About Us
We’re an award-winning innovative tech consultancy - a team of creative problem solvers. Since 1993 we’ve been finding better, more sustainable ways to solve complex technology problems for some of the world’s leading organizations and delivered solutions that millions of people use every day.
In the last 30 years we won several awards, including our most recent inclusion in the Forbes World's Best Management Consulting Firms report.
Operating from 26 locations across the world, we bring together teams of creative experts with diverse backgrounds and experiences, who enjoy working and learning in our collaborative and open culture and are committed to world-class delivery.
We have an established presence in the United States for over ten years. With offices in New York City, Columbus, Ohio and Houston, Texas we offer a local touch with a global reach.
We want to continue to grow and need people just like you!
About the Role
The Principal AWS Engineer will be responsible for designing and optimizing cloud-based architectures on AWS to meet stringent internal standards, compliance requirements, and complex business needs. This role involves leveraging mustache-based templating to ensure that infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration templates align perfectly with the company’s compliance and architectural frameworks.
You will engage directly with senior business leaders, C-Level executives, and a diverse group of stakeholders to translate requirements into robust, secure, and scalable AWS solutions. Your ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, actionable strategies for non-technical and executive audiences is paramount. Additionally, your understanding of the commercial banking landscape, particularly within Capital & Growth Markets, will allow you to design architectures that effectively solve business problems and drive innovation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect end-to-end AWS solutions that meet stringent compliance, security, and performance standards, using mustache-based templating for infrastructure as code
- Collaborate directly with C-Level executives and various stakeholders to understand business objectives, communicate solution concepts, and ensure alignment with strategic goals
- Ensure solutions are compliant with internal frameworks, industry regulations, and best practices, particularly within commercial and investment banking sectors
- Continuously refine and optimize architectures for reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency
- Act as the primary on-site technical expert, interfacing with client executives and internal teams, demonstrating impeccable professionalism and in-depth technical acumen
- Translate complex requirements and regulatory constraints into actionable technical blueprints and system designs
- Provide mentorship and guidance to internal teams, fostering a high-performance engineering culture
The salary for this role will be between $175,000 - $225,000 per year.
About You
- Extensive experience in AWS systems architecture, including design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise-scale cloud environments
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with C-Level executives, translating complex technical concepts into strategic business solutions
- Hands-on experience with mustache or terraform templating or similar technologies for configuration and infrastructure as code
- In-depth understanding of compliance, security, and governance in a highly regulated financial services environment
- Proven track record of architecting innovative cloud solutions that solve complex business problems, ideally within Capital & Growth Markets or commercial banking
- Strong knowledge of AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, IAM, VPC) and best practices
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to confidently present to executive audiences
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field preferred
- Strong preference for candidates with experience in large-scale financial institutions or investment banking contexts
Some of the Perks
- 20 days paid vacation per year and 12 BJSS holidays
- 5 paid sick days
- Competitive medical, dental and vision plans employer funded 80%
- 4 x salary Life and AD&D
- Commuter benefits
- 401K plan (BJSS will contribute 3% of salary into your 401K)
- An industry-leading referral scheme, with no limits on the number of referrals
- Our roles are not fully remote as we take pride in the tight knit communities we have created at our local offices. But we offer plenty of flexibility and you can split your time between the office, client site and WFH
- Training opportunities and incentives – we support professional certifications across engineering and non-engineering roles, including unlimited access to O’Reilly
- You will become part of a squad with people from different areas within the business who will help you grow at BJSS
- A collaborative and inspiring environment working alongside some of the best tech people in the industry
- We partner with Lifeworks to offer wellbeing support to our employees
Working Restrictions
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
BJSS will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Apply NowWhat life at BJSS is like
Big rewards
At BJSS, the rewards aren’t based on your time served, they’re based on merit and the strength of your contributions. In exchange for bringing your best ideas to the most challenging problems, you’ll be compensated with a competitive salary and the knowledge that you’ll be rewarded and recognized for giving it your all.
Be outstanding
We pride ourselves on the high quality of the work we deliver. Our culture is all about valuing and rewarding excellence, whether it’s the technical aspects of the job or the way you interact with clients and colleagues. If you join BJSS, it’ll be because you share that passion to excel, to do the very best job you can, and to support others to deliver outstanding results.
Benefits that suit you
Aside from the standard annual leave allowance, life assurance and pension, our flexible benefits allowance lets you decide which benefits you want, with options across industry-leading health and wellbeing, buying and selling annual leave, electric vehicle scheme, GymFlex gym membership, as well as discounts across dozens of retail, lifestyle, and utility brands.
Bring your authentic self to work
We’ve built an environment where respect and inclusivity are paramount, where fantastic people of all kinds are free to be themselves and get on with doing a great job. And even though BJSS is a global business, each regional office is as distinct and idiosyncratic as the people in it – you can expect to be part of a unique, tight-knit community with a busy social calendar.
Make your mark
Clients trust us to get the hard things done. And if you join us, you’ll be faced with challenges only people like you have the drive to solve. You’ll be pushed out of your comfort zone, and you won’t be sitting on the sidelines, but you’ll also make a real difference on extraordinary projects.
Forge your own path
At BJSS, we don’t believe in job titles or hierarchies, so how you progress in the company is entirely down to you. You’ve got the flexibility and freedom to follow your interests and pursue your career goals - with full support, training opportunities and incentives from the business.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES & DIVERSITY STATEMENT
BJSS is committed to equal opportunities and diversity so we want to ensure that our recruitment and selection processes are fair to all who wish to apply.
We encourage you to feel confident to let us know if you require any adjustments to be made to the application or interview process to help support you. You can do this by speaking to your BJSS recruitment contact. Or, if you’re not yet in touch with anyone from our recruitment team.