Description :

Infrastructure, Security & Resilience Architect (Founding Team)

We are assembling a core group of high-energy engineers to own, secure, and scale our global technical landscape. I am looking for a powerhouse Infrastructure & Security Lead who views "Infra-As-Code" as a baseline and sees security and resilience as business enablers, not bottlenecks.

This isn't just an admin role; it's an architectural and strategic position for someone who can move at the speed of a startup while maintaining the rigorous standards of an enterprise.

The Role : Infrastructure, IT & Security Lead

You will be the guardian and architect of our cloud environments. From provisioning high-performance clusters to securing air-gapped environments and navigating complex SOC2/ISO-level audits, you will ensure our systems are resilient, compliant, and cost-efficient.

The Technical Domain :

Cloud & Scaling : Advanced architecture in Azure/AWS; deep expertise in Kubernetes (K8s), IaC (Terraform/Pulumi), and automated scaling.

Networking & Security : Mastering the "connective tissue"-LBs, Firewalls, NAT, Proxies, Subnets, and complex networking in both cloud and air-gapped setups.

Resilience & Continuity : Engineering for High Availability (HA) across geo-zones, implementing Disaster Recovery (DR), and managing backups to hit strict RPO targets and SLAs.

Identity & Access : Deep dive into IDP/IAM, SSO, SSL/TLS, and VDI policy management.

Observability & Governance : Implementing tracing and proactive monitoring for high speed RCA; managing compliance, audits, and geo-fencing requirements.

The "High-Business-Acumen" Edge :

Cost Efficiency : You don't just build; you optimize. You are naturally cost-conscious, treating cloud spend as your own.

Commercial Support : You can pivot from terminal to boardroom, supporting RFP/RFQ processes and translating infrastructure stability into sales confidence.

Automation & Speed : If you must do it twice, you script it. You leverage automation for on-demand provisioning, rapid rollouts, and seamless Migrations.

Roles & Responsibilities - Infrastructure, Security & Resilience Architect (Founding Team)

- Own the end-to-end architecture, security, and scalability of cloud and hybrid infrastructure across global environments.

- Design and implement high-performance cloud platforms on Azure/AWS, supporting rapid growth and enterprise-grade standards.

- Build and manage Kubernetes (K8s) clusters, including auto-scaling, workload orchestration, cluster security, and performance tuning.

- Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform/Pulumi, ensuring repeatable, automated provisioning and deployments.

- Architect and secure complex networking environments including Load Balancers, Firewalls, NAT, Proxies, Subnets, VPC/VNET peering, and secure routing.

- Design and support air-gapped and isolated environments, ensuring compliance, secure access control, and controlled data transfer processes.

- Implement High Availability (HA) and multi-region disaster recovery (DR) strategies to meet strict RPO/RTO targets and uptime SLAs.

- Own and manage backup strategies, retention policies, encryption standards, and restoration validation drills.

- Lead Identity & Access Management (IAM) initiatives including SSO, IDP integrations, RBAC, MFA, and privileged access governance.

- Manage SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle, encryption policies, secure key management, and vulnerability mitigation.

- Implement and enforce security controls, governance frameworks, and best practices aligned to SOC2 / ISO 27001 readiness.

- Own compliance activities including audit preparation, evidence collection, risk assessments, and remediation planning.

- Establish and manage observability and monitoring frameworks (logs, metrics, tracing) for proactive alerting and fast RCA.

- Lead incident response planning, security event investigation, and root cause resolution for infrastructure outages or threats.

- Define and enforce geo-fencing, data residency, and compliance boundary controls based on customer/regional requirements.

- Optimize cloud spend through cost governance, resource right-sizing, reserved instances/savings plans, and usage forecasting.

- Automate operational processes using scripting and tooling to ensure zero manual repetition and faster delivery cycles.

- Support migration projects including lift-and-shift, re-architecture, modernization, and platform transitions with minimal downtime.

- Partner with engineering teams to ensure secure CI/CD pipelines, environment consistency, and release readiness.

- Act as a key contributor in pre-sales, RFP/RFQ responses, and customer-facing technical discussions related to infrastructure security and resilience.

- Communicate technical risks clearly to leadership and stakeholders, ensuring business alignment on uptime, security, and compliance priorities.

- Take full ownership of uptime, perimeter security, recovery strategy, and operational resilience as part of the founding technical leadership