Senior AWS IAM & Data Engineer
Job Description
System One is seeking a Senior AWS IAM & Data Engineer to support enterprise cloud identity services and AWS-based data and analytics capabilities within a large-scale financial services environment. This hybrid role focuses on hands-on AWS IAM Identity Center implementation alongside data engineering and reporting responsibilities.
Role Overview
In this direct hire position based in Lafayette, LA, you will configure and support AWS identity and access capabilities, and build and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and reporting workflows using AWS services. The role also includes troubleshooting and automation of IAM and data pipelines to maintain security and compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Configure and support AWS Identity Center, including identity federation, permission sets, account access, and enterprise identity integrations.
- Develop and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and reporting workflows using Redshift, S3, Glue, and Athena.
- Troubleshoot and automate AWS IAM and data workflows while ensuring security and compliance requirements are met.
- Collaborate with security, data, cloud, and application teams to implement identity and data solutions.
- Support ETL and data pipelines using Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, and EventBridge.
- Use SQL to query and analyze datasets, troubleshoot data quality issues, and support analytics reporting.
- Automate cloud infrastructure and workflows using Python, Shell, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
- Evaluate technical options independently and deliver production-quality automation and code.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with AWS IAM Identity Center, including permission sets, account assignments, identity federation, and enterprise identity integrations.
- Strong knowledge of AWS IAM, including roles, policies, trust policies, permission boundaries, and cross-account access troubleshooting.
- Hands-on experience with AWS data services: Redshift, S3, Glue, Athena, and Lake Formation.
- Experience developing and supporting ETL/data pipelines using AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, or similar technologies.
- Strong SQL skills for querying, analysis, data issue troubleshooting, and reporting.
- Proficiency in Python and/or Shell scripting for automation of cloud, IAM, and data workflows.
- Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure automation.
- Understanding of enterprise identity federation and integration patterns across AWS accounts and services.
- Ability to independently evaluate technical options and produce high-quality code and automation.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with security, cloud, data, and application teams.
- Financial services or highly regulated enterprise experience is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
Technologies
AWS IAM Identity Center, identity federation, Redshift, S3, Glue, Athena, Lake Formation, SQL, Python, Shell, Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS IAM, Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge.
Benefits
- Health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, and voluntary plans.
- Participation in a 401(k) plan.
Location, Type, and Work Model
- Location: Lafayette, LA
- Type: Direct Hire
- Work Model: Hybrid, onsite and remote
Compensation
USD 102,000 to 178,000 per year.