Software Engineer

Job description

About the role

We are looking for a technically savvy and motivated Associate Automation Analyst to help us design, implement and support automation solutions that improve operational efficiency and system integration. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in software development, hands-on experience with cloud environments (especially AWS), and a passion for automation and process improvement.

Main tasks

• Design, creation and maintenance of automation workflows to optimize business processes and reduce manual work.
• Collaborate with technical and business teams to identify automation opportunities and turn them into scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Apply software development principles for automation design while adhering to best practices for clean code and architecture.
• Monitoring and improving existing automation to ensure performance, reliability and safety.
• Documentation of technical designs, processes and support instructions.

Required qualifications

• Solid practical experience with at least one modern programming language: .NET (C#) or Java.
• Familiarity with the design and use of RESTful APIs.
• Solid working knowledge of AWS services, including (but not limited to): EC2, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, CloudFormation/CDK.
• Understanding of application architecture principles, including microservices, event-driven design and API integration patterns.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, including tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI or AWS CodePipeline.
• Experience with the automation of provisioning, monitoring and operations in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code and reusable automation components.
• Exposure to containerization technologies such as Docker and basic knowledge of orchestration tools (e.g. ECS, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git and with collaboration workflows (pull requests, code reviews, branching strategies).
• Compliance with anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act-related policies, laws, rules and regulations as well as Itaú-related policies and procedures

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Jira automation, BPM tools or OutSystems.
• Exposure to low-code automation platforms or workflow orchestration tools.
• Basic understanding of security, monitoring and logging in cloud-based environments.

Soft skills

• Analytical mindset and strong problem solving skills.
• Effective communicator and team collaborator.
• Self-starters with a willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced, hybrid work environment.