Infrastructure Architect-W2 Full time (NO ctc or 100)

Job Title: Infrastructure Architect
Work Location: North Carolina or South Carolina.
Education/Experience Required: 10+ years of deep technical systems experience designing and supporting production environments
Job Description:

• An Infrastructure Architect plays a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the Cloud infrastructure.
• All team members are considered problem-solvers and actively participate in identifying problems and building solutions that solve the root causes.
• This is a hands-on position that designs, builds, and deploys high quality capabilities and features.
• The ideal candidate is comfortable leading Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Cloud initiatives while championing availability, reliability, monitoring, and performance excellence.
• This role collaborates closely with business leaders, product teams, engineers, and other stakeholders to create value.

Responsibilities :

• Analyzes business requirements and specifications to design Cloud solutions that optimize value and meet customer objectives
• Leads the deployment of infrastructure solutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems
• Evaluates infrastructure performance on an ongoing basis, identifying areas for improvement and cost reduction
• Identifies and resolves infrastructure and application defects, working closely with development teams to track and address issues
• Delivers and monitors solutions through scripting automations (ex. Python, UNIX shell, YAML, and JSON)
• Provides support for and implements DevOps tools such as GitLab and CI/CD Pipelines
• Implements Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to build and manage infrastructure in a consistent and repeatable way
• Develops and implements best practices for automation development and operation
• Stays current on emerging Cloud trends and technologies
• Collaborates with customers, developers, and stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver effective automation solutions
• Documents solutions and processes, sharing knowledge across teams

Skills & Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree or above in Computer Science or related field
• 10+ years of deep technical systems experience designing and supporting production environments
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in developing, building, and deploying Cloud solutions
• 5+ years of experience with AWS services and solutions
• 3+ years working with monitoring solutions (ex. Dynatrace)
• Skilled in system administration for Unix (Linux) and Windows environments
• Skilled in scripting to automate administrative and security processes
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience of multiple infrastructure automation tools and technologies including Terraform
• Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Rancher, Docker, K8S, and EKS
• Experience with CI/CD frameworks and tools, including GitLab and Artifactory
• Experience with test automation frameworks is a plus
• Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies
• Experience working in a SaaS-based product development environment or FDA-regulated medical device environment desired
• Cloud and Security certifications is a plus

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Flexible work hours in fun collaborative environment
• Working remote requires a reliable internet connection
• Must have the ability to travel, as needed for company meetings