Architect

OEC

10d • Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for a Platform Architect who thrives at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, developer experience, and application modernization. In this role, you’ll serve as a systems thinker and architectural leader, helping shape scalable, resilient platforms that power OEC’s global business.
You’ll define service boundaries, establish architectural guardrails, and guide key trade-offs to ensure our platforms are secure, scalable, and built for long-term sustainability. Working cross-functionally with engineering, DevOps, security, and product teams, you’ll drive architectural consistency and champion best practices across the organization.
This is a highly collaborative role with strong influence across teams and the opportunity to help evolve our Architecture Community of Practice.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software architecture, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or senior engineering roles
• Experience designing scalable, distributed systems
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Chef, Packer, or similar)
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines
• Proven ability to evaluate trade-offs and communicate architectural decisions clearly
• Strong experience with AWS cloud services (ECS, EC2, Lambda, RDS, Aurora, S3, VPC, IAM, etc.)
• Deep understanding of well-architected cloud design principles
• Experience with distributed systems, high availability, and multi-region architectures
• Proficiency with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar)
• Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry)
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Periodic travel to our Ohio office (multiple times per year)
• Ability to participate in virtual meetings with camera on

Nice To Haves

• Strong collaboration skills across engineering, DevOps, security, and product teams
• Experience addressing cross-cutting concerns across multiple teams
• Ability to influence without authority and drive architectural alignment
• Strong documentation skills and experience writing ADRs and reference architectures
• Experience working in remote or hybrid environments
• Comfortable participating in asynchronous architectural reviews
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent professional experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve platform architecture, including service boundaries, integration patterns, and data flows
• Establish architectural guardrails such as technology standards, interface contracts, and performance targets
• Design and implement architectural fitness functions to ensure systems continue to meet design intent over time
• Evaluate architectural options and guide trade-off decisions across cost, performance, reliability, and speed to market
• Drive consistency across cross-cutting concerns including observability, security, resilience, and data governance
• Create and maintain Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), system diagrams, and reference architectures
• Partner with engineering, DevOps, security, and platform teams to align architecture with business outcomes
• Contribute to and help evolve OEC’s Architecture Community of Practice

Benefits

• Full benefits starting Day 1: Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Unlimited Flex Time Off plus 10 company-paid holidays
• Remote-first role with monthly communication stipend
• Professional development programs, tuition assistance, and quarterly book program
• Free wellness coaching and pet insurance
• Home office equipment stipend
• Employee resource groups and exclusive employee discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees