Senior Software Architect

CyberArk•Needham, MA

4h•$181,000 - $227,000

About The Position

CyberArk, a Palo Alto Networks company is seeking a skilled Production Engineering Architect to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you will serve as a technical leader responsible for designing and implementing scalable, secure cloud infrastructure within a FedRAMP-compliant environment. You will work alongside cross-functional teams to drive platform visibility, accelerate CI/CD maturity, and shape the future of our cloud architecture.

Requirements

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Minimum 5 years of experience managing AWS infrastructure
Minimum of 8 years of experience with systems engineering and software development
Expert understanding/experience of container orchestration platforms such as Kubernete,SS1 CF2 , ECS or equivalent
Solid understanding/experience of web services, databases and relating infrastructure/architectures
Solid understanding of backup/restore best practices
Strong level of expertise programming in C# / C++ / Java / Python or equivalent language
Strong grasp of platform observability, including AI-assisted monitoring strategies using tools like Datadog or similar.
Experience supporting an enterprise-level SaaS environment
Familiarity with FedRAMP compliance requirements and how they influence architectural decisions around network segmentation, encryption, identity, and access management - including considerations specific to AI data pipelines and model storage.
Familiarity with NIST 800-53 control requirements as they relate to FedRAMP, cloud and AI system design.

Responsibilities

Design Implementation of AWS infrastructure components such as VPCs, EC2, EKS, S3, tagging schemes, CloudFormation, etc.
Architecture of deployment and management automation of cloud-based infrastructure and software
Design and implement automated solutions to streamline FedRAMP compliance activities (Inventory, Vulnerability Management, etc.).
Architecting the use of configuration management tools in both Windows and Linux – AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible
Design and implement SRE solutions for high availability and resiliency - Ensuring architectures meet availability and recoverability requirements
Architecture and implementation of cloud-based monitoring, alerting and observability
Provide support and guidance to junior engineers to create efficiencies within the team
Deep understanding of the latest tech solutions, trends, and ability to dive into the details of the architecture as needed.
Develop and maintain architecture documentation, design standards, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates to drive consistency across our platforms
Work with the Team Leads within the group to identify areas of improvement, prepare architecture road maps, and advocate to the Product Management group.
Evaluate and integrate AI-powered tooling into engineering workflows — including AI-assisted code review, anomaly detection, intelligent alerting, and automated remediation.