Senior AWS Cloud Engineer, VDI Platform

Apex

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Austin, TX
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Apex Fintech Solutions provides brokerage infrastructure and clearing services to financial services companies, enabling them to deliver investing, trading, and retirement solutions to their customers. Industry: Financial Technology & Brokerage Infrastructure

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TL;DR · Senior AWS Cloud Engineer, VDI Platform

As a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer- VDI Platform, you will take full ownership of the architecture, code quality, and evolution of a production-grade, multi-region AWS WorkSpaces platform. You will design, build, and automate systems for a multi-tenant virtual desktop infrastructure while serving as the primary escalation point for engineering questions and production incidents. Your daily work involves managing image builds, bundle management, and directory configurations while ensuring security and compliance in a regulated fintech environment. You will utilize Python 3.14 for Lambda development, Terraform for Infrastructure as Code, Ansible for configuration management, and Datadog for observability. The role requires expertise in AWS services including SQS, DynamoDB, SNS, Step Functions, and API Gateway to manage the lifecycle of hundreds of active desktops while ensuring high availability through multi-region deployment strategies.

What you'll do

  • Own the architecture, code quality, and evolution of the AWS WorkSpaces platform using Terraform for infrastructure as code.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for engineering questions and technical issues related to the system.
  • Diagnose and resolve production incidents across Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, SNS, and CloudWatch Logs.
  • Manage day-to-day VDI operations including image builds, bundle management, directory configuration, and user troubleshooting.
  • Deploy and integrate Datadog monitoring for the AWS VDI stack to manage metrics, logs, traces, and alerts.
  • Mentor junior engineers on AWS serverless architecture, operational best practices, and production troubleshooting techniques.

What we're looking for

  • At least 5 years of hands-on AWS experience is required.
  • Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience with serverless or event-driven architecture in production.
  • At least 2 years of experience with Amazon WorkSpaces in a production environment is required.
  • At least 2 years of work experience using Terraform to manage production AWS infrastructure, including remote state, is required.
  • Candidates must have experience writing, deploying, and debugging Python Lambda functions in production.
  • Proficiency in Ansible for configuration management and Datadog for serverless observability is required.
  • Experience with multi-region AWS deployments, DynamoDB single-table design, and AWS Step Functions is required.
  • Preferred certifications include AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, or AWS SysOps Administrator Associate.

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