Engineer II, IT Infrastructure (Fintech)

TL;DR

Engineer II, IT Infrastructure (AWS/Terraform): Designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable cloud and on-prem infrastructure for financial products with an accent on IaC and high availability. Focus on optimizing cloud costs, supporting AI infrastructure, and ensuring compliance within a highly regulated financial environment.

Location: Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States (Hybrid)

Salary: $80,000 - $110,000

Company

hirify.global builds the financial infrastructure that powers payments, cards, lending, and digital asset capabilities for innovative fintechs and enterprises.

What you will do

• Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure solutions using AWS, right-sizing services for enterprise workloads.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Optimize cloud costs and establish comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.
• Support the deployment and operation of AI infrastructure components in collaboration with AI Engineering.
• Ensure security and compliance aligning with financial industry regulatory requirements.
• Manage backup, disaster recovery, and high availability strategies.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, or systems engineering.
• Strong proficiency with AWS and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
• Experience managing both Windows and Linux systems.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals and automation scripting.
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance in regulated environments.
• Must be based in or able to work from Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Nice to have

• Experience deploying nested virtualization environments at an enterprise level.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in financial services or other highly regulated sectors.
• Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect or Azure Administrator.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, curious, and purpose-driven work environment.
• Recognized as one of American Banker’s Best Places to Work in Fintech.
• Hybrid work model offering a balance of remote and office presence.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI development tools like Cursor, Claude, and GitHub Copilot.