At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and build innovative cloud infrastructure for automation solutions.
- Company: Join Flexspring, a leading iPaaS company with a focus on HR data integrations.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible work hours, 4 weeks paid vacation, and comprehensive health benefits.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities for mentorship and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by working with cutting-edge cloud technologies.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and extensive cloud architecture experience required.
The predicted salary is between 118800 - 145200 $ per year.
At Flexspring, you will have the autonomy and flexibility to tackle your role in a way that is right for you. We foster a learning culture that will allow you to develop new skills and progress in your career.
Flexspring is an iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) company specializing in HR data integrations. We partner with HR teams and HR software companies to design and deliver custom integrations that connect HR, payroll, and business systems, reduce manual work, improve data accuracy, and help people's operations run more efficiently.
The Cloud Architect role focuses on designing, building, and operating cloud infrastructure that powers our automation solutions. The Cloud Architect is a strategic position that partners with key stakeholders in the organization to build well-defined, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions aligned with the company’s 100% cloud strategy.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement infrastructure for the complete application lifecycle: data pipelines, environments, deployment, and monitoring.
- Architect scalable solutions for cloud workloads and automations.
- Document and implement cloud design patterns, including microservices, service architectures and automations.
- Design, build and optimize infrastructure for high-availability applications and workflow automations.
- Select and design database, storage and search systems that support our integration and data platforms.
- Lead architecture and technology design and deployment projects using appropriate methodologies to develop production-ready solutions in a cloud environment.
DevOps and Infrastructure Operations
- Support the Application/Infrastructure solution’s architecture in AWS.
- Design, migrate, and implement complex, robust and cost-effective solutions as they relate to AWS and the company’s Flexspring cloud infrastructure.
- Establish Cloud Strategy based on core architecture principles, patterns and decisions with a focus on controls for cost optimization, optimum resource utilization, IAM, tactical security posture and governance.
- Create architectural diagrams, project plans and present technology roadmaps and designs in Architecture Review Board meetings.
Leadership and collaboration
- Train and/or mentor colleagues and ensure that critical comprehension and know-how is shared and distributed among team members.
- Create architectural diagrams, technical documentation, and present roadmaps in Architecture Review Board meetings.
- Provide technical leadership on best approaches to provide cloud capabilities that are secure, that scale and deliver business value with quantitative measures.
- Provide best practice guidance and expert technical architectural support for solutions that involve cloud infrastructure, management and security, including integration with 3rd party products.
What You Get
- Work from home with flexible hours.
- 4 weeks of paid vacation annually.
- Comprehensive health benefits package for you and your family.
- Team events and opportunities to connect with colleagues.
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies.
- Competitive base salary.
What You Bring
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent is required.
- 5+ years of networking and virtualized system administration experience to deliver end-to-end Cloud Infrastructure architectures and designs.
- 3+ years of experience architecting, designing, and building cloud IaaS, PaaS cloud architecture solutions services.
- AWS-related experience is required.
- 3+ years of experience in implementing cloud application architecture, automation, and orchestration, governance, and security architectures for public cloud implementations.
- 3+ years of experience working with container-based systems and container orchestration services such as Docker, Docker Swarm and Kubernetes.
- Experience with identity frameworks, including but not limited to OAuth, OpenID and SAML.
- Ability to maintain proficiency in vulnerability and threat management best practices.
- Solid understanding of security protocols, cryptography, authentication, authorization, and security.
- Knowledge of emerging cloud technologies and related ecosystems.
- Experience with IT governance, risk, and compliance management.
- Complete mastery of Linux operating systems.
Nice to Have
- Knowledge and ability to work with the following systems: Elasticsearch Stack, Message Brokers such as ActiveMQ or Artemis, Java and Spring Boot applications, Intrusion detection and prevention services, relational and no SQL databases, Configuration management tools such as Ansible.
Flexspring is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Flexspring encourages applicants of all ages.
Cloud Architect in Québec employer: Flexspring, Inc.
At Flexspring, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that champions autonomy and flexibility, allowing our Cloud Architects to thrive in a supportive learning culture. With comprehensive health benefits, four weeks of paid vacation, and opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies, we are committed to fostering employee growth and collaboration in a dynamic remote work environment.
