Cloud Engineer II

We are a hybrid, remote-office company with onsite locations in Sioux Falls, SD; Scottsdale, AZ; Louisville, KY; Troy, MI; Franklin, TN; and Easton, PA. Pathward is a financial empowerment company dedicated to creating financial inclusion for all by removing barriers and promoting economic mobility through responsible, secure, high-quality financial products.

About the Role

We are seeking a talented and experienced Cloud Engineer to join our team and play a pivotal role in the optimization, automation, and support of our AWS cloud environments. You will collaborate closely with Architecture, DevOps, and other cross-functional teams to align with business objectives and deliver cutting-edge cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Creates a well-informed cloud strategy and manages the adaption process.
• Designs, plans, manages, maintains, and supports the organization’s cloud computing environment.
• Monitors cloud resource consumption, request fulfillment turnaround, application performance, and systems security posture; evaluates cloud applications, hardware, and software as needed.
• Designs technical solutions on AWS public cloud environments, creating functional design specifications, reference architectures, and other technical specifications.
• Works cross-functionally to analyze cloud service provider SLAs, KRI, and KPI metrics.
• Collaborates with Engineering teams to enable their applications to run on applicable Cloud Platform.
• Works closely with IT security to monitor the company's cloud privacy.
• Participates in an on-call rotation for production-critical events in AWS.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience. Typically 3+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.
• AWS Expertise: A minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience working with AWS.
• AWS Services: Working knowledge of key AWS services, including but not limited to EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, IAM, Lambda, and CloudWatch.
• Security: Strong understanding of AWS security best practices and experience implementing security measures, including Identity and Access Management (IAM) and network security.
• Network Configuration: Experience with AWS network infrastructure, including VPCs, security groups, NACLs, and familiarity with routing, VPNs, and Direct Connect.
• Monitoring and Logging: Experience with monitoring and logging tools like AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and familiarity with third-party monitoring solutions.
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery: Knowledge of AWS services and best practices for achieving high availability and disaster recovery.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or similar technologies.
• Initiative: Actively participate in identifying changes in technology, processes, and procedures that improve team and company effectiveness and performance.
• Self Discipline: Staying focused, motivated, organized, and present in a remote work environment, managing time effectively, adhering to schedules, avoiding distractions.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Team Player: Strong team collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Continuous Learning: A commitment to staying updated with the latest AWS services and industry best practices.

Pay

Salary range: $72,000 – $120,000. The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for a new hire in this role. Individual pay within the range will be determined by multiple factors including candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location. This role is also eligible for an annual performance-based incentive opportunity.

Benefits

Pathward offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, including health insurance, 401(k) retirement benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, and paid time off.