Delaware, Wilmington
10/28/2025
Contract
Active
Job Description:
Job Summary
We are seeking a hands-on Senior AWS Engineer / Infrastructure Lead to drive the design, implementation, and support of AWS infrastructure for a modernization program.
This role requires end-to-end ownership of the infrastructure stream, including sprint planning, team leadership, deployment oversight, and production support.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AWS services, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and multi-region resiliency, with recent experience in the FinTech or Banking domain.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the infrastructure stream: define sprint scope, create infra stories, prioritize backlog, and ensure timely delivery.
- Provide technical leadership to onsite and offshore teams on AWS architecture, deployment, and troubleshooting.
- Design and implement serverless, event-driven AWS architectures using Lambda (Python/Java), ECS Fargate, Step Functions, and EventBridge.
- Translate legacy Mainframe Assembler logic and Mastercard IPM messages into Python/Java-based workflows on AWS.
- Implement multi-region active/passive architecture using S3 Cross-Region Replication, Aurora Global Databases, and EventBridge Global Endpoints.
- Manage infrastructure provisioning using Terraform-based EAC (Environment as Code) automation framework.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Spinnaker or Jenkins for Lambda and ECS workloads.
- Enforce TrueCD testing practices including contract, integration, and regression testing.
- Implement observability and monitoring using CloudWatch, Datadog, X-Ray, and Splunk.
- Ensure security best practices across IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, and VPC/network design.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, refine infrastructure user stories, and mentor junior engineers.
- Document architecture, deployment runbooks, disaster recovery procedures, and operational playbooks.
- (Preferred) Contribute to Airflow DAG development for Visa and Mastercard processing workflows.
- 10+ years of cloud engineering experience, with 3+ years in AWS.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS services: Lambda, ECS Fargate, Step Functions, EventBridge, S3, MWAA, Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless.
- Expertise in Terraform (EAC wrapper) for multi-region infrastructure provisioning.
- Experience implementing HA/DR and replication strategies (Aurora Global DB, S3 CRR).
- Proven CI/CD automation experience with Jenkins, Spinnaker, or similar tools.
- Familiarity with TrueCD test strategies and contract testing frameworks.
- Strong coding skills in Python or Java for data parsing and workflow development.
- Deep understanding of AWS security practices including IAM, KMS, and network isolation.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
- Minimum 5 years of onsite experience in Tier 1 environments.
- Recent experience in FinTech or Banking domain.
- Experience with Apache Airflow or MWAA for orchestration.
- Exposure to Mainframe modernization or Mastercard IPM/Visa VTF.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams with enterprise-scale stakeholders.