AWS Cloud & Performance Computing Engineer

Senior AWS Engineer – Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The role involves designing, deploying, and managing scalable, fault‑tolerant AWS infrastructure to support the Reserve’s economic, financial, and payment systems.

• Lead consulting activities and documentation in partnership with NIT, Cloud Foundation Teams, and district stakeholders to meet business requirements.
• Collaborate with teams to translate requirements into efficient, cost‑effective AWS solutions using industry‑standard practices.
• Design and implement scalable, fault‑tolerant, and secure AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Automate deployment, testing, and monitoring through CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production issues using AWS services such as Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, IAM, EC2, Lambda, ECS Fargate, and Parallel Cluster.
• Optimize performance, cost, and reliability of AWS applications while ensuring cloud‑native best practices.
• Design and deploy HPC clusters with Slurm scheduling and parallel file systems (Ceph, GPFS, Lustre, EFS).
• Implement automation via Terraform and Docker, and optimize scientific workflows (MPI/OpenMP) with GPU/accelerator support in cloud and hybrid environments.
• Provide Linux (RHEL/CentOS) administration and scripting with Python and Bash.
• Implement security and governance controls to ensure compliance with audit requirements and Information Security guidelines.
• Continuously improve Dev Sec Ops  processes to enhance organizational efficiency and agility.
• Lead critical technical projects and train staff on tools, standards, and procedures.

• 10+ years of experience in cloud engineering, primarily AWS.
• 5+ years of hands‑on HPC experience.
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Excellent communication skills – concise, direct, and purposeful.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (Master’s preferred).
• Proven track record working effectively in large enterprise environments.
• AWS Associate or Professional certifications strongly preferred.
• U.S. citizenship or three or more years of permanent resident (Green Card) status.
• Eligibility for a government security investigation.
• Must be able to work in‑office at a district reserve bank location.

• Comprehensive health care benefits.
• 401(k) match with pension.
• Tuition assistance.
• Paid time off and professional development opportunities.
• Other perks including volunteer leave and onsite amenities.

The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law.