AWS/ETL Engineer (Salesforce)

CADRE is seeking an AWS / ETL Engineer to support an initiative that will evaluate and build out an end-to-end communication workflow delivering high-volume outbound email communications. The role spans two related work streams: a solution assessment/architecture analysis phase to validate that the proposed integration pattern can reliably scale, and a development phase to build, test, and deploy the resulting Salesforce and AWS components into production. This is a hands-on, individual-contributor role requiring strong AWS integration skills, working knowledge of Salesforce-based integration patterns, and the ability to produce clear architectural and technical documentation for both technical and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate S-Docs' ability to generate accurate, consistent HTML/PDF templates, and identify the data dependencies, automation triggers, and governance controls needed to ensure template quality at scale.

• Analyze Salesforce's integration pathways to identify the most scalable pattern for transmitting large-volume email payloads to AWS, considering throughput, API limits, latency, and fault-tolerance requirements.

• Examine AWS Lambda's processing capacity, queueing strategies, and monitoring capabilities to confirm the integration layer can support transformation, routing, and secure delivery to VA Notify under peak loads.

• Review VA Notify's API capabilities and status-reporting mechanisms.

• Validate the overall solution against operational expectations around scalability, security controls, auditability, observability, and alignment with enterprise compliance requirements.

• Document findings, architectural decisions, and identified risks/issues to ensure traceability and support future governance reviews.

• Summarize the analysis in formal solution documentation — data flows, sequence diagrams, considerations, and decision logs — to ensure alignment among technical teams, business stakeholders, and support groups.

• Build and refine data models, integration components, error-handling logic, and orchestration needed to support end-to-end processing across Salesforce, AWS, and VA Notify.

• Develop capabilities including S-Docs template automation, email request creation, outbound integration callouts, inbound status update processing, and supporting dashboards and reports.

• Implement AWS components such as API Gateway endpoints, Lambda functions, SQS queueing, dead-letter queues (DLQs), logging/monitoring pipelines, and services for writing delivery

• Execute unit testing, integration testing, full end-to-end testing, and high-volume load validation

• Deploy changes through CI/CD pipelines across development, QA, UAT, and production environments, ensuring monitoring, alerting, and operational readiness

• Finalize technical documentation, operational runbooks, and support procedures, and conduct handover and training for system administrators and support teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Experience in data engineering, systems integration, ETL development, and/or cloud infrastructure.

• Hands-on expertise with AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, SQS (including DLQ patterns), S3, IAM, and CloudWatch

• Experience with Salesforce integration patterns, including outbound/inbound callouts, Apex, Flow automation, and document-generation tools such as S-Docs (or comparable tools, e.g., Conga, Nintex Drawloop).

• Working knowledge of, or ability to quickly ramp up on, VA Notify (or comparable notification/delivery-status APIs) for status, bounce, and failure reporting.

• Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting/programming language commonly used for integration and data processing (e.g., Python, Apex).

• Demonstrated experience with the full test lifecycle — unit, integration, end-to-end, and high-volume load/performance testing — and with CI/CD deployment across multiple environments (dev, QA, UAT, production).

• Experience working on federal government contracts, with familiarity with VA or other federal agency IT environments, security requirements, and compliance frameworks (FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53).

• Strong ability to produce clear architectural documentation (data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, decision logs) and to communicate findings to both technical and business stakeholders.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance; U.S. Citizenship required per VA contract requirements.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Salesforce certification (e.g., Platform Developer I/II, Salesforce Administrator, or Integration Architect) and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate).

• Direct hands-on experience with S-Docs template design/automation and with VA Notify or another government notification-delivery API.

• Experience with VA-specific systems or programs (e.g., VistA, MASS, VBMS, or other VA data platforms) is a strong plus.

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation, and CI/CD tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline).

• Experience with observability/monitoring tooling for distributed, queue-based systems (e.g., CloudWatch dashboards/alarms, X-Ray, Splunk).

• Prior experience supporting a VA ATO process, governance review, or working directly with VA OIT.

How We’ll Support You:

Keeping people satisfied is no small undertaking. At CADRE, our commitment to supporting employees extends further than conventional benefits. While we offer competitive industry-standard packages, our focus goes beyond transactional care.

This is why we developed the CADRE Cares Program which encompasses a range of benefits and initiatives aimed at enhancing the overall well-being and job satisfaction of employees.

We want to support our employees at the times they need it the most. We envision unwavering commitment to our employees that sets a new standard for compassionate and impactful business practices.

CADRE Convoy Program:

· A dedicated support system designed to cater to your individual needs and enhance your overall well-being, no matter where you are.

CADRE Connect Program:

· A series of intentional touchpoints, events, and initiatives that promote open communication and encourage continuous growth and development among team members.

CADRE Compensation Program:

· 401k Safe Harbor Plans with matching & immediate vesting

· Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans

· Paid Time Off: Holidays, Vacation, Wellness, & Personal Leave Plans

· Continuing Education & Training Budget

· Office & Technology Budget

· Cell Phone Budget

· Wellness & Healthy Living Budget

· Awards & Bonuses

· Profit Sharing Plans

Who We Are:

We’re more than a government contracting company. We’re a cadre, a specialized team finely honed in providing innovative solutions that meet the complex and evolving needs of government agencies. We strategically mobilize, manage, and maintain specialized cadres using our RO(M³) model.

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