Cloud Engineer

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About ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC:
ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC (AAC-USA) is a subsidiary of ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V. We are a global clearing firm that provides an integrated suite of financial services to professional trading participants in the global financial market.
The core service offering consists of clearing, execution, stock borrowing and lending, settlement. AAC-USA has a Global Reach through direct and indirect clearing memberships to over 90 of the world's leading exchanges. Our international network provides comprehensive market access to exchange-listed instruments such as stocks, futures, and options. ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC-Member FINRA, NFA, FIA and SIPC.
Job Overview:
The AWS Cloud Platform Engineer is part of the Public Cloud Platform team. This is a global team that works on establishing the right landing ground for new workloads on AWS to build upon.
The team consists of 6 other AWS Cloud Platform Engineers that work on making a safe, compliant and consumable platform. You work together with other engineers and colleagues to help support the move from on-premise way of working to the AWS Cloud DevOps way of working while expanding the functionality of AWS platform.
We're looking for an AWS Cloud Platform Engineer with advanced Python software engineering skills-someone who thrives on challenges and is eager to join a global team shaping the future of cloud technology. In this role, you'll help design and evolve a secure, automated, and scalable AWS platform that enables teams worldwide to innovate faster and smarter as well as support local software engineers with migration of the their workloads to AWS cloud.
This position is based in our Chicago office and requires a min of 3 days per week onsite in office.
Job Responsibilities:

• Design and evolve AWS landing zones that serve as the secure, automated foundation for global workloads.
• Collaborate with a world-class team of AWS engineers to deliver a safe, scalable, and developer-friendly cloud platform.
• Build powerful automations using Everything as Code and Infrastructure as Code components to reduce ticket-ops operations and accelerate innovation using your software engineering practices.
• Drive the cloud-first transformation by guiding teams from on-premise to AWS and DevOps practices.
• Continuously innovate-expand platform capabilities and introduce cutting-edge solutions to meet business needs.
• Implement governance frameworks for automated compliance checks against internal risk standards.
• Standardize infrastructure components to ensure consistency and reliability across workloads.
• Develop automated testing strategies to guarantee quality and resilience.
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines for faster, safer deployments.
• Scale the AWS platform globally, expanding into new regions to support business growth.
• Lead migration efforts from on-premises to AWS cloud in line with strategic roadmaps.
• Collaborate with developers to translate software requirements into robust cloud solutions.
• Act as the local ambassador for the department-communicating effectively with stakeholders and representing the team.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years Deep knowledge and experience of AWS with a deep understanding of building complex cloud infrastructure using AWS CDK. Hands-on experience with wide variety of AWS services (networking, governance, integration, compute) is required.
• 5+ years Strong software development skills in Python (Python development experience). Clean code is not a mystery to you. We are AWS CDK-first company. Having experience in Terraform is appreciated, but strong software development skills are required.
• 2+ AWS Serverless services (Step functions, Lambda, SNS)
• Good understanding of IT networking
• Professional experience using CICD pipelines (Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild and CodePipeline)
• Professional experience with automated software testing
• Proficiency in GIT
• Good understanding of observability tooling (eg: Splunk)
• Computer science, or equivalent experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to operate independently, part of larger team language
• Experience with stakeholder interaction/education

Preferred Qualifications:

• Financial services industry experience
• Experience working on global teams

Annual base salary, not including discretionary bonus eligibility: $110,000
Perks and Benefits
As a global leader in financial services, we rely on the strengths of our employees to deliver their best work for our clients. We invest back in our employees by offering a host of benefits and perks.

• Competitive health benefit offerings, including choice of three medical plans through BCBS-IL, dental, vision and flexible spending accounts
• Complimentary annual membership to One Medical as well as an EAP
• Robust 401(k) Plan with a generous match and vesting schedule
• Use it or lose it pre-tax commuter benefits, corporate Divvy memberships and employer paid benefits such as term life and AD&D and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off, sick days, a robust holiday schedule and parental leave plans.
• Monthly wellness subsidy used towards wellness activities
• Flexible hybrid work schedules
• Open communication including regular Town Hall meetings with the Management Team
• Forward-thinking, culture-based organization with collaborative teams that promote diversity, equity and inclusion
• Free coffee & tea and "bagel Wednesday"
• Employee-led Social and Philanthropy Committee to bring awareness and fun to the employees
• Awesome office space with a large kitchen/meeting gathering area - including a foosball and ping pong table
• Private, well-equipped Mother's room
• Office is conveniently located in the Chicago Loop Financial District - close to CTA and Metra
• Well maintained building (an architectural "masterpiece") and a part of Chicago history - also includes a robust business center with a café, game-room and a shared rooftop terrace with green space

This information is intended as a summary of potential benefits only. Eligibility for the plans and programs listed here depends on the nature of employment, length of service and other factors. Actual coverage is governed by supporting summary plan descriptions and related policies.
ABN AMRO Clearing USA (AAC-USA) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. AAC-USA celebrates diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race; creed; color; religion; alienage or national origin; ancestry; citizenship status; age; disability or handicap; sex; marital status; veteran status; sexual orientation; status as a survivor of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking; genetic predisposition or carrier status; gender identity or expression; or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects individual strengths, views and experiences. This enables us to be a better and stronger team - one that makes better decisions and delivers better business results. AAC-USA participates in the E-Verify program in the US.
Notice and Disclaimer to External Recruitment Agencies:
External recruitment agencies must have a signed agreement with ABN AMRO Clearing USA, LLC ("AAC-USA") prior to submitting a resume to fill a vacancy. In addition, a recruitment agency may only submit a resume when invited in writing by an AAC-USA Talent Acquisition Specialist to join the search to fill a specific vacancy. Any resume or other candidate information sent to AAC-USA not in accordance with the foregoing procedure will be considered exclusive property of AAC-USA, with respect to which no placement fee will be due, owing or paid to the sender.