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This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12452996 College Board Technology Division - Item Cloud Blue

Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).

Type:This is a full-time position

About the Team

The Item Cloud team is committed to building and driving innovation for internal-facing web applications that support College Board\'s core products. Our team consists of 2 small squads, each of which owns a unique, data-intensive, high-impact, single-page web application that represents our internal content creation processes. We own the full stack, from the infrastructure in AWS to the front-end and back-end code deployed there. We build everything serverless, in the cloud, leveraging current technologies and novel techniques to be a force-multiplier for the programs we serve. We are remote, but close-knit. We are strong advocates of work/life balance and flexibility with schedules when needed. We often accomplish our work through paired or mob programming. We are proactive, passionate, and outcome-oriented, putting a premium on quality and efficiency. We use Agile scrum to manage our work and deliver value regularly following a DevOps model. The impact of our efforts as creative problem-solvers and idea-generators leads to innovations and dramatic improvements in College Board\'s biggest program applications, serving millions of students to help them take ownership of their future.

About the Opportunity

Being a Senior Engineer on our Item Cloud team offers a dynamic and collaborative environment where you\'ll design, implement, and test high-performance, fault-tolerant serverless and container-based applications in the cloud. You\'ll be at the forefront of enhancing our search capabilities with OpenSearch, improving the content authoring experience, and advancing our CI/CD processes and documentation practices. The role is ideal for a communicative and approachable technologist who thrives on innovation and continuous learning, and is driven by the challenge of applying cutting-edge cloud-based solutions in an innovative and mission orientated Technology organization.

About You

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain user-facing features and back-end services using React, TypeScript, and AWS services, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using AWS CDK.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, provide technical guidance to junior developers, and drive the adoption of best practices and new technologies.
• Optimize application performance, implement automated testing using Playwright, and ensure technical feasibility and code quality through reviews.
• Solve complex problems using divergent thinking resulting in innovative solutions.
• Follow DevOps best practices including continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practice of rapidly implementing, testing, and delivering high-quality code.
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of our customer\'s business processes and operations.
• Support team-centered, Agile software development.

You have:

• 5+ years\' experience in full stack development, building, testing, and managing web-based applications.
• At least 3 years of recent, strong, hands-on experience with React, TypeScript, and AWS services.
• Experience working within the AWS cloud ecosystem, including serverless architecture and resources such as Lambda, Gateway API, OpenSearch, SNS, SQS, S3, Step Functions, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and DynamoDB.
• You have a passion for learning, driving change, and proposing solutions to complex problems.
• Bachelor\'s and/or Master\'s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Systems.

In addition, you are:

• User and mission oriented.
• Generous in service of students, colleagues, and partners.
• You are authorized to work in the United States.

About Our Process

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled
• While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks

About Our Benefits & Compensation:

College Board offers a competitive benefits and compensation program that attracts top talent looking to make a difference in education. As a self-sustaining non-profit, we believe in compensating employees equitably in relation to each other, their qualifications, their impact, and the relevant market.

The hiring range for a new employee in this position is \$144,000 to \$157,000.

Your salary will be carefully determined based on your location, relevant experience, the e