AWS Cloud Architect

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We’re looking for problem solvers, innovators, and dreamers who are searching for anything but business as usual. Like us, you’re a high performer who’s an expert at your craft, constantly challenging the status quo. You want to join a culture that empowers you to show up as your authentic self. You know that success hinges on commitment, that our differences make us stronger, and that the finish line is always sweeter when the whole team crosses together.

Securonix is searching for a Cloud Architect

Come join Securonix’s new Cloud Architecture team working on a new SaaS Cloud Product, Securonix Cloud. Work on a small team with a big impact that designs cloud product implementations for our software engineering, architecture group and infrastructure teams. You’ll design the architecture for the infrastructure that runs all of our cloud products. Projects include: scale-to-zero, disaster recovery, application resiliency, cost controls and best use of cloud provider services. You’ll create architecture designs, guides and work with groups on implementation serving as an SME on the designs.

What you’ll do:

Cloud Architecture Design

Design and contribute to a library of patterns documented based on our current product portfolio

Act as an SME for end-to-end cloud architecture including networking, provisioning, access, compute and storage for Cloud Engineering and product management teams

Ensure best practices for build and deploy tool chains for containers in a cloud environment like AWS

Originate solutions architecture and evaluate alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud deployment models

Help define good design patterns and solutions for high availability, disaster recovery for applications and orchestration systems like Kubernetes

Drive scope, requirements analysis and technical design for application build, product configuration, testing and deployment

Provide forward thinking thought leadership with fellow team members solving complex business requirements and how technology can contribute to these efforts

Ensure cloud architecture documents and designs reflect current decisions and models

Participate in the Cloud Architecture Review Board

About you:

7 or more years experience with at least two disciplines including network management, application development, Kubernetes, containers, software architecture, virtualization, Internet/CDN

3 or more years working experience with AWS – designing for cost, resiliency

Strong understanding of services based software architecture and good practices with implementing on cloud providers – working with external teams

Understanding of CI/CD systems, automation technologies like terraform, ArgoCD, harness, gitlab

Good experience with systems thinking and systems design

Able to discuss technical concepts with low technical or non-technical personnel as well as senior leadership

Strong ability to listen, perform active listening skills in order to understand and refine requirements from stakeholders and communicate effectively with technical team members

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math or a related study, or have equivalent experience

Excellent communication and writing skills