AWS Solutions Engineer Architect
Pinellas County, FL - USA
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
The Lead Engineer / AWS Solutions Architect is a technical leader within the Financial Crimes Technology organization responsible for architecting designing and implementing cloud-native solutions on AWS. This role combines solution architecture with hands-on engineering across cloud infrastructure application development data engineering and enterprise integrations. This position follows a hybrid work schedule based in St. Petersburg FL.Job Description
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.
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 DevOps 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 SageMaker 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.
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.
Education
Bachelors (Required)Work Experience
General Experience 10 to 15 yearsCertifications
Travel
Less than 25%Workstyle
HybridThe total compensation for this position includes base salary or wages and may include components such as additional compensation (cash or equity) discretionary bonuses or commissions. This position is eligible for a benefits package that may include medical dental and vision; life insurance; critical illness insurance and accident insurance; disability benefits; retirement savings; paid time off (including vacation holidays and sick leave); and parental leave. Eligibility for benefits and specific offerings may vary based on position and employment status. To view more details of the benefits offered visit .
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