AAA Life Insurance Company · 20 hours ago
Senior Cloud Engineer
Livonia, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expAAA Life Insurance Company is a respected American brand focused on Life Insurance and Annuity Products. As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will design, implement, and govern the public cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS, while ensuring security, compliance, and cost optimization. You will work closely with Engineering and DevSecOps teams to support the company's modernization journey.
Financial ServicesInsuranceLife Insurance
Responsibilities
Design and implement AWS multi-account architectures with robust governance, security controls, and compliance frameworks
Develop Infrastructure-as-Code templates using AWS CDK (TypeScript) or with declarative template engines like Terraform within automated provisioning pipelines
Architect secure network topologies including VPCs, Transit Gateways, and connectivity to on-premises data centers
Establish and enforce cloud security baselines using AWS Config, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and KMS standards in cooperation with the Information Security team
Implement industry-standard cloud FinOps practices including cost optimization, tagging strategies, budget monitoring, and chargeback reporting
Partner with the Engineering (software development/delivery) and DevSecOps teams to enable secure CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure deployment that supports applications and services
Provide cloud platform expertise to the Enterprise Architecture team and participate in Architecture Review Board decision-making
Mentor junior engineers and establish cloud engineering best practices across the organization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure automation, or platform engineering roles with demonstrable progressive responsibility and ownership
AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect Associate/Professional or Security Specialty
Experience supporting large-scale technology transformations or modernization programs
FinOps Certified Practitioner or similar cost optimization credentials
Experience working in federally or state regulated industries such as insurance, financial services, healthcare, or aviation
Deep hands-on experience with AWS services across the service catalog, including EC2 and serverless compute, database, storage (S3), networking, audit and governance
Expert proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code using AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform
Solid understanding of networking concepts including routing, DNS, load balancing, cloud VPCs, and network security
Experience implementing security controls and compliance frameworks in cloud environments
Knowledge of GitOps and DevSecOps workflows and CI/CD integration for infrastructure provisioning
Strong scripting skills in Python, TypeScript, or similar languages
Familiarity with container orchestration platforms (ECS, EKS, Kubernetes)
Knowledge of observability tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog, SolarWinds, or similar platforms
Experience with multi-account AWS Organizations and landing zone implementations
Understanding of database technologies including Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS, and data migration patterns
Experience with data warehousing and data lake infrastructure including Redshift, Glue, or with third-party solutions such as Snowflake or Databricks
Exposure to event-driven architectures using Confluent/Kafka, SNS, SQS, or MSK
Preferred
Advanced AWS platform experience with security, monitoring, and observability (CloudWatch, logging, tracing)
Experience designing resilient, cost-optimized, and scalable cloud architectures
On-Premises Infrastructure (3–5 years):
SolarWinds enterprise monitoring and alerting
Working knowledge of Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
VMware ESX and vSphere administration
Experience maintaining enterprise storage and hyper-converged systems
Company
AAA Life Insurance Company
AAA Life Insurance Company is fueled by our mission of providing financial security and peace of mind to AAA members through our life insurance products, delivering on the outstanding customer service that members have come to expect from the AAA brand.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Philip Walker
President & Chief Executive Officer
Betty Schick
Senior Vice President Chief Experience Officer
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