Software Engineer

Aquinas Consulting is currently looking to fill a Software Engineer job in Bethesda, MD. This CONTRACT job is available with one of our key customers in the hospitality industry. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and developing production-grade platform services, infrastructure automation, and internal APIs that enable engineering teams to provision and manage cloud infrastructure. To be successful in this position, you must have experience developing backend services and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and modern programming languages such as Go or Python. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in platform engineering, cloud automation, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and policy-as-code technologies.

Software Engineer job responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain internal platform services, APIs, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to automate secure and scalable infrastructure provisioning.
• Build backend services using Go or Python while integrating Terraform automation, reusable infrastructure modules, and cloud platform capabilities.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and Policy as Code (OPA) solutions to ensure security, compliance, and operational reliability.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and engineering teams to deliver scalable platform services, improve automation, and support cloud infrastructure initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership by mentoring engineers, evaluating new technologies, creating technical documentation, and driving continuous improvements to the infrastructure automation platform.
• Monitor platform performance, troubleshoot complex production issues, and implement best practices for reliability, scalability, and maintainability.

Qualifications:

• Five or more years of experience developing and supporting production backend services and APIs for platform, developer tooling, or internal applications.
• Strong programming experience with Go, Python, or similar languages, including RESTful API development, service integration, and software engineering best practices.
• Experience building reliable, scalable distributed systems with knowledge of automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and application lifecycle management.
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure concepts, including networking, IAM, compute, storage, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Experience developing Terraform modules, managing remote state, versioning infrastructure code, and automating cloud infrastructure deployments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex production issues across applications and infrastructure.

If you are interested in this Software Engineer job in Bethesda, MD, please apply now to be connected with a member of our team.

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Aquinas Consulting is a woman and minority owned company headquartered in Milford, CT that provides Engineering, Information Technology (IT), and Manufacturing staffing solutions throughout the US. We take pride in 20 years of service to our clients, our hiring managers, our consultants, and our local community. Aquinas is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and committed to considering all qualified applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. www.aquinasconsulting.com