Cloud Infrastructure Architect at DevFactory

DevFactory is probably the world’s first and only software factory. We are disrupting the way enterprise software is created by adopting a factory-style model for development and delivery. DevFactory has been built ground up on the basis of innovative processes and tools that are our Intellectual Property (IP). We manage massive scale yet provide great cost savings and high quality in our work. This is, by the way, the complete opposite of conventional software development, where scale often leads to quality issues, cost and time overruns. Besides above, DevFactory also does development for 30+ Enterprise products that Trilogy has acquired over the last few years.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Location: Global
Position type: Full time (40 hours per week)

Job Description

• Are you one of the top Software Architects in the world? Were you an early adopter of cloud infrastructure and AWS? Do enjoy solving the incredibly complex problems that no one else has been able to complete? Do you love to automate everything that needs to be done more than once? Are you 10x more productive than the typical developer? Are you interested in earning $150,000 USD while being able to work from any location that is comfortable to you? Eager to join a development network of the most talented remote workers in the world? If so, this role is for you. At DevFactory, you’ll earn the most competitive wages on the market, collaborate with the most skilled teams in your field, and work for the most elite companies in the world. Sound too good to be true? Take a closer look...
• At DevFactory you will play a critical role in designing and executing cloud-based architectures. This can range from fresh design/build work in cloud-based environments like AWS and GCE, or adapting large existing infrastructures to an AWS deployment model. You will be responsible for developing solutions to complex architectural problems, designing and delivering real enterprise-class software products to customers and being a hands-on peer leader of top development resources.
• As the owner for the architecture and technical delivery of multi-million dollar revenue per year enterprise software products, you will effectively work as the CTO of the engagement with a startup mindset, wearing multiple hats from lead architect and developer on the most complex elements of the product to technical team leader to solution evangelist ensuring that the customers are blown away by the technical differentiation and quality of the product.
• Just as an example, one project includes migrating a large, scaleable infrastructure consuming over 1,500 machines globally and storing over 5 petabytes of information into AWS. This role would include architecture changes, phased project planning, and ultimately execution of the migration into the AWS cloud. Wow, great real-world project right?

Key Responsibilities

• Developing product expertise in a short time frame for the product/industry. We call this “becoming an expert”
• Architecting new systems or adapting existing systems to run best in a cloud-based architectural environment (proper use of VMs, proper assumptions about VM failures, queue-based architectures, services-oriented architectures, etc)
• Owning the execution and implementation of migration strategies (this will include deployment/provisioning using DevOps tools, data migration, testing, cutover/failover of systems, configuration of monitoring and other production management systems)
• Leading small teams of Software Engineers through the technical delivery process (performing requirements reviews, architectural reviews, and code reviews)
• Manage accountability of team members, with pinpoint focus on quality; Personally accountable for resolution of the most technically challenging issues

Required Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
• Expertise in Amazon Web Services. In particular infrastructure services like AWS Elastic Beanstalk & CloudFormation
• Expertise in DevOps tools like Puppet or Chef
• At least 8 years of experience in senior hands-on Java programming
• Proficient in modern architecture stacks, SOA, relational DBs, stateless API, etc
• Excellent understanding of current enterprise software technologies and development practices/tools, including virtual environments, source control, remote development, issue tracking, build and test automation, and networking management
• A true “roll up the sleeves and get it done” working approach; demonstrated success as a problem solver, operating as a result-oriented, self-starter
• Comfort “working virtually” with teammates and customers around the world. We do a lot of Skype and video conferencing

Compensation
$75/hour

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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