At Modern, we are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Architect with a strong consulting and engineering background to join our Client Technologies Team.
As a senior cloud architect, you will act as a subject matter expert for our Enterprise Data Product Platform, DataOS.
You Will Design And Implement Highly Available, Secure, And Scalable Cloud-native Infrastructure Across Azure, GCP, Or AWS, Supporting Our Data Products And Applications With Best-in-class Observability, Security, And Resilience
- Define and implement foundation setup for DataOS architecture across Azure, GCP, and AWS based on industry best practices and security frameworks.
- Design and deploy secure VPC architectures, configure networking, security groups, load balancers, and VPN gateways as required for DataOS implementation across various customers
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform or Ansible for scalable, automated deployments.
- Establish and optimize CI/CD frameworks integrating with Git repositories, container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, GKE), and serverless architectures.
- Implement observability patterns - Centralized Log Aggregation, Audit Logging, Exception Tracking, Health Check APIs, Application Metrics, and Self-Healing systems.
- Lead stress, load, and performance testing efforts to ensure high system reliability and scalability under peak loads.
- Apply multi-cloud security best practices covering IAM, encryption, secrets management, software supply chain security, and vulnerability management.
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to optimize cloud infrastructure for reliability, performance, and compliance.
- Drive continuous improvements in DevOps processes, automation frameworks, monitoring systems, and incident response strategies.
- Mentor and guide junior architects and DevOps engineers in cloud-native best practices and DataOS-specific infrastructure standards.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent technical discipline.
- 12+ years of professional experience in Cloud Architecture, Infrastructure, or DevOps roles.
- Deep understanding of VPC architecture, networking, load balancing, VPNs, firewall management, and cloud-native security principles. Certification in networking and proven experience is a plus.
- Experience with vulnerability management tools like Wiz, Rapidfort, Synk and proven experience in penetration testing and reporting including SBOM creation, threat modelling is preferred
- Proven expertise in one or more major cloud platforms: Azure, GCP, or AWS (multi-cloud experience preferred).
- Deep understanding of VPC architecture, networking, load balancing, VPNs, firewall management, and cloud-native security principles.
- Extensive hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipeline orchestration.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across compute, storage, networking, security, and Kubernetes-based container orchestration.
- Practical experience implementing monitoring and observability systems leveraging open standards (Prometheus, Fluentd, etc.).
- Familiarity with security standards like NIST, CIS Benchmarks, SOC2, and GDPR compliance frameworks.
- Knowledge of multi-cloud cost optimization, automated scaling, and failover strategies.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a client-facing consulting environment.
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