SENIOR CLOUD ARCHITECT

Senior Cloud Architect

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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.

What You'll Own

• • 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.

• Your Tech DNA

• • 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.

• • DevOps Mindset: You believe in CI/CD as a religion and "The Phoenix Project" as a manual.

• • The "3+ 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.

• The Payoff

• • 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.

Qualifications

• What you need to succeed

• Experience: 3+ 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.

• The CTO { co-founder} is a brilliant man with many years of experience. He has a very high bar in his hiring and demands technical excellence.

• The company is under 200 people/ lots of collaborative challenges/ and the opportunity to be mentored by individuals who excel in their profession.