Systems Engineer and Applications Architect

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 is a cutting-edge technology firm at the forefront of innovation in the water sector. We specialize in delivering state-of-the-art Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that empowers businesses to streamline their operations and drive success.

To support our continued growth and commitment to excellence, we are seeking a highly skilled and motivated

Systems Engineer and Applications Architect

to join our dynamic team. This is a remote position with standard business hours with some flexibility to meet the needs of the team and the customers.

Position Overview

• As the Systems Engineer and Applications Architect, you will play a crucial role in leading the design, configuration, implementation, automation and troubleshooting of the Company’s enterprise cloud architecture which is built on AWS.
• Architect secure, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud infrastructure, including VPCs, networking, and storage, ensuring actions are aligned with business and technology strategies.
• Collaborate with the planning, implementation, and support of enterprise infrastructure.
• Implement security controls (IAM, KMS, encryption, RBAC) and ensuring adherence to standards (SOC2, GDPR), technical roadmaps, and best practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to existing systems.
• Work in conjunction with software development, security, infrastructure, and business teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Design APIs, integration frameworks, and middleware solutions as required.
• Implement automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation for automated provisioning.
• Monitor system performance and optimize application availability, reliability, and scalability.
• Perform capacity planning, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with security standards, governance policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and application issues.
• Lead technical reviews, architecture governance, and design documentation. (SEMP)
• Mentor and provide technical leadership across project teams.
• Participate in project planning, budgeting, and vendor evaluations.
• Optimized cloud and infrastructure performance and costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 10–15 years of experience in Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Post gradate coursework is desirable but not required
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored visa sponsorship.
• Hands‑on experience operating at a Senior, Staff, or Principal Engineer level.
• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, team and time management skills.
• Ability to utilize judgment in decision making process and decisions related to job tasks.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization.
• Ability to persuade and influence others with a non-authoritative presence.
• Technical Requirement: 5+ years of hands‑on AWS Cloud Platform experience with deep working knowledge of programs, software, and tools such as:
• Infrastructure: EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS, ECS, Lambda, CloudFormation, Route 53, CloudWatch, Auto Scaling, ELB/ALB/NLB
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
• Automation: Python, Bash, PowerShell
• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• Monitoring: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog
• Security: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, Security Hub, GuardDuty, AWS Config

Benefits

If you are looking for a great work environment, competitive pay, bonus opportunities, career growth, and exceptional benefits that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), STD/LTD, and generous paid time off consider a career with AquaPhoenix Scientific.

• competitive pay
• bonus opportunities
• career growth
• health
• dental
• vision
• 401(k)
• STD/LTD
• generous paid time off

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that embraces diverse skills, perspectives and ideas that help our business grow. Minorities, females, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are urged to apply.