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As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.\nPositions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.\nCandidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.\nOverall Purpose\nThe Senior Engineer- Cloud Engineering plays a vital role in Early Warning's design, implementation, and optimization of scalable, secure and cost-effective infrastructure. The role works closely with cross-functional teams and our engineering partners to deliver high-performance cloud native solutions as we complete our multi-year cloud journey migrating mission critical application and their data from on-premise to AWS. \nEssential Functions\nImplements and optimizes cloud-native solutions using AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, EKS, and more and with a keen focus on cost management and optimization. \nDesign and implement cloud infrastructure solutions that incorporate regulatory, risk, and compliance requirements by applying established security controls and engineering best practices.\n\nTroubleshoots complex infrastructure problems, often spanning multiple layers of the stack and requiring collaboration across teams. Conducts root cause analyses for incidents and participates in the team's 24/7 on-call rotation. \nWorks with Security and Compliance teams to ensure cloud environments meet regulatory requirements (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOC 2, FFIEC) and supports internal and external audit reviews collecting evidence and responding to audit requests in a timely manner. \nImplements disaster recovery plans ensuring that our systems are highly available, fault-tolerant, and able to recover from failure. \nImplements and maintains cloud security best practices including IAM policies, VPC design, encryption and key management (KMS). \nContributes to the adoption and implementation of Infrastructure as code (IAC) using Terraform and leveraging CI/CD best practices. \nSupports the cloud vulnerability management and configuration program ensuring patching meets our Service Level Agreements (SLAs). \nCreates and maintains comprehensive technical documentation of cloud infrastructure, policies, and procedures. \nImplements cloud infrastructure for robustness, security, and observability, including logging and alerting solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk). \nProvides technical expertise in support of building a technical plan and backlog of stories, then follows through on execution of the design and build process through to production delivery. \nSupports the company's commitment to risk management and protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data. \nMinimum Qualifications\nEducation and/or experience typically obtained through a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field. \nAt least 7 years in Cloud Engineering or DevOps roles, with 3+ years of hands-on experience in AWS. \nStrong expertise in AWS core services (EC2, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM) and strong knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS) and Linux environments. \nHands-on Docker experience. \nExperience in delivering business-critical systems to the market. \nAbility to work in a collaborative team environment. \nKnowledge of mature engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, secure coding, etc.), plus software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, LEAN) and DevOps practices. \nExperience implementing security & compliance controls aligned with frameworks like PCI-DSS, SOC 2, or FFIEC. \nExperience maintaining Infrastructure as Code with Terraform. \nExperience in implementing observability at scale for complex transactional systems. \nHigh level of customer responsiveness, excellent documentation and communication skills, attention to detail, clear understanding of how to prioritize work and deal with ambiguity. \nCurrent AWS (and/or other cloud-based) certification(s). \nBackground and drug screen required. \nPreferred Qualifications\nUndergraduate degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field. \nExperience with monitoring and alerting systems (AppDynamics) and container security solutions (e.g., Twistlock, Aqua Security). \nExperience with other languages (C#, Ruby, Python). \nKnowledge of ACH/EFT and real-time payment networks (RTP, FedNow). \nExperience in FinTech, banking, or other highly regulated industries. \nPhysical Requirements\nWorking conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling, and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers. Must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.\nThe above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.\nThe pay scale for this position in:\nPhoenix, AZ/ Chicago, IL in USD per hour is: $56.73 - $73.07\nThis pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.\nEarly Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. 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