Josys - Cloud Architect - AWS Platform

Description : Cloud Architect AWS.

About Josys :

Josys, a dynamic B2B SaaS platform startup, has embarked on a mission to revolutionize IT operations globally, following an exceptional launch in Japan and securing $125 million in Series A and B funding.

Our platform enables businesses to conquer the complexities of work-from-anywhere setups, rapid digital transformation, and the proliferation of SaaS applications by simplifying, optimizing, and securing their IT operations.

With a presence in 9 countries, including Japan, India, and the USA, our cutting-edge product technology center is located in Bengaluru, India.

As we continue our rapid expansion, we aim to increase our full-time employee headcount in 2025/2026, enhancing our capacity to innovate and deliver.

Josys was spun off from RAKSUL, a celebrated Japanese unicorn and Forbes Startup of the Year 2018, which is renowned for driving transformation through three pioneering B2B e-commerce platforms.

Overview :

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Architect with deep expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, configuration management, security operations (SecOps), and Cost optimization.

The ideal candidate will design, implement, and oversee scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud environments that accelerate product delivery and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities :

Strategic Leadership :

- Develop strategies for enhancing developer productivity & efficiency.

- Champion security & compliance (DevSecOps).

- Develop strategy for reliability & observability at Scale.

- Foster a Culture of Continuous Improvement.

- Optimize Costs & Resource Utilization (FinOps).

- Cross-Functional collaboration & stakeholder engagement.

Cloud Architecture & Design :

- Design, document, and implement secure, scalable, and resilient AWS cloud architectures.

- Define cloud adoption strategies, modernization roadmaps, and migration plans from on-prem to cloud.

- Ensure alignment with business continuity, compliance, and performance requirements.

- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Architect and manage infrastructure automation using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.

- Implement version-controlled, reusable, and modular IaC templates.

CI/CD & DevOps Integration :

- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.

- Automate build, test, and deployment workflows for applications and infrastructure.

- Champion best practices for release management and continuous delivery.

Configuration Management :

- Implement and maintain configuration management using Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.

- Enforce consistent environment provisioning across development, staging, and production.

Security & Compliance (SecOps) :

- Integrate security-as-code practices and automated compliance checks into pipelines.

- Manage IAM policies, roles, and identity federation following least-privilege principles.

- Collaborate with security teams for threat modeling, vulnerability management, and incident response.

- Ensure compliance with standards such as ISO 27001, SOC2, and GDPR.

FinOps (Cloud Cost Optimization) :

- Analyze and optimize AWS resource utilization and spending.

- Implement cost governance, tagging strategies, and budgeting alerts.

- Partner with finance teams for forecasting, chargebacks, and cost visibility dashboards.

- Define observability frameworks using CloudWatch, Datadog, or Prometheus/Grafana.

- Drive reliability engineering practices for uptime, scalability, and fault tolerance.

Collaboration & Leadership :

- Work closely with engineering, product, and operations teams to define cloud standards and guardrails.

- Mentor DevOps and development teams on best practices in automation, security, and cloud operations.

Required Skills & Experience :

- Education : Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

- Experience : 12+ years in cloud infrastructure or DevOps roles, with at least 6 years as an AWS Architect.

Certifications (Preferred) :

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Speciality,

- AWS Certified Security Specialty.

Technical Skills :

- Cloud Platform : AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, EKS, ECS, CloudFront, CloudFormation, CloudWatch).

- CI/CD Tools : Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline, ArgoCD.

- IaC & Config Management : Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, AWS CDK.

- SecOps : IAM, AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, AWS Config, KMS, WAF.

- FinOps : AWS Cost Explorer, Budgets, CloudHealth, CloudCheckr.

- Monitoring : Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack.

- Alerting : Pagerduty, Victorops, Opsgenie.

- Scripting : Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Soft Skills :

- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

- Passion for automation, scalability, and operational excellence.

- Ability to lead technical discussions and influence architecture decisions.