Senior cloud engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer

Onsite Richmond or McLean, VA

Required Skills - Ab Initio (ETL), Python, SQL and AWS Cloud

8 years of experience minimum. No job hoppers. Prefer local people that do not need to relocate.

Interview Process:

• Round 1: 1-hour interview with a 3-person panel.
• This is a backfill for a previous contractor who hit their tenure limit. The manager is looking for someone who wants to be there long-term.
• Duration: 9-month contract (potential for extension based on performance/budget).
• Location: Hybrid to McLean or Richmond, VA office. 3 days a week required, Friday is wfh.
• Experience: 3–5 years (targeting the 3+ year range).
• Technical Stack: ETL, Python and SQL. Familiarity with the AWS environment (the role is "exposure/support" rather than heavy cloud architecture/engineering).
• Soft Skills: Strong communication, individual contributor mindset, and a collaborative team player.
• Nice to have:
• Actimize - UK based, third party tool
• Prior experience in BFSI
• Experience with PagerDuty for monitoring/incident response (they don't use CloudWatch)
• Key Responsibilities:
• Support existing models and handle new development projects.
• Monitor production jobs to ensure they function as expected; troubleshoot production issues.
• Handle data retention tasks ECE on AWS.
• Team Structure: 17 people across two teams based in Richmond and McLean. Expect a 3-week ramp-up period.