IT Engineer III - Cloud Platform Solutions (AWS)

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Summary

At BOK Financial, our success starts with exceptional talent. The Technical Operations team is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer (AWS) to design, build, and optimize secure, scalable cloud solutions. This role offers a fast-paced environment with opportunities to lead cloud innovation and drive enterprise DevOps maturity.

Job Description

The IT Engineer III – Cloud Platform Solutions (AWS) is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing cloud-native solutions with a strong focus on AWS infrastructure, DevOps automation, and CI/CD pipelines.

This role partners across engineering, security, and platform teams to deliver highly available, secure, and scalable cloud architectures, while continuously improving operational efficiency through automation and best practices.

You will bring deep engineering expertise, a “code-first” mindset, and a passion for building modern cloud capabilities. This role also provides Tier 3 support and technical leadership across cloud initiatives.

Team Culture

Our mission is to empower our company, teammates, and customers through resilient, customer-centric technology—leveraging engineering excellence and strong business partnership.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• Design and build secure, scalable AWS cloud solutions using services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, and VPC
• Architect and implement advanced cloud solutions, including multi-account strategies, hybrid cloud, and high-availability systems
• Drive a code-first infrastructure approach using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using AWS-native and third-party tools (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Partner with engineering teams to implement DevOps best practices, including automated testing, security scanning, and release automation
• Promote modern development practices such as trunk-based development, Git workflows, and pipeline automation
• Implement and manage AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), including roles, policies, and least-privilege access models
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud environments for performance, cost efficiency, and reliability using tools like CloudWatch and third-party observability platforms

Education & Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent experience (5–7 years with degree / 9–11 years without)

Core Requirements

• Strong experience in AWS cloud architecture, infrastructure design, and deployment (IaaS & PaaS)
• Proven expertise in building and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines with integrated security controls
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS)
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (VPCs, subnets, routing, DNS, CIDR, security groups)

Technical Skills

• CI/CD & Automation: AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, Terraform, GitHub Actions
• Source Control: Git (branching, merging, workflows)
• Programming Languages: Java, Python, Go, C#, or similar
• Scripting: Bash, Python
• Databases: Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, or other SQL/NoSQL platforms
• Monitoring & Observability: CloudWatch, Splunk, New Relic, or similar
• Security & Secrets Management: AWS Secrets Manager, AWS KMS, HashiCorp Vault
• Code Quality & Security Tools: SonarQube, Checkmarx, or similar

Additional Qualifications

• Experience implementing AWS Well-Architected Framework principles (security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization)
• Knowledge of enterprise system integrations and large-scale deployments
• Strong documentation, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to lead initiatives and influence engineering best practices
• Continuous learner with engagement in professional development