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Distinguished Engineer - Fraud Tech

at Discover Financial Services

📍 McLean, VA Unknown 💰 $269K – $307K USD / year Posted March 20, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $269K – $307K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years 7+ years
Education Bachelor's Degree
Category AI & Machine Learning

About this role

This role involves leading the design and implementation of cloud-native solutions for fraud detection and defense ecosystems, leveraging modern technologies like AWS, Java, Python, and emerging AI tools.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead cloud native solution design
  • Collaborate on cloud strategy
  • Develop scalable defenses
  • Standardize capabilities
  • Use emerging AI tools

Technical Overview

The technical environment includes AWS cloud platform, Java, Python, REST APIs, databases, pipelines, and AI coding tools such as Windsurf and Claude, focusing on scalable, resilient, and cloud-native architectures.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior cloud architect with extensive experience in solution architecture, cloud native solutions, and AWS. They possess strong leadership skills and are familiar with emerging AI coding tools like Windsurf and Claude, capable of leading scalable and resilient cloud solutions.

Must-Have Skills

Solution architectureCloud native solutionsAWSJavaPythonRESTdatabasespipelines

Nice-to-Have Skills

ClaudeWindsurfGoAI coding toolsscalabilityresilience

Tools & Platforms

AWSAmazon Web ServicesClaudeWindsurfJavaPythonRESTdatabasespipelines

Required Skills

Solution architecturecloud native solutionsAWSJavaPythonRESTdatabasespipelinescloud strategyscalabilityresilienceAI coding toolsWindsurfClaude

Hard Skills

AWSAmazon Web ServicesClaudeWindsurfJavaPythonGoRESTdatabasespipelines

Soft Skills

leadershipvisionaryproblem-solvingmentoringcollaborationinnovative thinking

Industry & Role

Industry Financial Services / Fintech
Job Function Lead cloud-native solution development for fraud defense systems
Role Subtype Cloud Architect
Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Python, Java, REST, databases

Keywords for Your Resume

solution architecturecloud native solutionsAWSAmazon Web ServicesJavaPythonRESTdatabasespipelinescloud strategyscalabilityresilienceAI coding toolsWindsurfClaudeleadershipproblem-solvingmentoringcollaborationinnovative thinkingcloud native

Deal Breakers

Lack of solution architecture experience, No cloud native solutions experience, No AWS experience, Less than 7 years of relevant experience

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