AWS Cloud Architect

ATLANTICUS•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

When you join Atlanticus, you become a member of a fast-growing, mission-focused company that is committed to aid in meeting the financial needs of middle-class Americans. With a culture of collaboration and a one-team mindset, we encourage entrepreneurial thinking to empower our customers toward financial well-being. Atlanticus™ technology enables bank, retail, and healthcare partners to offer more inclusive financial services to everyday Americans through the use of proprietary analytics. We apply the experience gained and infrastructure built from servicing over 20 million customers and over $40 billion in consumer loans over more than 25 years of operating history to support lenders that originate a range of consumer loan products. These products include retail and healthcare, private label credit and general-purpose credit cards marketed through our omnichannel platform, including retail point-of-sale, healthcare point-of-care, direct mail solicitation, digital marketing, and partnerships with third parties. Additionally, through our Auto Finance subsidiary, Atlanticus serves the individual needs of automotive dealers and automotive non-prime financial organizations with multiple financing and service programs QualificationsOffice Location Austin, TX – Situated in The Domain, a vibrant tech hub with park-like surroundings, top restaurants, and convenient parking, perfect for post-work socializing. Work Culture We foster a collaborative, innovative environment where everyone contributes to building something meaningful. You’ll be empowered to lead, grow, and make an impact. The Role What a day looks like:

Requirements

8+ years of experience in cloud engineering/architecture with strong hands-on delivery
Deep expertise in AWS services (EKS, IAM, EC2, ALB/NLB, RDS, Route 53, etc.)
Strong hands-on experience with Terraform (mandatory)
Proven experience designing and operating Kubernetes (EKS) platforms
Experience with Helm for application deployment and management
Strong understanding of AWS security best practices, especially IAM and access control
Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitOps, Argo CD, etc.)
Solid understanding of networking concepts (subnets, routing, DNS, load balancing, security groups, NACLs)
Experience using AI-powered developer tools or agentic AI systems to improve engineering efficiency and automation
8+ years of experience in cloud engineering/architecture with strong hands-on delivery
Deep expertise in AWS services (EKS, IAM, EC2, ALB/NLB, RDS, Route 53, etc.)
Strong hands-on experience with Terraform (mandatory)
Proven experience designing and operating Kubernetes (EKS) platforms
Experience with Helm for application deployment and management
Strong understanding of AWS security best practices, especially IAM and access control
Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitOps, Argo CD, etc.)
Solid understanding of networking concepts (subnets, routing, DNS, load balancing, security groups, NACLs)
Experience using AI-powered developer tools or agentic AI systems to improve engineering efficiency and automation

Nice To Haves

Experience with Argo CD / GitOps workflows
Exposure to monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana)
Knowledge of service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and container security tools
Experience managing multi-account AWS environments at scale
Familiarity with AI-driven automation frameworks, copilots, or autonomous agents for DevOps
AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.)

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and own AWS-based solutions across multiple environments (dev, staging, production)
Independently build, deploy, and manage infrastructure using Terraform (IaC)
Design and operate containerized platforms on Amazon EKS, including deployments using Helm
Define and enforce cloud architecture standards, governance, and best practices
Define and manage IAM roles and policies aligned with team responsibilities and least-privilege principles
Implement best practices for multi-account AWS environments, including AWS Organizations, SCPs, and account structure
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows (Jenkins, Argo CD, etc.)
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting, and continuously improve system reliability and performance
Optimize AWS costs through right-sizing, usage analysis, and architectural improvements
Leverage AI/ML and agentic AI tools to automate infrastructure management, incident response, and operational tasks
Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and platform issues independently