Cloud Data Engineer

Seeking a hands-on Senior/Lead-level Software Engineer who can code, lead technical decisions, mentor engineers, and help shape the strategy of company’s enterprise AWS-based data platforms (Swift & FAB) - delivering scalable, secure, and supportable solutions for the entire enterprise.

• The Torque Team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer operating at or near a Lead Engineer level to help deliver, support, and strategically evolve the enterprise platforms that power company’s Data Fabric strategy - including Swift and Fabric Access Bridge (FAB).
• This role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership. The successful candidate will not only build and support platform capabilities, but will also help determine the most effective and efficient way to deliver them - thinking beyond individual tickets or teams to the enterprise-wide scale, security, governance, and sustainability of these platforms. A technical coding assessment is part of the interview process, and candidates must be able to code hands-on - this is non-negotiable.
• Location : Since this will be a hybrid position, candidates must be located in or willing to relocate to the Charlotte, NC area. At this time this is a location requirement, not a preference - candidates outside the Charlotte area should not be submitted., Beyond day-to-day delivery, this engineer is expected to act as a technical leader for the Torque platform portfolio:
• Help define the technical direction and roadmap for Swift, FAB, and related platform capabilities.
• Evaluate solution options for scalability, security, supportability, and enterprise-wide impact - not just the immediate ask.
• Identify the most effective and efficient way to deliver, favoring standardization, automation, and self-service over one-off fixes.
• Mentor and elevate other engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and pairing.
• Partner with Product Management, Architecture, Cybersecurity, and consuming product teams to balance speed with long-term platform health., Delivery & Support
• Design, build, test, and support cloud-native software and platform services.
• Build APIs, automation services, and self-service tooling for platform consumers.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and improve observability.

Strategy & Architecture

• Translate ambiguous business needs into scalable, enterprise-ready solutions.
• Recommend architecture and design approaches that hold up across many consuming teams.
• Contribute to reusable engineering patterns and platform standards.

Communication, Engagement & Availability

• The Torque Team is primarily NOT co-located, and the majority of collaboration happens through virtual meetings, chat, and written documentation. As a result, strong communication and engagement habits are considered a core job requirement - not a soft “nice to have.” Suppliers should weigh these skills as heavily as technical ability when screening candidates.
• Must be an active, engaged participant in virtual meetings - camera on, prepared, and contributing rather than passively attending.
• Must proactively communicate status, blockers, and risks rather than waiting to be asked, since there is no hallway conversation to catch issues informally.
• Must be comfortable driving and participating in technical discussions, design reviews, and troubleshooting sessions over Teams/virtual channels.
• Must write clear, concise documentation and async updates that colleagues in different locations and time zones can follow without live explanation.
• Must build trust and rapport with distributed teammates and stakeholders through consistent, professional, and personable communication.

• 10+ years in Software, Cloud, or Platform Engineering

Level:

• Senior Engineer trending toward Lead - must show leadership without formal management title

Coding:

• Strong, current hands-on coding in Python and/or Java; must pass live coding assessment

Cloud Platform:

• Hands-on AWS experience building enterprise-scale platforms (not just usage/consumption)

Data Platforms:

• Must show BOTH Data Lake AND Data Pipeline development experience

Infrastructure as Code:

• Terraform (Enterprise) - able to write, debug, and explain modules/providers

Containers/Orchestration:

• Kubernetes and Docker in production environments

Communication:

• Able to explain technical topics to non-technical stakeholders

Required Technical Skills: AWS Services

• Category: Services
• Compute & Containers: Lambda, EKS, Docker
• Storage & Data: S3, RDS/PostgreSQL, Glue (Catalog, ETL, Crawler), Athena, Lake Formation
• Security & Access: IAM, Secrets Manager, API Gateway

Platform & Software Engineering

• Category: Skills
• Languages: Python, Java, SQL
• Infrastructure: Terraform Enterprise, Infrastructure as Code, Git
• Delivery: CI/CD pipelines, API design, microservices, event-driven architecture
• Data Tools: Apache Flink, Apache Hudi, Apache Iceberg, Distributed data systems

Preferred

• Streaming & Messaging: Kafka, Kafka Schema Registry
• Additional AWS: Step Functions, SNS, SQS, Aurora, EMR, Redshift, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
• Tooling: Concourse, Vault/Secrets Management platforms
• Architecture: Cloud migration experience, Kubernetes-based microservices, observability/monitoring

Pay: $81.00 - $91.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Schedule: Must be reliably available and responsive during core team hours (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET); as well as in office 3 days a week. Teammates, stakeholders, and leadership rely on real-time availability across a distributed team.