Senior AWS IAM & Data Engineer

System One; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

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 role combines hands-on AWS IAM Identity Center expertise with data engineering and reporting responsibilities using services such as Redshift, S3, Glue, and Athena.

You will implement identity federation, automate data workflows with Terraform or CloudFormation, and collaborate with security,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on AWS IAM Identity Center experience and enterprise identity integrations.
• Strong knowledge of AWS IAM, roles, policies, and cross-account access troubleshooting.
• Hands-on with Redshift, S3, Glue, Athena, and Lake Formation.
• Experience building and supporting ETL/data pipelines with Glue, Lambda, Step Functions or similar.
• Strong SQL skills for data analysis and reporting.
• Proficient in Python and/or Shell scripting for automation.
• Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure automation.
• Ability to evaluate options and deliver high-quality code with security in mind.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across security, data, cloud, and application teams.
• Financial services or regulated environments experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Configure and support AWS Identity Center, federation, and enterprise access.
• Develop and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and reporting workflows using AWS services.
• Troubleshoot and automate AWS IAM and data workflows with security in mind.
• Collaborate with security, data, cloud, and application teams to implement solutions.
• Support ETL/data pipelines with Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, and EventBridge.
• Query and analyze datasets with SQL; troubleshoot data quality for analytics.
• Automate cloud infrastructure and workflows using Python, Shell, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
• Evaluate technical options independently and produce production-grade automation and code.

Skills

IAM Identity Center

Identity federation

SQL

Python scripting

Shell scripting

Terraform

CloudFormation

ETL pipelines

Data engineering

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Redshift

S3

Glue

Athena

Lake Formation

Job description

Job Title: Senior AWS IAM & Data Engineer
Location: Birmingham, AL
Type: Direct Hire
Work Model: Hybrid – onsite and remote

Overview
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 role combines hands on AWS IAM Identity Center expertise with data engineering and reporting responsibilities using services such as Redshift, S3, Glue, and Athena.

Responsibilities

• 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 AWS services such as Redshift, S3, Glue, and Athena.
• Troubleshoot and automate AWS IAM and data workflows, ensuring security and compliance standards are met.
• Collaborate with security, data, cloud, and application teams to implement identity and data solutions.
• Support the development and support of ETL/data pipelines with technologies such as Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, and EventBridge.
• Query and analyze datasets using SQL; troubleshoot data quality issues and support analytics reporting.
• Automate cloud infrastructure and workflows using Python, Shell, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
• Evaluate technical options independently and produce production-quality automation and code.

Requirements

• 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, roles, policies, trust policies, permission boundaries, and cross-account access troubleshooting.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS data services such as Redshift, S3, Glue, Athena, and Lake Formation.
• Experience developing and supporting ETL/data pipelines with AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, or similar technologies.
• Strong SQL skills for querying, analyzing datasets, troubleshooting data issues, 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 working 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.

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.