Systems Engineer and Applications Architect

AquaPhoenix Scientific LLC•Hanover, PA

8d•Remote

About The Position

AquaPhoenix is seeking a Systems Engineer and Applications Architect to lead the design, configuration, implementation, automation, and troubleshooting of the company’s AWS-based enterprise cloud architecture. The role supports secure, fault-tolerant, scalable infrastructure and applications while aligning technical decisions with business strategies, technical roadmaps, governance requirements, and best practices. The position collaborates with software development, security, infrastructure, and business teams to plan, implement, and support enterprise infrastructure and integrated solutions. It includes architecture governance, technical reviews and documentation, mentoring and technical leadership across project teams, and participation in planning, budgeting, and vendor evaluations. The role also addresses system performance, reliability, availability, capacity, disaster recovery, business continuity, and cloud and infrastructure costs. This is a remote position with standard business hours and some flexibility to meet team and customer needs. AquaPhoenix describes its culture as flexible and fast-paced, with a ‘can-do’ approach, and its work as contributing to 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.
Hands-on experience operating at a Senior, Staff, or Principal Engineer level.
At least 5 years of hands-on AWS Cloud Platform experience with deep working knowledge of relevant programs, software, and tools.
Experience or working knowledge across AWS infrastructure services: EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS, ECS, Lambda, CloudFormation, Route 53, CloudWatch, Auto Scaling, and ELB/ALB/NLB.
Experience or working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools: Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
Experience or working knowledge of automation using Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
Experience or working knowledge of containers and container platforms: Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon EKS.
Experience or working knowledge of CI/CD tools: Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
Experience or working knowledge of monitoring tools: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, and Datadog.
Experience or working knowledge of security tools and services: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and AWS Config.
Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, teamwork, and time-management skills.
Ability to use judgment in decision-making 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.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Postgraduate coursework is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

Architect secure, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud infrastructure, including VPCs, networking, and storage, aligned with business and technology strategies.
Collaborate on the planning, implementation, and support of enterprise infrastructure.
Implement security controls such as IAM, KMS, encryption, and RBAC, and ensure adherence to standards, 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 automated provisioning using Infrastructure as Code 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 (SEMP).
Mentor and provide technical leadership across project teams.
Participate in project planning, budgeting, and vendor evaluations.
Optimize cloud and infrastructure performance and costs.