Systems Engineer and Applications Architect
Remote, United States | Information Technology | Full-Time, Exempt | $180,000 - $220,000 plus bonus
Our client is an established and fast-growing provider of equipment, consumables and software to the commercial water treatment industry. They have an immediate opening for a highly experienced Systems Engineer and Applications Architect to lead the design, configuration, implementation, automation, maintenance and security of their enterprise cloud architecture built on Amazon Web Services.
This is an exempt salaried leadership position covering applications, system requirements, functionality, risk and security, and the integration of third-party platforms. It calls for someone who has built secure, scalable, highly available cloud environments and driven infrastructure modernization through automation and best practices. You will be hands-on in a Linux environment and writing code, not only directing it.
What you will own
Architect secure, fault-tolerant and scalable cloud infrastructure, including VPCs, networking and storage, aligned with business and technology strategy
Implement security controls (IAM, KMS, encryption, RBAC) and ensure adherence to SOC 2 and GDPR standards, technical roadmaps and best practices
Design APIs, integration frameworks and middleware solutions
Implement automation using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible or CloudFormation
Monitor system performance and optimize application availability, reliability and scalability
Perform capacity planning, disaster recovery planning and business continuity initiatives
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to existing systems
Ensure compliance with security standards, governance policies and regulatory requirements
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and application issues
Lead technical reviews, architecture governance and design documentation
Mentor and provide technical leadership across project teams
Participate in project planning, budgeting and vendor evaluations
What you bring
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience
10 to 15 years in Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering
5+ years of hands-on AWS cloud platform experience
Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills
Outstanding written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical audiences at every level, and the ability to persuade and influence without a position of authority
The technical environment
Infrastructure:
EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS, ECS, Lambda, CloudFormation, Route 53, CloudWatch, Auto Scaling, ELB/ALB/NLB
Networking:
VPCs, Transit Gateway, Route 53, Direct Connect, VPNs and load balancers, with a strong grounding in TCP/IP and DNS
Infrastructure as Code:
Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
Automation:
Python, Bash, PowerShell
Containers:
Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS
CI/CD:
Jenkins, GitHub Actions
Monitoring:
CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog
Security:
IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, Security Hub, GuardDuty, AWS Config
Compensation and location
$180,000 to $220,000 base, plus bonus opportunity, 401(k), health and wellness benefits, STD and LTD, and generous paid time off.
Remote within the United States. The client would prefer someone who can reach their Pennsylvania headquarters roughly once a quarter, so the Mid-Atlantic is a natural fit, but the right person anywhere in the Eastern or Central United States will be considered. Occasional exposure to warehouse and manufacturing sites, and some travel.
You must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored visa sponsorship.
All conversations are held in confidence.
Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer that embraces diverse skills, perspectives and ideas.