Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no sponsorship available)
About the Role
Join a leading organization at the center of the U.S. financial ecosystem, powering secure, real-time payments used by hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses every day.
As a Staff Cloud Engineer, you’ll help modernize and scale cloud infrastructure supporting critical payment platforms. You’ll work at the intersection of cloud architecture, platform engineering, and security/compliance, driving solutions that operate at national scale and high reliability.
This is a 12-month contract with strong potential to convert full-time.
What You’ll Do
Lead Cloud Architecture
Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available AWS-based systems
Define architecture patterns and standards used across multiple engineering teams
Solve complex, open-ended technical challenges at scale
Drive Cloud Modernization
Support migration of large-scale systems from on-prem environments to AWS
Build resilient systems with strong fault tolerance, observability, and performance
Strengthen Security & Compliance
Partner with audit teams to address findings and implement improvements
Design systems aligned with security, risk, and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2)
Ensure systems meet strict requirements for reliability, auditability, and data protection
Build Internal Platforms & Tooling
Lead Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using Terraform and similar tools
Create reusable infrastructure components, APIs, and deployment pipelines
Improve the developer experience by simplifying and standardizing cloud infrastructure
Collaborate & Influence
Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and security teams
Drive alignment on technical decisions across multiple teams
Act as a key contributor to long-term cloud strategy
Operate at Scale
Troubleshoot complex distributed system issues in production
Improve monitoring, alerting, and system reliability
Continuously elevate engineering practices and standards
What You Bring
Core Experience
8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, distributed systems, or platform engineering
Strong expertise in AWS (compute, networking, storage, security, observability)
Experience designing highly scalable, resilient systems
Technical Skills
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar)
Kubernetes (EKS or equivalent) and containerized environments
CI/CD pipeline design and automation
Strong understanding of networking, DNS, HTTP, TLS, and load balancing
Architecture & Leadership
Experience owning and driving technical architecture across teams
Ability to influence decisions without direct authority
Proven track record building systems used by multiple engineering teams
Development Background
Strong foundation in backend development (Java/Spring or similar)
Ability to debug and support application-layer issues when needed
Preferred Experience
Work in regulated or high-security environments
Exposure to audit processes or SOC 2 controls
Experience with event-driven systems (Kafka, messaging frameworks)
FinTech or payments systems experience
Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or similar)
What Success Looks Like
Deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions supporting critical financial systems
Improve system reliability, performance, and compliance posture
Enable engineering teams through better infrastructure, tooling, and standards
Influence cloud strategy and make a measurable impact across the organization
Why Join
Work on high-impact systems that power real-time financial transactions nationwide
Help shape the future of a modern cloud platform at scale
Operate at a staff engineering level, influencing architecture and direction
Collaborate with talented teams focused on innovation, security, and reliability
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