Senior Cloud Architect & Systems Engineer (AWS) - Remote

AquaPhoenix Scientific LLC; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Bonus opportunities

Career growth

Health benefits

Dental

Vision

401(k)

STD/LTD

Paid time off

Job summary

AquaPhoenix Scientific LLC seeks a Systems Engineer and Applications Architect to lead design, deployment, and automation of our AWS-based enterprise cloud architecture. You will build secure, scalable infrastructure, implement IaC with Terraform and CloudFormation, and collaborate across software, security, and operations teams.

Ideal candidates bring 10–15 years in systems engineering or DevOps, strong troubleshooting, and exceptional communication to guide engineering decisions and governance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10–15 years in Systems/Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, or SRE.
• Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
• Hands-on senior/junior level experience with strong troubleshooting and collaboration.
• Proficient in AWS Cloud Platform with deep knowledge of services.
• Experience with IAM, KMS, encryption, SOC2/GDPR standards.
• Ability to design APIs, integration frameworks, and middleware.
• Excellent communication and leadership across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, configuration, implementation, automation, and troubleshooting of cloud architecture on AWS.
• Architect secure, scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure; manage VPCs, networking, and storage.
• Collaborate with planning, implementation, and support of enterprise infrastructure.
• Implement security controls (IAM, KMS, encryption) and governance standards.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and drive improvements across systems.
• Work with software, security, infra, and business teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Design APIs, integration frameworks, and middleware as needed.
• Implement IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation for automated provisioning.
• Monitor performance and optimize availability, reliability, and costs.
• Lead technical reviews, architecture governance, and design documentation.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership across teams.
• Participate in project planning, budgeting, and vendor evaluations.
• Optimize cloud and infrastructure performance and costs.

Skills

AWS Cloud Platform

Terraform

Python

Bash

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

CloudWatch

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Splunk

Datadog

IAM

KMS

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

AquaPhoenix Scientific LLC seeks a Systems Engineer and Applications Architect to lead design, deployment, and automation of our AWS-based enterprise cloud architecture. You will build secure, scalable infrastructure, implement IaC with Terraform and CloudFormation, and collaborate across software, security, and operations teams.

Ideal candidates bring 10–15 years in systems engineering or DevOps, strong troubleshooting, and exceptional communication to guide engineering decisions and governance