Architecture Principal Cloud Infrastructure Architect Remote (US)

Service status · A8 Core™ · The Operating System for Financial Accounts · The account operating system · API-first Principal Cloud Infrastructure Architect The Principal Cloud Infrastructure Architect is responsible for designing, securing, automating, and scaling the cloud platform that powers A8 Core™. Location Remote (United States) Reports to Chief Architect Team ArchitectureThe Principal Cloud Infrastructure Architect is responsible for designing, securing, automating, and scaling the cloud platform that powers A8 Core™. This role owns the cloud foundation upon which every application, API, workflow, AI service, and customer experience depends. You will define the future-state architecture for Azure, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, platform engineering, observability, resiliency, and disaster recovery while helping modernize a sophisticated financial infrastructure platform supporting highly regulated workloads. What you'll own Network topology and segmentation Platform governance Container platform standards Service mesh architecture DevSecOps Infrastructure as Code GitOps Security automation Release governance Reliability Engineering Site Reliability Engineering practices SLO and SLA frameworks Disaster recovery High availability Operational resilience Security Architecture Zero Trust infrastructure Secrets management Identity infrastructure Security observability Responsibilities Design and evolve the A8 Core™ cloud platform Lead migration to cloud-native infrastructure Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Bicep Define AKS platform standards Build automated deployment pipelines Improve reliability, resiliency, and scalability Implement platform observability standards Partner with Security and Engineering teams Reduce operational complexity and technical debt Qualifications Required 12+ years of infrastructure engineering experience 5+ years of cloud architecture experience Strong Terraform experience Experience operating production financial systems Deep understanding of networking and security Experience implementing DevSecOps practices Preferred Custody or banking platform experience SRE leadership experience SOC 2 and ISO 27001 experience Technical environment Cloud Containers Infrastructure Security Observability Your first year First 90 Days Complete infrastructure assessment First 6 Months Improve platform observability First 12 Months Deliver cloud-native modernization objectives Improve platform resiliency Reduce operational risk Why join A8 Core™ You will architect the cloud foundation for a next-generation financial infrastructure platform and help define how modern financial systems are built and operated.