Software Engineer MFT - Virtual

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At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. Alight embraces values that come directly from our people – purposeful, human, united and growth-minded – reflecting our inclusive culture and promise that our clients expect. We are passionate about connecting purpose with impact. Alight empowers clients to build a healthier and more financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, navigation, and absence management.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, Alight offers programs and plans that support your mind, body, wallet, and life. Benefits include health, dental and vision coverages starting Day One. Additionally, Alight colleagues enjoy wellbeing programs, retirement plans with contribution matching, generous time off, parental leave, continuing education, and career growth opportunities – all within a thriving global organization.

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. Alight embraces values that come directly from our people – purposeful, human, united and growth-minded – reflecting our inclusive culture and promise that our clients expect. We are passionate about connecting purpose with impact. Alight empowers clients to build a healthier and more financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, navigation, and absence management.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, Alight offers programs and plans that support your mind, body, wallet, and life. Benefits include health, dental and vision coverages starting Day One. Additionally, Alight colleagues enjoy wellbeing programs, retirement plans with contribution matching, generous time off, parental leave, continuing education, and career growth opportunities – all within a thriving global organization.

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 6 years in a row.

Thanks to the work of every colleague, Alight has received multiple awards of recognition including “Great Place to Work” for the past 7 years and Fortune’s “Best Companies to Work For.” To learn more about our company culture and awards

You will build, and support critical data pathways powering our business. Your primary focus will be connecting legacy batch systems with modern cloud infrastructure. You will manage high-volume file transfers, automate complex job workflows, and build custom integrations. This role heavily blends pro‑active system design with hands‑on production support to maintain 24/7 system reliability.

• Please NOTE:
  
  Applicants must reside in the United States in one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia in order to be considered for this role. **
• US Citizenship requirements- as this role supports services provided to the federal government and/or a federal government contractor, proof will be required to verify US citizenship status at time of hire.**

• Maintain version control using Git and deploy code packages through automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Github Actions/Workflows).

• Configure, test, and onboard secure file transfer protocols including SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS.
• Architect and manage secure external file exchanges with third‑party vendors and financial institutions.
• Build, optimize, and maintain complex multi‑step batch processing schedules inside Control‑M.
• Use Control‑D to generate, format, and securely distribute automated system reports to business units.

• Maintain scalable AWS resources including EC2, S3, Lambda, and VPC networks.
• Write Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using Terraform to automate deployments.
• Monitor cloud performance, track resource utilization, and optimize configurations to reduce operating costs.
• Implement AWS IAM roles and security policies to enforce strict, least‑privilege data access controls.

• Serve as the…