AWS Solutions Engineer​/ Architect

** This position follows a hybrid work model, with an expectation to be in the office 3 days per week at the St. Petersburg, FL Corporate Office location.*
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Please note:

This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future._*
* ** Responsibilities*
* + Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient AWS solutions supporting enterprise Financial Crimes applications.

+ Design cloud-native applications, enterprise data platforms, and integration solutions using modern microservices, serverless, event-driven, and API-based architectures.

+ Develop and optimize enterprise data platforms, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data integration frameworks supporting analytics, reporting, and operational workloads.

+ Define cloud architecture standards, security controls, networking, observability, resiliency, and operational best practices while promoting Infrastructure as Code and Dev Ops automation.

+ Collaborate with application, data, infrastructure, security, and business teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

+ Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, design guidance, code reviews, mentoring, and adoption of engineering best practices.

** Required

Skills & Qualifications *
* + Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise solutions on AWS, including cloud architecture, application development, and data engineering.

+ Strong knowledge of AWS services including compute, storage, networking, security, analytics, integration, and serverless technologies (e.g., S3, Redshift, Lambda, Glue, Step Functions, IAM, VPC, KMS, EMR, Athena, Sage Maker, Kafka/MSK).

+ Experience designing cloud-native, microservices, serverless, and event-driven architectures using modern software engineering principles.

+ Strong experience building enterprise data lakes, ETL/ELT pipelines, data integration frameworks, and data warehousing solutions utilizing Medallion Architecture.

+ Proficiency in Python, SQL, REST APIs, cloud integration patterns, and modern software development practices, including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.

+ Strong understanding of AWS security, networking, monitoring, disaster recovery, and operational excellence following the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

+ Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, influence architecture decisions, solve complex technical challenges, and mentor engineering teams.

** Ability To*
* + Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and business audiences.

+ Lead architecture discussions and influence strategic technology decisions across multiple teams.

+ Analyze complex problems and develop secure, scalable, and maintainable technical solutions.

+ Build collaborative relationships across engineering, architecture, infrastructure, security, and business organizations.

+ Balance strategic architecture responsibilities with hands-on implementation and delivery.

** Preferred Qualifications*
* + AWS Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional certification.

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Experience with container platforms (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes/EKS), modern analytics technologies, and streaming platforms such as Kafka or Kinesis.

+ Experience in financial services, Financial Crimes, AML, fraud detection, or other highly regulated environments.

+ Experience integrating enterprise applications with third-party cloud platforms and SaaS solutions.