Staff Cloud & Infrastructure Architect

Datasite; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Other employee benefits

Job summary

Datasite, a leading provider of data rooms and AI-enabled deal sourcing, seeks a senior Infrastructure/Platform Engineer to own cloud architecture across AWS, GCP and Azure. Based in Minneapolis or New York City, this hybrid role collaborates with engineering teams to deliver scalable, highly available platforms.

You will design multi-cloud networking, Kubernetes scale, and IaC foundations (Terraform), drive cost governance, and mentor engineers while supporting M&A integration plans.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of infrastructure or platform engineering experience with architectural ownership.
• Production experience across at least two major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Strong Kubernetes platform experience (cluster topology, multi-cluster).
• Experience designing highly available systems (multi-region, multi-AZ).
• Infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform or similar.
• Anticipate capacity needs before blockers.
• Ability to influence technical direction without formal authority.
• Direct experience with M&A technical due diligence and post-acquisition integration.

Responsibilities

• Own multi-cloud architecture across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Design connectivity patterns: VPC/VNet peering, transit, and hybrid networking.
• Establish cloud cost visibility and governance without slowing engineering delivery.
• Own Kubernetes architecture at scale and platform primitives.
• Lead the infrastructure-as-code foundation using Terraform or equivalent.
• Partner on incident postmortems and architectural remediation as needed.
• Mentor senior engineers on architecture and system design.
• Support acquisition integration with blueprints and migration plans.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Multi-cloud

Kubernetes

High availability

Infrastructure as code

Capacity planning

Influence without authority

M&A due diligence

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Job Description

Datasite and its associated businesses are the global center for facilitating economic value creation for companies across the globe. From data rooms to AI deal sourcing and more. Here you’ll find the finest technological pioneers: Datasite, Blueflame AI, Grata, and Sherpany. They all, collectively, define the future for business growth. We’re happy to see whatever your superpower is and find the best place for it to flourish.

What You’ll Do

Multi-Cloud Architecture

• Own multi-cloud architecture across AWS, GCP, and Azure, including workload placement, network topology, resilience, and platform design
• Design connectivity patterns such as VPC/VNet peering, transit, and hybrid networking
• Balance portability, resilience, cloud-native capabilities, and cost
• Establish cloud cost visibility and governance without slowing engineering delivery

Kubernetes & Platform Engineering

• Own Kubernetes architecture at scale, including cluster topology, multi-cluster and multi-cloud strategy, scheduling, autoscaling, and multi-tenancy
• Define the platform primitives engineering teams build on
• Own the infrastructure-as-code foundation, using Terraform or equivalent technologies

High Availability & Reliability

• Design and validate multi-region, multi-AZ, failover, and disaster recovery patterns that support a 99.95% uptime target
• Lead capacity and resilience planning by modeling growth and failure scenarios before they become production issues
• Partner on incident postmortems and drive architectural remediation where needed

Developer Partnership

• Work directly with engineering teams to understand roadmap needs 2–3+ quarters ahead
• Translate upcoming product, traffic, and scaling requirements into infrastructure plans
• Ensure capacity, networking, and platform capabilities are in place before teams are blocked

Acquisition Integration

• Support technical due diligence for acquisition targets, including architecture, technical debt, and integration risk
• Develop integration blueprints and migration plans with a target of onboarding acquired systems within 90 days
• Help determine which acquired systems should be replatformed, integrated, wrapped, or retired

Technical Leadership

• Establish lightweight architecture standards that improve consistency and reliability without creating unnecessary process
• Serve as a technical thought partner to Directors, senior engineers, and platform teams
• Mentor senior and Staff-level engineers on architecture and system design
• Evaluate AI tooling for infrastructure automation, code generation, and operational workflows

What You’ll Bring

Must-Have

• 10+ years of infrastructure or platform engineering experience, including significant architecture ownership at scale
• Deep production experience designing and operating across at least two major cloud providers, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Strong Kubernetes platform experience, including cluster topology, multi-cluster strategy, and platform-level architecture
• Experience designing highly available systems, including multi-region, multi-AZ, failover, and disaster recovery
• Strong infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform or similar tools
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate infrastructure and capacity needs before they become blockers
• Experience influencing technical direction across teams without formal authority
• Direct experience with M&A technical due diligence and post-acquisition system integration

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with enterprise architecture, including data, integration, or security architecture
• Experience supporting AI/ML infrastructure or AI-enabled engineering workflows
• Experience in a PE-backed or acquisition-heavy organization
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF

Work Location & Flexibility

This position will be based in our Minneapolis or New York City locations and follows a hybrid work model. Employees in these locations are expected to work on-site a minimum of two days per week. The base salary range represents the estimated low and high end for this position based on a good faith assessment of the role and market data at the time of posting. Consistent with applicable law, each candidate’s compensation offer may vary and will be determined based on but not limited to, your geographic region, skills, qualifications, and experience along with the requirements of the position. This position may be eligible for bonuses, commissions, or overtime if applicable. Benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision), a retirement savings plan, paid time off, and other employee benefits. Specific details will be provided during the interview process. Datasite reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. $141,700.00 - $247,700.00

Our company is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce where all individuals are respected and valued. We are an equal opportunity employer and make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are dedicated to building teams that reflect the diversity of our communities.

Welcome to the Datasite global recruitment page. This is where you can explore opportunities and find the one that’s the best fit for you. It’s where all the high-tech, high-value, cutting edge technology businesses that form our economic value creation platform post the jobs they need you for. It’s the central hub for Datasite, Blueflame AI, Grata, and Sherpany. The best of the best from the very best people. The inquisitive. The inspirational. The inventive. The challenging. The builders of tomorrows. The people who come together to simplify the complex, create great experiences and deliver better outcomes for themselves and our customers.