AWS Cloud & High Performance Computing Engineer
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Job Location:
Richmond, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Company
Federal Reserve Bank of RichmondWhen you join the Federal Reservethe nations central bankyoull play a key role collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy and were building a dynamic team for our future.Bring your passion and expertise and well provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growthalong with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health wealth and addition to competitive compensation we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes tuition assistance generous paid time off top-notch health care benefits child and family care leave professional development opportunities a 401(k) match pension and more. All brought together in a work environment where you can truly find balance.
About the Opportunity
Are you a passionate cloud engineer thats delivered systems in a fast-paced agile environment We are looking for a senior-level engineer who is a seasoned professional with a full understanding of cloud industry best practices.
This is a hands-on position that will consult advise and develop conceptual logical and software engineering designs solutions and applications to support the infrastructure requirements of varying levels of technical and business application projects in AWS cloud environments. This position will also analyze business requirements as it relates to technical infrastructure design and ensure the traceability of the design to the business requirements. You will evaluate testing requirements and prepares testing strategies as well as preparing implementation and transition plans.
This is an in-office role and must report to one of our district reserve bank locations.
What You Will Do
Lead consulting activities and documentation in partnership with NIT Cloud Foundation Teams and district stakeholders to meet business requirements
Collaborate with teams to translate requirements into efficient cost-effective AWS solutions using industry-standard practices
Design and implement scalable fault-tolerant and secure AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
Automate deployment testing and monitoring through CI/CD pipelines
Monitor and troubleshoot production issues using AWS services (CloudWatch CloudTrail IAM EC2 Lambda ECS Fargate Parallel Cluster)
Optimize performance cost and reliability of AWS applications while ensuring cloud-native best practices
Design/deploy HPC clusters with Slurm scheduling and parallel filesystems (Ceph GPFS Lustre EFS)
Implement automation via Terraform/Docker and optimize scientific workflows (MPI/OpenMP) with GPU/accelerator support in cloud and hybrid environments
Provide Linux (RHEL/CentOS) administration and scripting (Python/Bash)
Implement security and governance controls to ensure compliance with audit requirements and Information Security guidelines
Continuously improve DevSecOps processes to enhance organizational efficiency and agility
Lead critical technical projects and train staff on tools standards and procedures
Qualifications:
10 yearsexperiencepertaining to concepts and principles in functional area primarily AWS cloud engineering.
5 years of hands-onHigh PerformanceComputing (HPC) experience isrequired
Ability to act as a trusted advisor with broad audiences both technical and nontechnical to present information in a credible confident and influential manner. Communicates in a concise direct and purposeful way.
Bachelors Degree in Computer Scienceor related area. Masters Degree may be preferred.
Excellent customer service skills anddemonstratedability to interact withanticipatedaudiences in a courteous service-oriented manner.
Proven track record working effectively within large enterprise environments characterized by matrix reporting structures and cross-functional collaboration.
AWS Associateor Professional certifications strongly preferred.
Discover the Reason Why So Many People Love It Here!
When you join Federal Reserves National IT organization not only will you find a challenging and purposeful careeryoullalso have access to a wide range of benefits andperksthat support your health and wealth including:
Great medical benefits
Pension and 401(k) with employer match
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Paid volunteer leave
Onsite amenities that make working here fun!
Other Requirements and Considerations:
Candidates should review the BanksCode of Conductto ensure compliance withconflict of interestrules and personal investment restrictions.
If you needassistanceor an accommodation due to a disability please notify.
Sponsorship is not available for this role. The selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility for this specific position requires U.S. Citizenship or three or more years of Permanent Resident (Green Card) status.
Please note that this role isrequiredto be in office at a district reserve bank location.
The national hiring range for theSenior AWS Engineeris $114400- $157300annually. For candidates in certain markets (Boston MA; Chicago IL; Los Angeles CA; New York City Metro Area Philadelphia PA; San Francisco CA; Seattle WA) the listed hiring and salary ranges may be adjusted based on your geographic location.
Salary offered will be based on the job responsibilities and the individuals knowledge skills and experience as defined in the job qualifications/experience.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply byMay 6 2026.
Always verify and apply to jobs on Federal Reserve System Careers or through verified Federal Reserve Bank social media channels.
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About Company
One of 12 regional banks in the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City oversees system member banks and bank holding companies in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, northern New Mexico, Oklahoma, western Missouri, and Wyoming. The bank also has branch offices in Denv ... View more
