Senior AWS IAM & Data Engineer

System One; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Job summary

System One is seeking a Senior AWS IAM & Data Engineer to support enterprise cloud identity services and analytics in a hybrid environment across multiple sites in the U.S. This role emphasizes implementing IAM controls, data pipelines, and secure automation.

You will collaborate with security, data, and cloud teams to deliver scalable, production-grade solutions using AWS services and infrastructure-as-code.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in CS/IS/Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience with AWS IAM Identity Center and enterprise integrations.
• Strong knowledge of AWS IAM concepts: roles, policies, trust policies, least privilege, cross-account access.
• Hands-on experience with data services (Redshift, S3, Glue, Athena).
• Proficient in SQL and scripting with Python or Shell for automation.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise cloud identity services and AWS-based data workflows in a financial setting.
• Configure AWS Identity Center, federation, permission sets, and enterprise integrations.
• Develop and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and reporting pipelines with AWS services.
• Automate cloud, IAM, and data workflows using Python and Shell scripts.

Skills

AWS IAM Identity Center

Identity federation

Python scripting

SQL

Shell scripting

Terraform/CloudFormation

Data engineering

Cross-team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering

Tools

Redshift

S3

Glue

Athena

Lake Formation

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

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.