Senior AWS Python Developer

Senior AWS Python DeveloperSenior AWS Python Developer Position Description seeking a Senior AWS Python Developer to support a Financial Crimes technology portfolio within the Financial Services industry. This role will focus on developing, enhancing, and maintaining data driven applications and services in an AWS heavy environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong hands on experience with Python and AWS, along with solid SQL and data engineering capabilities. The engineer will work with cloud native services, data platforms, and DevOps practices to deliver reliable and scalable solutions supporting financial crime prevention and related business functions. We partner with 15 of the top 20 banks globally, and our top 10 banking clients have worked with us for an average of 26 years!. This role is located at a client site in either Birmingham, AL, Knoxville, TN, Columbia, SC or Lafayette, LA. A hybrid working model is acceptable.Your future duties and responsibilities:Develop, enhance, and maintain Python based applications and data solutions supporting the Financial Crimes portfolio.Build and support solutions leveraging AWS services such as Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, EC2, ECS/EKS, and Redshift.Develop and optimize SQL queries and data processing workflows.Work with structured and large scale datasets to support application and analytical requirements.Implement monitoring and operational support using AWS CloudWatch and related services.Apply AWS IAM, Secrets Manager, and security best practices when working with cloud applications and data.Participate in CI/CD, deployment, troubleshooting, and other DevOps activities.Collaborate with engineering, data, and business teams in a financial services environment.Required qualifications to be successful in this role:5+ years of hands-on Python development experience.Strong practical experience developing and supporting solutions in AWS.Experience with key AWS services, particularly Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, EC2, and CloudWatch.Strong SQL skills, including querying and working with large datasets.Experience with data engineering, data processing, or data intensive applications.Hands on experience with Amazon Redshift.Familiarity with container technologies and services such as ECS and/or EKS.Understanding of AWS security services and practices, including IAM and Secrets Manager.Working knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD concepts.Strong troubleshooting and production support skills.Financial Services or Financial Crimes technology experience is beneficial but is not mandatory.Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.