The Oakleaf Group is a mortgage and financial services consulting firm with expertise in risk management and financial modeling for the mortgage and banking industries. Our clients are banks and non-bank mortgage firms, government agencies, law firms, insurance companies, institutional asset managers, and hedge funds.
We differentiate ourselves through our approach to the relationships with our clients. We begin with the belief that each client relationship will be ongoing, spanning multiple projects/engagements. We invest in communication and research to ensure that we fully understand the drivers of every client’s short- and long-term success. We align our goals with those of our clients, and we continuously monitor and adjust to ensure that the relationship stays strong.Oakleaf's Talent Solutions team is seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer to support one of our large financial services clients.
Our client is moving legacy applications to the AWS cloud and you will contribute to the support, optimization, and modernization of the underlying cloud technology footprint that enables one of the key capabilities of the enterprise. This is a hybrid role in the Washington, DC Metro area.
Responsibilities:
- Lead analysis and general architectural design across platforms toward the development of end-to-end solutions.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for a wide range of areas, applications, and technologies; mentor other team members in design/coding standards.
- Perform design and analysis for deliverables, as well as lead large team design sessions for system-level architecture solutions.
- Work collaboratively with other development staff, including contract and offshore Software Engineers, and business product owners in an agile environment.
- Code, test, identify, implement, and document solutions to business challenges utilizing web and cloud technologies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, math, engineering, or other technical field, or equivalent education/experience.
- 5+ years of Python or other relevant programming experience.
- 3+ years of development experience with AWS cloud services utilizing various support tools (e.g. EC2, ECS, S3, Kinesis, VMs, CloudWatch, Route53, ALB, EFS, EMR).
- 3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code solutions (Terraform – Must Have).
- 2+ years of experience with Kubernetes in a cloud environment (e.g. AWS EKS, Kubernetes on EC2), experience in Linux (Amazon Linux, Redhat), and Windows Operating systems.
- 3+ years of experience with build and deployment tools - (Eclipse, Git/Bitbucket, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, SQL Management Studio, Nunit, Ajax, AWS CodeCommit).
- 3+ years of experience leveraging continuous integration/development tools (e.g. Jenkins, Docker, Containers, container automation) in a CI/CD pipeline.
- Proficiency in Linux shell scripting or Windows PowerShell scripting.
- Basic knowledge of developing big data applications on cloud platforms (Spark, EMR, Glue ETL, Machine Learning.
- Basic understanding of public cloud Networking, security, and Identity and access management concepts (AWS VPC, security groups, Transit Gateway, VPN, route tables, AWS IAM).
- Familiarity with coding platforms/frameworks (e.g. OOD, OOP, Functional Programming, Spring Framework).
- Experience in developing quick Proof of Concepts.
- Experience in building cloud automation solutions using AWS Lambda, and Python boto3.
- Understanding of NoSQL database technologies (e.g. Apache Cassandra, Amazon DynamoDB).
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate / AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or higher certification preferred.
- Knowledge of the financial services industry.
- Understanding of cloud migration patterns.
- Working knowledge of JIRA and Microsoft Teams.
- Advanced understanding of software development and research tools.
- Attention to detail and results-oriented, with a strong customer focus.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Problem-solving and technical communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize workload to meet tight deadlines.
Compensation & Benefits
The Oakleaf Group offers a competitive compensation based on the candidate’s skills and experience. Oakleaf offers healthcare benefits to include health, dental, and vision plans as well as other benefits in accordance with applicable Federal or State law.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Oakleaf Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. The Oakleaf Group does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, color, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identify or expression, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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