Rag Developer Jobs in Homestead, FL (NOW HIRING)

Client is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Engineer (Cloud Applications & Integration) to spearhead the design, development, integration, and maintenance of our custom-built applications and ensure seamless connectivity with our existing enterprise systems. This role will be pivotal in driving our digital transformation initiatives by delivering robust, scalable, and efficient solutions that meet our unique business needs. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background, proven leadership abilities, and a strategic mindset to navigate complex integration landscapes, with strong experience building and operating applications on AWS.

Responsibilities:

·       Lead and mentor a team of custom application developers and integration specialists within the implementation partner team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.

·       Assign tasks, set priorities, and monitor team performance to ensure timely and quality delivery.

·       Participate in the recruitment and onboarding of new team members.

·       Oversee the entire lifecycle of custom application development, from design to development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

·       Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical specifications.

·       Architect and design scalable, secure, and maintainable custom applications using appropriate technologies and frameworks.

·       Ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines.

·       Manage code repositories, version control, and deployment processes.

·       Develop and implement a comprehensive integration strategy to connect custom applications with various enterprise systems (e.g., ERP, CRM, data warehouses, third-party APIs).

·       Design and implement integration solutions using various tools and technologies (e.g., API management platforms, ETL tools, messaging queues, ESBs).

·       Ensure data integrity, security, and performance across integrated systems.

·       Monitor and troubleshoot integration issues, implementing timely resolutions.

·       Provide technical leadership and guidance to the SI team on application development and integration methodologies, tools, and technologies.

·       Participate in architectural reviews and provide recommendations on technology choices.

·       Manage expectations and provide regular updates on project status and progress.

·       Participate in project planning and estimation efforts.

Requirements:

·       Bachelor''s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field. Master''s degree preferred.

·       5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating production applications on AWS.

·       Hands-on experience with AWS application patterns and services (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, EC2, S3, RDS/DynamoDB, SNS/SQS, EventBridge, CloudFront).

·       Experience integrating applications with enterprise platforms, especially ERPs, via APIs, events, middleware, and/or ETL (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics).

·       Experience building integrations and APIs using modern patterns (REST/GraphQL), event-driven architectures, and messaging.

·       Strong software engineering skills with one or more languages such as Node.js, Java, or Python; modern web development experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and a UI framework (e.g., React).

·       Experience building AI agents and LLM-powered applications, including prompt design, tool/function calling, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and evaluation/monitoring in production.

·       Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines; automated testing; and observability (logging, metrics, tracing).

·       Infrastructure as Code experience (e.g., Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK).

·       Strong understanding of security best practices for cloud applications (IAM least privilege, secrets management, encryption, network controls).

·       Strong understanding of database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).

·       Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.

·       Strong leadership, communication (both written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.

·       Experience with Agile development methodologies.

·       SAP experience: familiarity with SAP ERP/S/4HANA integration patterns (e.g., IDoc, OData, BAPI/RFC) and/or SAP BTP/CAP, SAP Fiori/SAPUI5, and SAP Integration Suite.