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Working across a high-performance stack-from operating system internals to highly available multi-cloud scaling and immersive data visualizations-you will solve complex networking, massive real-time telemetry processing challenges.\nIf you are eager to conquer deep systems-level problems, build fault-tolerant software at a massive scale, and create a safer digital future for the world’s largest enterprises, join our mission and engineer the defense systems of tomorrow.\nYour Impact:\nDeliver cloud architecture that solves the business problem and balance architecture and business margins\n\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product manager, developers, DevOps engineers to understand business requirements and architect scalable cloud solutions\n\nDesign, deploy, and manage cloud-based architecture using industry best practices, focusing on efficiency, scalability, availability, performance, and security\n\nEvaluate and select appropriate cloud technologies, platforms, and tools, including Kubernetes, to meet the company's needs and drive innovation\n\nOptimize cloud-based systems for high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery\n\nImplement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure the health and performance of the cloud infrastructure\n\nIdentify and resolve performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and other operational issues in the cloud environment\n\nStay up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in cloud computing, distributed systems, and cyber security\n\nYour Toolkit:\nProven experience as a Cloud Architect or a similar role, designing and implementing cloud-based solutions in a production environment\n\nAWS / Azure / GCP cloud experience\n\nExtensively used one of these platforms at the API/programming level\n\nExperience with networking and security controls is a plus\n\nLanguage and programming requirements\n\nExperience in one or more programming languages: Java, Python\n\nREST API client experience\n\nCloudFormation, Terraform are nice to have\n\nWorking knowledge of spring or similar eco systems o Knowledge of Kubernetes and docker containers is good to have\n\nGang of four design patters\n\nStrong expertise in cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)\n\nIn-depth knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization technologies\n\nBuilt highly scalable distributed system from ground up\n\nExperience with building highly scalable and resilient cloud services\n\nExcellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills\n\nStrong communication and collaboration abilities\n\nAbility to work in an agile environment and drive initiatives with clarity and purpose\n\n#LI-TD1 #LI-ONSITE\nOur Commitment\nIllumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions creates a culture of belonging, drives our future, and makes us stronger together in support of our customers and their success.\nAll official job offers from our company are extended directly by our recruitment team and will be sent through an official E-Signature document for your review and signature. Please be aware that we do not ask for any personal information in the process of extending offers of employment, such as financial details or social security numbers. Upon acceptance of any offer, we will request such information as part of the onboarding process prior to or on your first day of employment, and only after completing a background check through an authorized third-party vendor. If you receive any communication asking for personal details outside of these processes, please contact us immediately to verify the authenticity of the request. 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