Cloud Architect, AWS

Cloud Architect – AWS

About Josys

Josys, a dynamic B2B SaaS platform startup, has embarked on a mission to revolutionize IT operations globally, following an exceptional launch in Japan and securing $125 million in Series A and B funding. Our platform enables businesses to conquer the complexities of work-from-anywhere setups, rapid digital transformation, and the proliferation of SaaS applications by simplifying, optimizing, and securing their IT operations.

With a presence in 9 countries, including Japan, India, and the USA, our cutting‑edge product technology center is located in Bengaluru, India. As we continue our rapid expansion, we aim to increase our full‑time employee headcount in 2025/2026, enhancing our capacity to innovate and deliver.

Josys was spun off from RAKSUL, a celebrated Japanese unicorn and Forbes Startup of the Year 2018, which is renowned for driving transformation through three pioneering B2B e‑commerce platforms.

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Architect with deep expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, configuration management, security operations (SecOps), and cost optimization. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and oversee scalable, secure, and cost‑efficient cloud environments that accelerate product delivery and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership

  • Define and drive a comprehensive cloud strategy that is aligned with the organization’s vision and objectives.
  • Develop strategies for enhancing developer productivity & efficiency.
  • Champion security & compliance (DevSecOps).
  • Develop strategy for reliability & observability at scale.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Optimize costs & resource utilization (FinOps).
  • Cross‑functional collaboration & stakeholder engagement.

• Cloud Architecture & Design

  • Design, document, and implement secure, scalable, and resilient AWS cloud architectures.
  • Define cloud adoption strategies, modernization roadmaps, and migration plans from on‑prem to cloud.
  • Ensure alignment with business continuity, compliance, and performance requirements.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Architect and manage infrastructure automation using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
  • Implement version‑controlled, reusable, and modular IaC templates.

• CI/CD & DevOps Integration

  • Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.
  • Automate build, test, and deployment workflows for applications and infrastructure.
  • Champion best practices for release management and continuous delivery.

• Configuration Management

  • Implement and maintain configuration management using Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
  • Enforce consistent environment provisioning across development, staging, and production.

• Security & Compliance (SecOps)

  • Integrate security‑as‑code practices and automated compliance checks into pipelines.
  • Manage IAM policies, roles, and identity federation following least‑privilege principles.
  • Collaborate with security teams for threat modeling, vulnerability management, and incident response.
  • Ensure compliance with standards such as ISO 27001, SOC2, and GDPR.

• FinOps (Cloud Cost Optimization)

  • Analyze and optimize AWS resource utilization and spending.
  • Implement cost governance, tagging strategies, and budgeting alerts.
  • Partner with finance teams for forecasting, chargebacks, and cost‑visibility dashboards.
  • Define observability frameworks using CloudWatch, Datadog, or Prometheus/Grafana.
  • Drive reliability engineering practices for uptime, scalability, and fault tolerance.

• Collaboration & Leadership

  • Work closely with engineering, product, and operations teams to define cloud standards and guardrails.
  • Mentor DevOps and development teams on best practices in automation, security, and cloud operations.

Required Skills & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 12+ years in cloud infrastructure or DevOps roles, with at least 6 years as an AWS Architect.
• Certifications (Preferred):
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Specialty
  • AWS Certified Security – Specialty

Technical Skills

• Cloud Platform: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, EKS, ECS, CloudFront, CloudFormation, CloudWatch)
• CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline, ArgoCD
• IaC & Config Management: Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, AWS CDK
• SecOps: IAM, AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, AWS Config, KMS, WAF
• FinOps: AWS Cost Explorer, Budgets, CloudHealth, CloudCheckr
• Monitoring: Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack
• Alerting: PagerDuty, VictorOps, Opsgenie
• Scripting: Python, Bash, or PowerShell

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving mindset.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Passion for automation, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and influence architecture decisions.