Senior AWS Cloud Architect for Enterprise-Scale & Security

Appnovation; Cudlee Creek; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Appnovation is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design and scale enterprise platforms on AWS for tens of thousands of users. You will define caching, multi-region, and federation strategies, and guide engineers on cloud best practices.

The role emphasizes security, RBAC/ABAC, IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation, Docker and Kubernetes, plus collaboration with security and compliance teams across geographies. A strong consulting background is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field; 8+ years in engineering, with 3+ years in architecture.
• Senior cloud architecture experience on AWS; certification preferred.
• Experience designing high-scale, low-latency, multi-region distributed systems.
• Caching strategies, data federation, and performance/load testing.
• Security architecture, including RBAC/ABAC.
• Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Strong grasp of networking, IAM, cost optimization, and observability tooling.
• Ability to work within an established enterprise engineering lifecycle and hit the ground running.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect the platform for enterprise scale (tens of thousands of users) on AWS.
• Evaluate scalability of the Postgres/Supabase backend; design caching tiers, multi-region, and global federation as needed.
• Own the load-testing strategy and responsiveness targets across geographies.
• Ensure the architecture meets security and access-control needs for sensitive content.
• Produce architecture diagrams, decision records, and technical standards.
• Guide and mentor engineers on cloud best practices and patterns.
• Define non-functional requirements (availability, resilience, cost, observability).
• Partner with security and compliance to meet enterprise controls.
• Support build-vs-buy decisions and technology evaluations.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS expertise

Distributed systems

Security architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS or related

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Job description

Appnovation is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design and scale enterprise platforms on AWS for tens of thousands of users. You will define caching, multi-region, and federation strategies, and guide engineers on cloud best practices.

The role emphasizes security, RBAC/ABAC, IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation, Docker and Kubernetes, plus collaboration with security and compliance teams across geographies. A strong consulting background is valued.