Senior Software / Cloud Engineer
Location: Remote (Within the US) Employment Type: Long-term Contract
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software / Cloud Engineer to lead the migration of legacy systems and the modernization of mission-critical APIs. This role is essential in ensuring our infrastructure aligns with IT General Controls (ITGC) standards. You will focus on building audit-ready, future-proof data pipelines and modernizing our commissions API into a tokenized, reportable structure that supports seamless integration with new enterprise solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Migration & Modernization
- System Integration: Lead the migration of legacy systems to integrate directly with new enterprise solutions, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity.
- API Modernization: Design and deliver a modernized commissions API, implementing a tokenized and reportable structure that meets strict ITGC standards.
- Audit Readiness: Ensure all data transfers and API designs are secure and accurately documented to support internal and external audit requirements.
Architecture & Development
- Hands-on Engineering: Provide expert-level coding support for both new and existing systems, primarily using Java and Spring Boot.
- Architecture Design: Contribute to high-level architectural discussions, offering insights on scalability, security, and cloud-native best practices.
- Data Pipelines: Build and maintain resilient data pipelines to facilitate accurate data transfer across cross-functional platforms.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
- Cross-functional Coordination: Work closely with internal teams to support their transition to new solutions and ensure data requirements are met across the organization.
- Technical Leadership: Act as a subject matter expert in collaborative environments involving multiple stakeholders and diverse technical teams.
Required Technical Skills
- Core Development: 7–10 years of overall software development experience with a mastery of Java .
- Frameworks: Extensive experience building and integrating RESTful APIs using Spring Boot .
- Backend Polyglot: Proficiency with Golang for backend service development.
- AWS Cloud Stack: Hands-on experience with AWS technologies, specifically:
- ECS / Fargate for container orchestration.
- CloudFormation for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- SQS & Lambda for serverless and event-driven architectures.
- Containerization: Strong familiarity with Docker and related containerization tools.
- Compliance Knowledge: Understanding of ITGC (IT General Controls) and how to build systems that are "audit-ready."
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for em