Staff Cloud Engineer/Finance/AWS/Chicago, IL LOCAL

About the role

This role is hybrid 3 days a week in downtown Chicago.

Responsibilities

• Drive cloud architecture and infrastructure-as-code strategy
• Build technical strategy for complex, open-ended infrastructure problems
• Lead infrastructure-as-code projects (Terraform, Ansible)
• Design and troubleshoot AWS and Kubernetes-based infrastructure
• Own features and systems end-to-end, from design through production delivery
• Support production issue resolution and build tests
• Represent engineering in cross-functional sessions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of relevant experience, including 7+ years building distributed systems, SaaS, cloud solutions, and microservices
• Hands-on Docker experience
• 2+ years developing front-end solutions, with hands-on familiarity with modern frameworks (Angular/React)
• 6+ years of experience with Java/Spring, with proficiency in Maven/Gradle
• Experience designing and building scalable, event-driven systems using messaging frameworks (Pub/Sub, Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
• Working experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
• Solid grasp of mature engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, secure coding) and SDLC methodologies (Agile, Scrum, LEAN, DevOps)
• Ability to pass a background check and drug screen

Qualifications

• Desired skills include JavaScript and scripting framework experience (jQuery, AngularJS), monitoring and alerting systems experience (e.g., AppDynamics), additional language experience (C#, Ruby, Python, PHP), knowledge of ACH/EFT and real-time payment networks (RTP, FedNow), Kubernetes experience, AWS, Azure, or other cloud-based certification(s)

Skills

• Java/Spring
• Docker
• Angular/React
• Kubernetes
• AWS/GCP/Azure

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options