Principal Engineer, Software

I. Job Summary

Recognized across the organization for functional expertise. Delivers technical expertise in design, development, coding, testing, and debugging new software or significant enhancements to existing software. Demonstrates broad knowledge of highly complex business processes and capabilities. Conducts highly complex business process analysis, needs assessments, and leads/participates in design sessions with Architects in order to align information technology solutions with business initiatives. Undertakes highly complex projects requiring additional specialized technical expertise in software design and testing.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
 

• Design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient AWS cloud architectures, including VPCs, Subnets, Security Groups, IAM Roles, Route 53, Load Balancers, VPNs, and Certificates.
• Lead on-premises to cloud migration projects, ensuring seamless modernization, network optimization (Direct Connect/VPN), and minimal downtime.
• Integrate and manage Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions with Okta, implementing SSO, and fine-grained access control across enterprise applications.
• Architect and implement payment gateway solutions within AWS environments, ensuring PCI-DSS compliance, high availability, and fault-tolerant transaction handling.
• Utilize AWS messaging and event-driven services (SQS, SNS, Amazon MQ, EventBridge) to build distributed, scalable, and decoupled systems.
• Develop automation and orchestration using Node.js, Python, AWS SDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform to enforce Infrastructure as Code and accelerate deployments.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines (AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) to streamline development, testing, and deployment processes.
• Leverage AWS Bedrock and AI/ML services to design and integrate generative AI capabilities into enterprise workflows and digital transformation initiatives.
• Document and govern API integrations using OpenAPI/Swagger for consistency and interoperability across microservices and third-party systems.
• Apply security best practices (encryption with KMS, Secrets Manager, IAM least-privilege, firewall rules, GuardDuty, CloudTrail) to maintain compliance and security posture.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud integration issues using monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, X-Ray, Datadog).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade integrations across SaaS applications, packaged apps, APIs, and legacy systems.

III. Qualifications 

A. Required Qualifications 
 

• Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Computer Science, MIS, or similar area of study
• 10+ years of previous experience required (in addition to education requirement).

B. Certifications 

• AWS Certified Solution Architect, AWS AI Certification 

C. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong expertise in AWS services including CloudFormation.
• Hands-on experience with Okta for identity and access management (SSO, MFA, provisioning).
• Experience leading on-premises to cloud migrations for applications, data, and infrastructure.
• Knowledge of payment gateway integrations and PCI compliance best practices.
• Proficiency in Node.js, Python and automation using AWS SDKs or Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines (AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
• Understanding of AI/ML services with AWS Bedrock and their enterprise use cases.
• Strong knowledge of networking and security: VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, SSL/TLS, certificates.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, X-Ray, Datadog).
• Experience with integrating and managing transactional emails using SendGrid API in a Node.js environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across engineering, security, and business teams.   

IV. Physical Requirements

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable