pull requests) and maintaining AWS CodePipeline workflows.

Problem Solving: Proven ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve software vulnerabilities and complex system bugs effectively.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.