Systems Engineer and Applications Architect

AquaPhoenix Scientific LLC•Hanover, PA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

AquaPhoenix Scientific, headquartered in Hanover, PA has an immediate opening for a highly experienced Systems Engineer and Applications Architect to lead the design, configuration, implementation, automation, maintenance, and security of the Company’s enterprise cloud-based architecture built on Amazon Web Services. Includes managing applications, system requirements, functionality, risk/security, and the integration of various third-party platforms. Requires extensive experience building secure, scalable, highly available cloud environments and driving infrastructure modernization through automation and best practices. AquaPhoenix is a leading provider of reagents, industrial equipment and software solutions for the commercial water treatment industry, as well as a producer of STEM education kits. We are a fast-growing and expanding company with an ever-expanding footprint in the water treatment industry. The Systems Engineer and Applications Architect is an exempt-salary leadership position that reports directly to the Senior IT Manager. Remote work opportunities are anticipated; however, will require reasonable travel to company headquarters, manufacturing sites, and similar locations. If you believe you have the skills, experience, and desire to work in a fast-paced, growing company, the Systems Engineer and Applications Architect position could be an excellent opportunity to jump start your career. AquaPhoenix offers a supportive and friendly work environment, competitive pay, bonus opportunities, challenges, career growth, 401(k), health and wellness benefits, STD, LTD, and generous paid time off.

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.
5+ years of hands-on AWS Cloud Platform experience with deep working knowledge of programs software, and tools such as: Infrastructure: EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS, ECS, Lambda, CloudFormation, Route 53, CloudWatch, Auto Scaling, ELB/ALB/NLB
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
Automation: Python, Bash, PowerShell
Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS
CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
Monitoring: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog
Security: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, Security Hub, GuardDuty, AWS Config
Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, team and time management skills
Ability to utilize judgment in decision making process and decisions related to job tasks
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization.
Ability to persuade and influence others with a non-authoritative presence.
Legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Post gradate coursework is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

Architect secure, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud infrastructure, including VPCs, networking, and storage, ensuring actions are aligned with business and technology strategies.
Implement security controls (IAM, KMS, encryption, RBAC) and ensuring adherence to standards (SOC2, GDPR), technical roadmaps, and best practices.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to existing systems.
Design APIs, integration frameworks, and middleware solutions as required.
Implement automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation for automated provisioning.
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.