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AWS Cloud & High Performance Computing Engineer

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In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
114K-157K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
114K-157K Annually
Senior level
In this role, you will lead AWS cloud engineering efforts, consulting, designing, and implementing cloud solutions while optimizing high-performance computing applications and infrastructure.
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CompanyFederal Reserve Bank of Richmond

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic team for our future.
Bring your passion and expertise, and we’ll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth—along with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes tuition assistance, generous paid time off, top-notch health care benefits, child and family care leave, professional development opportunities, a 401(k) match, pension, and more. All brought together in a work environment where you can truly find balance.

About the Opportunity  

Are you a passionate cloud engineer that’s delivered systems in a fast-paced agile environment? We are looking for a senior-level engineer who is a seasoned professional with a full understanding of cloud industry best practices. 

 

This is a hands-on position that will consult, advise, and develop conceptual, logical and software engineering designs, solutions, and applications to support the infrastructure requirements of varying levels of technical and business application projects in AWS cloud environments. This position will also analyze business requirements as it relates to technical infrastructure design and ensure the traceability of the design to the business requirements. You will evaluate testing requirements and prepares testing strategies, as well as preparing implementation and transition plans. 

 

This is an in-office role and must report to one of our district reserve bank locations. 

 

What You Will Do  

  • Lead consulting activities and documentation in partnership with NIT, Cloud Foundation Teams, and district stakeholders to meet business requirements 

  • Collaborate with teams to translate requirements into efficient, cost-effective AWS solutions using industry-standard practices 

  • Design and implement scalable, fault-tolerant, and secure AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles 

  • Automate deployment, testing, and monitoring through CI/CD pipelines 

  • Monitor and troubleshoot production issues using AWS services (CloudWatch, CloudTrail, IAM, EC2, Lambda, ECS Fargate, Parallel Cluster) 

  • Optimize performance, cost, and reliability of AWS applications while ensuring cloud-native best practices 

  • Design/deploy HPC clusters with Slurm scheduling and parallel filesystems (Ceph, GPFS, Lustre, EFS) 

  • Implement automation via Terraform/Docker and optimize scientific workflows (MPI/OpenMP) with GPU/accelerator support in cloud and hybrid environments 

  • Provide Linux (RHEL/CentOS) administration and scripting (Python/Bash) 

  • Implement security and governance controls to ensure compliance with audit requirements and Information Security guidelines 

  • Continuously improve DevSecOps processes to enhance organizational efficiency and agility 

  • Lead critical technical projects and train staff on tools, standards, and procedures 

 

Qualifications:  

  • 10+ years experience pertaining to concepts and principles in functional area primarily AWS cloud engineering. 

  • 5+ years of hands-on High Performance Computing (HPC) experience is required 

  • Ability to act as a trusted advisor with broad audiences, both technical and nontechnical to present information in a credible, confident, and influential manner. Communicates in a concise, direct, and purposeful way. 

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related area required. Master's Degree may be preferred. 

  • Excellent customer service skills and demonstrated ability to interact with anticipated audiences in a courteous, service-oriented manner. 

  • Proven track record working effectively within large enterprise environments characterized by matrix reporting structures and cross-functional collaboration. 

  • AWS Associate or Professional certifications strongly preferred. 

 

Discover the Reason Why So Many People Love It Here!  

When you join Federal Reserve’s National IT organization, not only will you find a challenging and purposeful career, you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health and wealth, including:  

  • Great medical benefits  

  • Pension and 401(k) with employer match  

  • Paid time off  

  • Tuition reimbursement  

  • Paid volunteer leave  

  • Onsite amenities that make working here fun!  

 

Other Requirements and Considerations:   

  • Candidates should review the Bank’s Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.   

  • If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please notify [email protected] 

  • Sponsorship is not available for this role. The selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility for this specific position requires U.S. Citizenship or three or more years of Permanent Resident (Green Card) status. 

  • Please note that this role is required to be in office at a district reserve bank location.    

  • The national hiring range for the Senior AWS Engineer is $114,400- $157,300 annually. For candidates in certain markets (Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; New York City Metro Area, Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA), the listed hiring and salary ranges may be adjusted based on your geographic location.    

  • Salary offered will be based on the job responsibilities and the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as defined in the job qualifications/experience.   

  • Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

  • Always verify and apply to jobs on Federal Reserve System Careers or through verified Federal Reserve Bank social media channels. 

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Job CategoryInformation Technology Family Group

Work ShiftFirst (United States of America)

The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

Always verify and apply to jobs on Federal Reserve System Careers (https://rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/FRS) or through verified Federal Reserve Bank social media channels.

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