We are Privo, an AWS Premier Consulting partner headquartered in Woburn, MA with expertise in AWS migrations and management, managed services/help desk, and cybersecurity.Not only do we plan, build, and optimize for our clients, but we also have a growing list of clients that rely on us for 24x7 monitoring and management of their AWS infrastructure.We combine deep AWS experience with a genuine joy for the work we do.

Working closely with great companies to solve their most important IT challenges is what gets us out of bed in the morning.We are seeking people who are smart, charming, and anxious to learn; and we give them opportunities to learn new skills and go deeper with the ones they already have.If you are looking for a place to grow professionally, this is it.

THE ROLE

You will be building/leading a team that is responsible for designing, modernizing, developing, and implementing cloud-native applications.You will be working with cloud-native technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker to build highly scalable applications and microservices.You will take charge of the designing and implementation of microservices as well as refactoring legacy and traditional monolithic applications into microservices architectures.

As an integral member of our engineering team, we highly encourage the contribution of ideas and drive the generation of new concepts to maintain our outstanding leadership position for technology and service delivery in the marketplace.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of software development experience with strong Java/Jee/Spring development frameworks
• Demonstrated implementation of microservices, containers, and cloud-native application development
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or Openshift and related container platform ecosystems
• Strong understanding and experience of release engineering and continuous delivery process
• Strong understanding of static code analysis, unit testing and test-driven development, security testing, and automated test frameworks
• Experience using Jenkins, SonarQube, GIT, Maven, Gradle
• Strong understanding of DevOps and Continuous Delivery principles
• Experience with two or more application servers such as JBoss, Tomcat, Weblogic or Websphere
• Strong Agile experience working in Scrum and/or Kanban models
• Solid understanding of Amazon AWS cloud; AWS certifications are a plus
• Experience with two or more database technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, or MongoDB
• Experience working in a DevOps-focused environment with an advanced understanding of DevOps principles is highly desirable
• Proven track record of delivering high quality and consistent systems and environments for development teams
• Ability to multi-task; work on multiple project teams and context switch often
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills

QUALIFICATIONS

In This Role You Will Be Responsible for:

Assessing traditional enterprise application design and implementation along with understanding an application's readiness for cloud-native transformation. Helping to refactor and migrate traditional applications into container workloads and microservices as applicable. Implementing efficiencies for dev tools and aligning with cloud-native paradigms to drive CI/CD and Continuous DeliveryBuilding reference architectures and prototype reference implementations using microservices and containers (Docker, Kubernetes)Mentoring other software development teams to transform their apps and services into microservices, containers, and cloud-native architectures.

WHO WE ARE

We are Privo, an AWS Premier Consulting partner headquartered in Woburn, MA who helps customers architect, migrate, manage, optimize, and secure the AWS workloads.Think for a moment about the vast numbers of servers humming away in dusty server closets and co-location facilities around the world.Virtually all businesses that still own and operate their own servers (over 90% of businesses!) know they should move to the cloud but they lack the time and expertise to get it done.

It requires knowledge of not just the AWS platform but also of networking, VPNs, databases, Linux, Windows, security, monitoring, scalability, backups, and much more.On top of that, you have brilliant people with great ideas that want to scale their applications globally in days not months, and they come to us to make it happen on the AWS platform.Finding people with these skills -- AWS, general IT infrastructure, and security -- is like hunting for winged unicorns.

On the one hand, it’s why our services are so in demand but it’s also why we are always struggling to find people to meet that demand.Therefore, we seek people who are smart, charming, gritty, and anxious to learn; and we give them opportunities to learn new skills and go deeper with the ones they already have.If you are looking for a place to grow professionally, this is it.

WHAT WE OFFER

• A ridiculously great work environment. Our top priority as a company is creating a place where people love to work. Our office is relaxed, collaborative, and fun. We started our business with the premise that smart and creative people have a strong distaste for bureaucracy and micromanagement and they find it painful to work for small-minded people/companies. They want to come to work to make an impact, solve interesting problems, help their teammates, grow their skills and their careers, and build something great. We give you the freedom, respect, and resources to do what you need to do, so your job doesn’t have to feel like a job. On top of that, the company is growing extremely fast which is both exciting and challenging at the same time. If you like a little bit of a faster pace, you’ll love it here.

• Endless Training and Career Development. The kind of people we are looking for are driven by a deep desire for continuous learning. AWS is the leading cloud platform and we give our employees the opportunity to learn it inside and out. We will pay for your AWS certifications and support your career development in any way we can.

• Flexibility. It’s important that you live in the Boston area and come to the office most days, but you don’t have to come in every day. If you can be productive at home, we can develop a flexible schedule to fit your lifestyle. We collaborate using Slack and other tools and it works great.

THE COVER LETTER IS KEY

If this sounds like your kind of place, we, of course, want to see your resume, but more importantly, we want to hear why you think you would be successful here. We’re not asking for the standard cover letter. We want your authentic voice and your personality to come through. Tell us your story. If you half-ass a cover letter or send something generic, we’re going to half-ass our consideration and send you a generic rejection letter. No offense.

We look forward to meeting you!