Senior AWS Cloud Engineer- VDI Platform
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Austin, TX - USA
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Job Summary
WHO WE ARE
Apex Fintech Solutions (Apex) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by building tech-forward solutions that help simplify automate and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech software enables us to support clients such as Stash Betterment SoFi Webull and eToro amongst many others; collectively Apex powers access to the stock market for over 22 million end customers.
At Apex we are changing how the securities industry operates by reinventing the status quo which was manual slow and accessible only by the ultra-wealthy. Were digitizing and democratizing systems so that everyone has an opportunity to invest.
When youre at Apex you drive this change. Youre part of a global team with a clear vision: to be the trusted technology that powers the digital economy. Our offices in Austin Dallas Chicago New York Portland Belfast and Manila are home to over 1000 employees.
Together were shaping the future of financial innovation. Embrace change. Solve big. Win together. And be G.R.E.A.T. grit results empathy accountability and teamwork with Apex.
Were proud to be recognized for the innovative work we do the purpose-driven nature of our work and the collaborative culture weve created. Here are just a few of the many awards weve recently received:
Best Places to Work
- Presented by BuiltIn
WealthTech of the Year
2025- Presented by US FinTech Awards
The Worlds Top 250 Fintech Companies
2024- Presented by CNBC
ABOUT THIS ROLE
About the Role
APEX Fintechs AWSWorkSpacesplatform is a production-grade multi-region AWS serverless system that automates the full lifecycle of AmazonWorkSpacesvirtual desktops for a multi-tenant VDI program spanning hundreds of active desktops.Werehiring a Senior AWS Cloud Engineerwho will take full ownership of theplatformsarchitecture designing building and automating the systems that keep it running while serving as the go-to expert for day-to-day production incidents.Youllbring a security- and compliance-first mindset to every decision ensuring the platform holds up to the standards our regulated fintech environment demands.
Duties/Responsibilities
Own the architecture code quality and evolution of the platform driving decisions on new capabilities DR testing scaling and TerraformIaC.
Serve as the primary escalation point for engineering questions related to the system.
Diagnose and resolve production incidents quickly tracing failures end-to-end across Lambda SQS DynamoDB SNS and CloudWatch Logs.
Support day-to-day VDI operations: image builds bundle management directory configuration client connectivity and user-facing troubleshooting.
Bridge the gap between infrastructure automation and end-user desktop experience.
Mentor junior engineers on AWS serverless architecture operational best practices and production troubleshooting.
Own the deployment and integration of Datadog monitoring for the AWS VDI stack including metrics logs traces dashboards SLOs and alerting.
Educationand Experience
At least 5 yearsofhands-on AWS experience including 3 yearswithserverless or event-driven architecture in production.
2 yearsof experiencewith AmazonWorkSpacesin a production environment.
Multi-region AWS deployment experience; CCR or active-active DR experience is a strong plus.
Must have written deployed and debugged Python Lambda functions in production.
2yearsof work experience with Terraform to manage realproductionAWS infrastructure including remote state.
Mustdemonstrateworking experience withWorkSpaceslifecycle management includingcreateupdatedelete andrebuildoperations.
ExpertisewithPython 3.14 Lambda development handlers environment variables error handling.
Experience withLambda concurrency timeouts retries and DLQ behavior.
Ability to createupdate andtroubleshoot AWS Step Functions includingSTANDARD workflows states Wait ChoiceandTask.
API Gateway EDGE endpoints SQS service integration API key authentication.
Experience with DynamoDB single-table design includingpartitionkeys sortkeys GSIs and related access patterns.
Mustdemonstrateexpertisewith SNSincludingtopic subscriptions message filteringanderror notification patterns.
Experienceworking with Terraform inmulti-region deployments and provider configuration.
Configuration management using Ansible includingplaybooks roles inventory management idempotent task designandAnsible Vault.
Hands-on experience with observability and resilience tooling (CloudWatch Logs Insights/metrics/alarms Route53 health checks/failover routing) as well as Datadog for serverless observability.
AWS KMS Multi-Region Keys includingreplication key policyandencryption context.
AWS IAM administration users groups roles permission boundaries and cross-account role assumption.
Ways toStand Out
VPC design forWorkSpaces(subnets route tables NAT Gateway Transit Gateway security groups)
Custom domain management (Route53 ACM certificates API Gateway custom domains)
Cost optimization forWorkSpaces.
Infrastructure security scanning (Checkovtfsec)
Knowledge of security frameworks and controls includingCIS benchmarks NIST device complianceandconditional access.
Experience supporting regulated environments such asFINRA SEC FedRAMP NISTorSOCenvironments.
Strong communicationskills with the abilityto explain technical decisions to both engineering peers and non-technical stakeholders.
Other Preferred Qualifications
AWS Solutions Architect Professional
AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
AWSSysOpsAdministrator Associate
Cross-Region Replication (CCR) design patterns / multi-region DR architecture
Experience with ITIL practices servicemanagementtooling and building actionable SLOsandSLIs.
Familiarity with compliance and regulatory requirements in financial services.
Experience with DLP (Data Loss Prevention) and endpoint security in regulated environments.
Work Environment
This joboperatesin a hybrid office environmentthreedays per week.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Our Rewards
We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits including healthcare benefits (medical dental and vision EAP) competitive PTO 401k match parental leave and HSA contribution match. We also provide our employees with a paid subscription to the Calm app and offer generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits. At AFS we offer a hybrid work schedule for most roles that allows employees to have the flexibility of working from home and one of our primary offices.
EEO Statement
Apex Fintech Solutions is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) national origin age disability veteran status marital status or any other protected characteristic. Our hiring practices ensure that all qualified applicants receive fair consideration without regard to these characteristics.
Disability Statement
Apex Fintech Solutions is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace for all candidates including those with disabilities. We are dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process please submit your request via the Candidate Accommodation Requests Form. We will work with you to provide the necessary accommodations to ensure your full participation in our hiring process.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
PEAK6 doesn't do anything the traditional way. Mainly because we're not your typical investment firm. We follow opportunities, not the status quo.
