Senior Cloud Architect
Cambridge, Massachusetts
$190k
full time
local
LinkedIn needed
USC, GC
The client is not just /"using/" AWS; they are engineering a high-performance ecosystem where manual intervention is a bug. They need a Senior Engineer who views infrastructure as a product, not a ticket queue. You’ll be the primary architect responsible for evolving our stack from /"functional/" to /"flawless,/" ensuring our global footprint is secure, self-healing, and incredibly fast.
What You’ll Own
- Architectural Sovereignty: Lead the design of multi-region, high-availability AWS environments that don’t just meet business needs—they anticipate them.
- Infrastructure-as-Software: Drive a 100% Terraform-first culture. If it isn//'t in code, it doesn//'t exist.
- Chaos Engineering & Resilience: Build the DR/HA strategies that let our team sleep soundly during 10x traffic spikes.
- Security at Speed: Integrate IAM and networking (VPC, Subnets) so deeply into the CI/CD pipeline that security becomes a performance enhancer, not a bottleneck.
- Financial Engineering: Treat AWS cost optimization as a high-stakes strategy game—maximizing performance per dollar spent.
Your Tech DNA
- AWS Mastery: You don//'t just know the console; you understand the underlying primitives of EC2, RDS, and S3. You likely have a Solutions Architect Professional cert (or the equivalent /"battle scars/").
- Terraform Wizardry: You write modular, reusable, and DRY Terraform code that other engineers study to get better.
- DevOps Mindset: You believe in CI/CD as a religion and /"The Phoenix Project/" as a manual.
- The /"3+ Year/" Paradox: We say 3+ years, but we care more about your density of experience. If you’ve spent two years scaling a platform to millions of users, we want to talk.
The Payoff
- Equity: Generous stock options. We want you to own what you build.
- Autonomy: Unlimited PTO and a /"get it done/" culture.
- Growth: Learning & Development stipends to keep your edge sharp.
- The Standards: 401K match, premium health/dental, and paid family leave.
- Fuel: Catered lunches and a social impact program that actually matters.
Qualifications
What you need to succeed
Experience: 3+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, with at least 2 years focused on AWS.
AWS Expertise: Deep knowledge of AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, etc.). AWS certification (Solutions Architect or similar) is a plus.
Terraform: Strong experience automating infrastructure using Terraform.
Why is This a Great Opportunity
This is a young B2C company with a very experienced executive team. Our client most likely will either be acquired or do an IPO.
The CTO { co-founder} is a brilliant man with many years of experience. He has a very high bar in his hiring and demands technical excellence.
