Overview
Remote
$120 - $150
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 5 Week(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
AWS
Terraform
Ansiblem Gitlab
Automation
Backup
Recovery
Vault
Job Details
We are seeking a highly skilled Automation Architect to lead the development of a low-level design (LLD) for a cloud-based Cyber Vault solution. This role is critical to ensuring the secure, scalable, and automated deployment of vault infrastructure and workflows. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AWS, Terraform, Ansible, and GitLab, and a strong understanding of cyber recovery principles including air-gapped architecture and immutable storage.
- Hours: 200 hours
 - Start: ASAP
 - Forecast: 40 hours spread over 5 weeks, approx. 8 hours a week
 
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Key Responsibilities
- Design Ownership: Develop and maintain detailed low-level designs for Cyber Vault infrastructure and automation workflows to support vault provisioning, replication, and recovery.
 - Cloud Architecture: Architect secure and resilient vault components within AWS, leveraging services such as EC2, S3 (Glacier), IAM, and cloud-native databases.
 - Security & Isolation: Design and enforce logical air-gap models, randomized replication windows, and immutability controls to enhance vault security.
 - Collaboration: Work closely with cloud platform teams, application owners, and cyber recovery stakeholders to align automation with business continuity goals.
 - Documentation: Produce and maintain comprehensive LLD documentation, runbooks, and operational guides.
 
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Required Skills & Experience
- Experience in infrastructure automation and cloud architecture.
 - Strong proficiency in AWS, Terraform, Ansible, and GitLab.
 - Proven ability to translate high-level architecture into executable low-level designs.
 - Experience with secure networking, identity management, and cloud-native recovery strategies.
 - Familiarity with Cyber Vault principles including air-gapped architecture and immutable storage.
 
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Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in cyber recovery or secure vault environments.
 - Exposure to multi-cloud environments (Azure, Google Cloud Platform, OCI).
 - Knowledge of backup/recovery platforms such as Rubrik or Cohesity.
 
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