Senior AWS IAM & Data Engineer

System One is hiring a Senior AWS IAM & Data Engineer based in Lafayette, LA (hybrid) to support enterprise cloud identity services and AWS-based data and analytics capabilities in a large-scale financial services environment. The role combines hands-on AWS IAM Identity Center expertise with data engineering and reporting responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Configure and support AWS IAM Identity Center, including identity federation, permission sets, account access, and enterprise identity integrations.
• Develop and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and reporting workflows using AWS services such as Redshift, S3, Glue, and Athena.
• Troubleshoot and automate AWS IAM and data workflows while ensuring security and compliance requirements are met.
• Collaborate with security, data, cloud, and application teams to deliver identity and data solutions.
• Support ETL and data pipeline development and ongoing support using Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, and EventBridge.
• Use SQL to query and analyze datasets, troubleshoot data quality issues, and support analytics reporting.
• Automate cloud infrastructure and workflows using Python, Shell, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
• Independently evaluate technical options and deliver production-quality automation and code.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with AWS IAM Identity Center, including permission sets, account assignments, identity federation, and enterprise identity integrations.
• Strong knowledge of AWS IAM including roles, policies, trust policies, permission boundaries, and cross-account access troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with AWS data services such as Redshift, S3, Glue, Athena, and Lake Formation.
• Experience building and supporting ETL/data pipelines with AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, or comparable technologies.
• Strong SQL skills for querying, analysis, troubleshooting data issues, and reporting.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Shell scripting to automate cloud, IAM, and data workflows.
• Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure automation.
• Understanding of enterprise identity federation and integration patterns across AWS accounts and services.
• Ability to independently assess technical options and produce high-quality code and automation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with security, cloud, data, and application teams.
• Financial services or highly regulated enterprise experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

Technologies

• AWS IAM Identity Center, identity federation
• Redshift, S3, Glue, Athena, Lake Formation
• SQL, Python, Shell
• Terraform, CloudFormation
• AWS IAM, Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, and voluntary plans.
• Participation in a 401(k) plan.

Location / Type / Work Model

• Location: Lafayette, LA
• Type: Direct Hire
• Work Model: Hybrid (onsite and remote)

Compensation

USD 102,000 - 178,000 per year.