Senior Cloud Architect, AWS Platform & Networking

Xona Space; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Xona Space in Burlingame, CA is seeking a Cloud Architect to own our AWS-based platform, drive multi-account architecture, and lead platform engineering initiatives. You will shape infrastructure, network topology, and IaC practices to enable rapid, secure deployments across engineering teams.

The role emphasizes reliability, cost optimization, and observability with tools like Terraform, AWS CDK, Datadog, and CloudWatch.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT experience with at least 4+ years in AWS-focused cloud architecture.
• Deep knowledge of AWS networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect) and hybrid connectivity.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong FinOps and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Own, evolve, and scale our AWS multi-account cloud architecture with high availability and DR.
• Design and manage network topology for secure, low-latency connectivity.
• Drive IaC standards and automation using Terraform and AWS CDK.
• Collaborate with SRE to implement monitoring, logging, tracing with Datadog/Prometheus/CloudWatch.
• Provide internal platform guidance and self-service templates to engineering teams.

Skills

Cloud architecture expertise

Automation mindset

Security-minded

FinOps awareness

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Datadog

Prometheus

CloudWatch

Direct Connect

Job description

Xona Space in Burlingame, CA is seeking a Cloud Architect to own our AWS-based platform, drive multi-account architecture, and lead platform engineering initiatives. You will shape infrastructure, network topology, and IaC practices to enable rapid, secure deployments across engineering teams.

The role emphasizes reliability, cost optimization, and observability with tools like Terraform, AWS CDK, Datadog, and CloudWatch.