Staff Engineer - Backend Java

Illumio; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumio is seeking a Cloud Architect in San Jose, California to deliver cloud architecture that solves business challenges while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP and possess strong programming skills in Java or Python. This role emphasizes architecture that balances business needs with technology efficiency, security, and performance. Candidates should be adaptable to an agile environment and enthusiastic about driving innovations in cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Cloud Architect or similar role.
• Experience in programming languages like Java or Python.
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms and containerization technologies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cloud architecture that solves business problems.
• Collaborate with teams to understand requirements and architect solutions.
• Optimize cloud systems for high availability and performance.

Skills

Cloud architecture design

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Cloud technologies evaluation

Problem-solving skills

Agile working environment

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Job description

Your Impact

• Deliver cloud architecture that solves the business problem and balance architecture and business margins
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product manager, developers, DevOps engineers to understand business requirements and architect scalable cloud solutions
• Design, deploy, and manage cloud-based architecture using industry best practices, focusing on efficiency, scalability, availability, performance, and security
• Evaluate and select appropriate cloud technologies, platforms, and tools, including Kubernetes, to meet the company's needs and drive innovation
• Optimize cloud-based systems for high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery
• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure the health and performance of the cloud infrastructure
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and other operational issues in the cloud environment
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in cloud computing, distributed systems, and cyber security

Your Toolkit

• Proven experience as a Cloud Architect or a similar role, designing and implementing cloud-based solutions in a production environment
• AWS / Azure / GCP cloud experience:
  • Extensively used one of these platforms at the API/programming level
  • Experience with networking and security controls is a plus
• Language and programming requirements:
  • Experience in one or more programming languages: Java, Python
  • REST API client experience
  • CloudFormation, Terraform are nice to have
  • Working knowledge of spring or similar eco systems / Knowledge of Kubernetes and docker containers is good to have
  • Gang of four design patters
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization technologies
• Built highly scalable distributed system from ground up
• Experience with building highly scalable and resilient cloud services
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to work in an agile environment and drive initiatives with clarity and purpose

This position involves access to software/technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.

For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Illumio will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.