Senior Cloud Engineer — AWS, Python & Snowflake

Principal Financial Group; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Pension eligible

Flexible Time Off

Job summary

Principal Financial Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Enterprise Business Solutions portfolio in Des Moines, IA. The role focuses on modernizing the platform, migrating solutions to AWS, and retiring legacy apps, while partnering with stakeholders to deliver scalable, valuable tech solutions.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in technology, strong communication, and a passion for learning. The position offers a hybrid Des Moines-based work environment and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of technology/engineering experience.
• Desire to learn new technology and motivate others.
• Experience with modernizing tech stacks and cloud-based solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to collaborate with IT and non-IT partners.

Responsibilities

• Implement solutions to support critical business functions and modernization efforts.
• Collaborate with business partners and cross-functional IT teams to solve problems and explore new approaches.
• Translate business/technical requirements into sound design decisions and trade-offs.
• Contribute across the full SDLC: design, development, testing, and support.
• Share knowledge and provide technical guidance to the team.

Skills

Cloud/SaaS tech

Vendor integration

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

CDK

Python

ETL in the cloud

Job description

Principal Financial Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Enterprise Business Solutions portfolio in Des Moines, IA. The role focuses on modernizing the platform, migrating solutions to AWS, and retiring legacy apps, while partnering with stakeholders to deliver scalable, valuable tech solutions.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in technology, strong communication, and a passion for learning. The position offers a hybrid Des Moines-based work environment and opportunities to