For the given job description <<Who We Are
Apex Fintech Solutions (AFS) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by processing millions of transactions daily, to simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech solutions enables us to support clients such as Stash, Betterment, SoFi, and WeBull, and more than 20 million of our clients' customers.
Collectively, AFS creates an environment in which companies with the biggest ideas in fintech are empowered to change the world. We are based in Dallas, TX and also have offices in Austin, New York, Chicago, Portland, and Belfast.
If you are seeking a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment where you'll have the opportunity to make an immediate impact, and you have the guts to change everything, this is the place for you.
AFS has received a number of prestigious industry awards, including:
2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018 Best Wealth Management Company - presented by Fintech Breakthrough Awards2021 Most Innovative Companies - presented by Fast Company2021 Best API & Best Trading Technology - presented by Global Fintech Awards
About This Role
As a Principal Cloud Software Engineer at Apex Silver, you are responsible for design and development of software code. You will help lead other developers in the design and development of financial services applications that integrate with cloud-based services. You are a results oriented leader who can lead a team to exceed client expectations. You perform hands-on work required to meet service level requirements. You will lead by example.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate with your cross functional product development team and members of the software development teamOversee and provide guidance to other development team membersDesign and develop highly performant large scale financial services applicationsImplement robust CICD processesAdhere to Silvers coding standardsKeep up-to-date with industry trends and technology developments
Skills & Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) and at least 10 years of experienceExtensive knowledge of software development processesExtensive knowledge of bash shell scriptingExtensive knowledge of implementing serverless solutions using AWS lambda, SQS, EventBridgeExtensive knowledge of Cloud Databases: AWS RDSAurora, DynamoDBExtensive knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code deployment tools like CloudFormation templates, TerraformExtensive knowledge of AWS Cloud Technologies (EC2, RDS, Amazon MQ, S3, API Gateway, etc.)Extensive knowledge of bash shell scriptingExtensive knowledge of CICD processes and tools like like BitBucket and PipelinesKnowledge of Java and SQLSolid experience in coding object oriented softwareKnowledge of javascript and front-end web frameworksPossess strong knowledge of fintech, investment services clearingcustody, best practices, and proceduresExcellent communication, organizational, analytical and team building skillsLead and direct the work of others Demonstrates strong problem solving skills, process driven mindset, resourcefulness, and the ability to meet responsibilities with minimal direct oversight
#engineering #mid-senior #full-time
OUR REWARDS
We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits, including healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP), competitive PTO, 401k match, parental leave, and HSA contribution match. We also provide our employees with a paid subscription to the Calm app and offer generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits. At AFS, we offer a hybrid work schedule for most roles that allows employees to have the flexibility of working from home and one of our primary offices.
AFS is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, natural or protective hairstyle, genetics, disability, age, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.
>> the resume: <<Career OverviewNetwork security professional with 4 years of Experience. Experience and Skills include SIEM and GRC Tools like RSA envision, RSA Netwitness, RSA Security Analytics and RSA Archer Extensive Experience in Application Security and penetration testing. In-depth understanding of network components, infrastructure, and Log collection methods. Extensive experience in customer support, market analysis and New Business Development Intense experience in designing rules for Regulatory Compliance like PCI, HIPPA, FERPA,SOX and GLBA
QualificationsGuest servicesInventory control proceduresMerchandising expertiseLoss preventionCash register operationsProduct promotions
Education and TrainingNorthern Illinois UniversityDeKalb,IlExpected in––M. S:Management Information Systems-GPA:GPA: 3.76/4.00Management Information Systems GPA: 3.76/4.00Annamalai UniversityChidambaram,Expected in––B.E:Computer Science and Engineering-GPA:Computer Science and EngineeringCEHBedford,MAExpected in––Trained:Ethical Hacking-GPA:
Work ExperienceThe Southern Company-Sr. Software Quality Engineer, Technical LeadYorkville,IL,05/2015-PresentDevice integration testing technical Lead: Tested for Device Integration with more than hundred disparate event sources with SEIM (envision and Security Analytics) SA Content Testing: Technical lead in verifying alerting rules which includes Correlation, Application and Network rules using knowledge of IP based applications like WWW, SMTP, DNS and SNMP.Event Stream Analytics rules testing lead: Used ESPER in the backend for testing rules which uses packet Meta and log Meta for firing alerts.Malware Analysis (MA) for IDS and IPS rules: Familiar with wide variety of malware tools for static and dynamic analysis of Malwares.Also designed Yara rules and Lua parsers for identification and prevention.Performed Penetration Tests: Highly experienced in OWASP and lead penetration tester using STRIDE mythologies and measuring DREAD matrix Implemented full stack of SA for CIRC: Designed rules to monitor the corporate network for backdoors, Trojans, sniffing, DoS and SQL injections and so on.Also worked as system and network admin for the SA CIRC stack.Functional and Continuous Engineering (CE) Testing: Designed and tested new product features and CE bugs.The same was automated to avoid regressions.Also Implemented cross functional system test environment to mimic a real world scenario.Tested SA integration with Archer and ECAT: Installed and configured Archer and ECAT for them to interact with SA.Have a very good understanding on Archer and ECAT functionality.Continuous Integration (CI) Testing: Designed and implemented CI framework for continuous build regression testing using VMware, Jenkins and Python automation framework.Environment Installations: RSA Archer, RSA ECAT, RSA Security Analytics, RSA envision and various other disparate devices for SIEM.Experienced with Data Science from Big Data using HDFS file system, Hadoop, MapR and  Pivotal Managed Block storage systems: Worked with VNX, DAC, Pivotal and Warehouse systems for data storage.Environment: Python, Hadoop, eTest, NOSE Framework, Jenkins , Hudson, Postgres, MongoDb, Puppet, JIRA, Linux/Unix, Jmeter , Selenium, VMware, VDI, Backtrack and  Kali.Crane Composites-New Business Development Market Research Analyst,,01/2015-05/2015Assisted Vice President and Managers of New Business Development with market intelligence about the product.Used SQL Server for data analysis.Created executive reports and presentation which helps NBD team to make decisions.Gathered and analyzed market data from different cross functional units of business, markets of various companies, government sources, and by talking to the customers and non-customers based on various costs study parameters.Used Business Intelligence Tools like SSAS, SSRS and OLAP for reporting and data analysis.Relativity Management Solutions Pvt-Business Analyst,,04/2009-08/2009Involved in all the phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies throughout the project life cycle.Assisted the PM in setting realistic project expectations and in evaluating the impact of changes on the project plans accordingly and conducted project related presentations.Prepared AS IS Business Process document through interaction with internal officials and by analyzing the existing information systems.Recommended enhancements, and implemented strategies to streamline current processes, suggesting process to make it cost-effective.Monitoring QA teams, validating the test cases, encourage designing new test cases based on customer feedback.
Skillsstreamline, automation, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Business Process, Content, data analysis, designing, DNS, DoS, features, firing, Functional, government, IDS, information systems, injections, IP, Linux, MA, market, MongoDb, network admin, Network, New Business Development, OLAP, Postgres, presentations, processes, project plans, Python, QA, reporting, SDLC, SMTP, SNMP, Software Development, SQL, SQL Server, Unix>>. The result is, Good Fit

Fit assessment: Good Fit