Senior AWS IAM & Data Engineer

Job Title: Senior AWS IAM & Data Engineer
Location: Lafayette, LA, Knoxville, TN, Columbia, SC, Birmingham, AL
Type: Direct Hire
Work Model: Hybrid
Hours: 40.0
Security Clearance: Not specified

Responsibilities
• Support enterprise cloud identity services and AWS-based data and analytics within a large-scale financial services environment.
• Configure and support AWS Identity Center, identity federation, permission sets, account access, and enterprise identity integrations.
• Develop and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and reporting workflows using services such as Redshift, S3, Glue, and Athena.
• Troubleshoot and automate among security, data, cloud, and application teams.
• Independently evaluate technical options, produce production-quality code, and automate processes.
• Collaborate with security, data, cloud, and application teams to ensure smooth operations and integrations.
• Support ETL/data pipelines using AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, or similar.
• Query and analyze datasets, validate data, troubleshoot data quality issues, and support reporting needs.
• Automate cloud, IAM, and data workflows with Python and Shell scripting.
• Use Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure automation.
• Apply best practices for enterprise identity federation and cross-account access.

Requirements
• 5+ years of experience with AWS IAM Identity Center, including permission sets, account assignments, federation, and enterprise integrations.
• Strong knowledge of AWS IAM: roles, policies, trust policies, permission boundaries, least privilege, and cross account access.
• Hands-on experience with AWS data services such as Redshift, S3, Glue, Athena, and Lake Formation.
• Proven ability to develop and support ETL/data pipelines and orchestrate workflows.
• Proficiency in SQL for querying, analyzing, and troubleshooting datasets.
• Experience scripting with Python and/or Shell for automation tasks.
• Familiarity with Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure setup and configuration.
• Understanding of enterprise identity federation across AWS accounts and services.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to produce high-quality automated solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities within enterprise teams.
• Financial services or highly regulated environment experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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