Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Alight Solutions is a company that helps organizations build healthier and more financially secure workforces. The Software Engineer MFT - Virtual will build and support data pathways connecting legacy batch systems with cloud infrastructure, manage high-volume secure file transfers, automate workflows, and develop custom integrations. The role also provides production support, incident management, and 24/7 system reliability oversight.
Responsibilities
- Maintain version control using Git and deploy code packages through automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Github Actions/Workflows)
- Configure, test, and onboard secure file transfer protocols including SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS
- Architect and manage secure external file exchanges with third-party vendors and financial institutions
- Build, optimize, and maintain complex multi-step batch processing schedules inside Control-M
- Use Control-D to generate, format, and securely distribute automated system reports to business units
- Maintain scalable AWS resources including EC2, S3, Lambda, and VPC networks
- Write Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using Terraform to automate deployments
- Monitor cloud performance, track resource utilization, and optimize configurations to reduce operating costs
- Implement AWS IAM roles and security policies to enforce strict, least-privilege data access controls
- Serve as the primary point of escalation for complex system outages and data pipeline failures
- Diagnose and resolve data transmission errors across automated Managed File Transfer (MFT) platforms
- Troubleshoot critical batch job failures directly within Control-M and analyze historical data in Control-D
- Participate in a rotating 24/7 on-call schedule to support business-critical overnight processing windows
- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) to prevent recurring infrastructure, cloud, and data delivery incidents
Skills
- Applicants must reside in the United States in one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia in order to be considered for this role
- US Citizenship requirements- as this role supports services provided to the federal government and/or a federal government contractor, proof will be required to verify US citizenship status at time of hire
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in system integration, production support, or DevOps roles
- Experience with programming in Python, PowerShell/.NET
- Ability to clearly explain technical issues to both business teams and software developers
- Analytical mindset to isolate root causes in interconnected, multi-platform environments
- Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not, now or in the future, require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight
Benefits
- Health, dental and vision coverages starting Day One.
- Wellbeing programs.
- Retirement plans with contribution matching.
- Generous time off.
- Parental leave.
- Continuing education.
- Career growth opportunities.
- Flexible working arrangements wherever possible.
- Continuing education & training.
- Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level.
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