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# Systems Engineer and Applications Architect

- **Company:** AquaPhoenix Scientific
- **Location:** Hanover, PA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Middleware, Fault Tolerance, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Datadog, Autoscaling, Grafana, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Integration Frameworks, Route53, Opsworks, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Splunk, Docker, Elk Stack, Jenkins
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ccc4035ede6d6b04

## About the Role

* 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. Post gradate coursework is desirable but not required
 * Must be legally authorizeda 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 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.

Technical Requirement:

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

## Description

As the Systems Engineer and Applications Architect, you will play a crucial role in leading the design, configuration, implementation, automation and troubleshooting of the Company's enterprise cloud architecture which is built on AWS.

 * Architect secure, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud infrastructure, including VPCs, networking, and storage, ensuring actions are aligned with business and technology strategies.
 * Collaborate with the planning, implementation, and support of enterprise infrastructure.
 * 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.
 * Work in conjunction with software development, security, infrastructure, and business teams to deliver integrated solutions.
 * 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. (SEMP)
 * Mentor and provide technical leadership across project teams.
 * Participate in project planning, budgeting, and vendor evaluations.
 * Optimized cloud and infrastructure performance and costs.