Lead AWS Software Engineer

At Mando Technologies, we specialize in helping organizations unlock the full value of their data. From acquiring and organizing information to analyzing and delivering insights and ultimately integrating that intelligence into day-to-day operations we support the entire Business Intelligence journey from start to finish.

Job Overview

Mando Technologies is seeking an experienced and hands-on Lead AWS Software Engineer for a long-term engagement with one of our Fortune 100 clients in the financial services and insurance sector. The ideal candidate is a seasoned cloud engineer with deep knowledge of AWS platforms, cloud-native development, infrastructure as code, and agile delivery methodologies.

This role involves a strong mix of technical leadership, cloud architecture consultation, hands-on development, and mentoring junior engineers. You'll partner with global engineering teams, drive cloud adoption patterns, and help shape a secure and scalable DevSecOps ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a cloud enablement leader across multiple AWS accounts and global engineering teams.
• Guide internal teams in designing and optimizing AWS architectures, including cost, security, and scalability considerations.
• Build, maintain, and promote reusable cloud patterns, templates, and libraries for enterprise use.
• Lead proof-of-concept initiatives for cloud tools and reusable patterns.
• Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders to define and influence the technical roadmap.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and promote best practices in DevOps and CI/CD workflows.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing across teams.
• Provide Level 3 production support and troubleshooting when necessary.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on cloud-native application development.
• Deep expertise in AWS services including:
  • RDS, EC2, Lambda, Containers (Fargate/ECS/EKS), VPCs, Peering, PrivateLink, IAM
• Strong hands-on experience with:
  • Python, TypeScript, AWS CDK, CloudFormation
  • CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Solid knowledge of cloud security, networking, monitoring, and observability tools:
  • CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk
• Proven ability to build and support highly available, secure, and resilient applications in AWS.
• Understanding of DR/HA strategies and infrastructure resilience.
• Agile delivery mindset, including using metrics and retrospectives to improve team output.
• Excellent communicator capable of explaining technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience mentoring or coaching engineers in a leadership capacity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Generative AI tools, such as GitHub Copilot, responsibly in engineering workflows.
• Background in the financial services or insurance domain is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile SAFe methodology and enterprise product development practices.
• AWS Associate or Professional-level Certification preferred.