Systems Engineer and Applications Architect

AquaPhoenix Scientific•Hanover, PA

7d•Remote

About The Position

AquaPhoenix is seeking a Systems Engineer and Applications Architect to lead the design, configuration, implementation, automation, and troubleshooting of its AWS-based enterprise cloud architecture. This remote role operates during standard business hours, with some flexibility to meet team and customer needs. The position architects secure, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud infrastructure and collaborates with software development, security, infrastructure, and business teams to deliver integrated solutions. The role also provides technical leadership and mentorship, supports project planning and vendor evaluations, and works to optimize infrastructure performance and costs. AquaPhoenix is a technology firm delivering a SaaS platform and is also an industry leader in water testing kits, reagent manufacturing, and distribution of testing products and supplies. Its stated mission includes helping build a cleaner and safer global water supply.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
10–15 years of experience in Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored visa sponsorship.
Hands-on experience operating at a Senior, Staff, or Principal Engineer level.
Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, team-management, and time-management skills.
Ability to use judgment in decision-making and decisions related to job tasks.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences at various organizational levels.
Ability to persuade and influence others without relying on formal authority.
At least 5 years of hands-on AWS Cloud Platform experience.
Working knowledge of AWS infrastructure services and tools, including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS, ECS, Lambda, CloudFormation, Route 53, CloudWatch, Auto Scaling, and ELB/ALB/NLB.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, including Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
Experience with automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon EKS.
Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
Experience with monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, or Datadog.
Experience with security tools and services such as IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and AWS Config.

Nice To Haves

Postgraduate coursework is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, configuration, implementation, automation, and troubleshooting of the company’s AWS-based enterprise cloud architecture.
Architect secure, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud infrastructure, including VPCs, networking, and storage, aligned with business and technology strategies.
Collaborate on enterprise infrastructure planning, implementation, and support.
Implement security controls, including IAM, KMS, encryption, and RBAC, and ensure adherence to SOC 2, GDPR, technical roadmaps, and best practices.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to existing systems.
Work with software development, security, infrastructure, and business teams to deliver integrated solutions.
Design APIs, integration frameworks, and middleware solutions as required.
Implement infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
Monitor system performance and optimize application availability, reliability, and scalability.
Perform capacity planning, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity initiatives.
Ensure compliance with security standards, governance policies, and regulatory requirements.
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and application issues.
Lead technical reviews, architecture governance, and design documentation.
Mentor and provide technical leadership across project teams.
Participate in project planning, budgeting, and vendor evaluations.
Optimize cloud and infrastructure performance and costs.