Senior Cloud Architect | Infrastructure-as-Code Specialist

Senior Cloud Architect | Infrastructure-as-Code Specialist

Project

Location:

Hybrid Cambridge MA

Duration: Fulltime

Visa: USC / GC

• Equity available.
• They want an AWS Architect MASTER.
• The Mission:
  Build the bedrock for a consumer-facing platform that uses AI and real-time data.

The Challenge: The client is not just "using" AWS; they are engineering a high-performance ecosystem where manual intervention is a bug. They need a Senior Engineer who views infrastructure as a product, not a ticket queue. You'll be the primary architect responsible for evolving our stack from "functional" to "flawless," ensuring our global footprint is secure, self-healing, and incredibly fast.

• Architectural Sovereignty:
  Lead the design of multi-region, high-availability AWS environments that don't just meet business needs— they anticipate them.
• Infrastructure-as-Software:
  Drive a 100% Terraform-first culture. If it isn't in code, it doesn't exist.
• Chaos Engineering & Resilience:
  Build the DR/HA strategies that let our team sleep soundly during 10x traffic spikes.
• Security at Speed:
  Integrate IAM and networking (VPC, Subnets) so deeply into the CI/CD pipeline that security becomes a performance enhancer, not a bottleneck.
• Financial Engineering:
  Treat AWS cost optimization as a high-stakes strategy game—maximizing performance per dollar spent.

• AWS Mastery:
  You don't just know the console; you understand the underlying primitives of EC2, RDS, and S3. You likely have a Solutions Architect Professional cert (or the equivalent "battle scars").
• Terraform Wizardry:
  You write modular, reusable, and DRY Terraform code that other engineers study to get better.
• Dev Ops Mindset:
  You believe in CI/CD as a religion and "The Phoenix Project" as a manual.
• The "5+ Year" Paradox:
  We say 3+ years, but we care more about your density of experience. If you've spent two years scaling a platform to millions of users, we want to talk.

• Equity:
  Generous stock options. We want you to own what you build.
• Autonomy:
  Unlimited PTO and a "get it done" culture.
• Growth:
  Learning & Development stipends to keep your edge sharp.
• The Standards: 401K match, premium health/dental, and paid family leave.
• Fuel:
  Catered lunches and a social impact program that actually matters.

What you need to succeed

• Experience:
  
  5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, with at least 2 years focused on AWS.
• AWS Expertise:
  Deep knowledge of AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, etc.). AWS certification (Solutions Architect or similar) is a plus.
• Terraform:
  Strong experience automating infrastructure using Terraform.

Why is This a Great Opportunity:
This is a young B2C company with a very experienced executive team. Our client most likely will either be acquired or do an IPO.