Cloud Architecture Engineer - Vice President
iCapital Network · New York, New York, United States
About this role
**About the Role** The ideal candidate is a strong cloud architect who can balance big-picture thinking with hands-on technical execution. With deep AWS, Kubernetes, and web infrastructure expertise, you’ll work on projects building and improving iCapital’s core compute, core network, and edge infrastructure. You’ll also help the platform scale with an automation-first mindset—partnering with application and platform teams to onboard services, establish connectivity, troubleshoot traffic flows, and maintain consistent networking patterns across environments. **Responsibilities** - Design and continually improve Kubernetes architecture, including operational management of cluster lifecycle - Integrate new self-hosted and SaaS services; collaborate with developers to help shape software architecture - Manage Transit Gateway, Network Firewall, and external connectivity - Own architectural guidance for edge and traffic management, including CDN, DNS, and TLS strategies (e.g., Akamai, Cloudflare) - Produce and maintain reference architectures, design documents, and architectural guardrails - Partner with engineering, security, and product teams to ensure platform standards are practical, well understood, and broadly adopted **Qualifications** - 8+ years of experience in platform, cloud, or infrastructure engineering roles with demonstrated architectural responsibility - Strong hands-on experience designing and operating Kubernetes platforms in production, including autoscaling strategies, node provisioning, and security on EKS - Deep understanding of AWS infrastructure, including networking, security primitives, and managed services - Expertise in cloud networking architecture patterns (e.g., VPC design, routing, planning for scale) - Strong understanding of ingress/egress, TGW design, and private connectivity - Comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor with influence across multiple teams - Very strong written and verbal communication skills; able to explain architectural decisions to technical and non-technical audiences **Preferred Qualifications** - Deep expertise in Kong (or other API gateways) - Experience directly managing Akamai in production - Strong understanding of application design principles - Experience with EKS standards such as Bottlerocket, Karpenter, Auto-mode - Software engineering background helpful; some Python experience expected - AWS/Kubernetes certifications are a plus (not required) **Benefits** - Base salary range: **$150,000–$190,000** (depending on level) - Compensation includes salary, equity (for full-time employees), and an annual performance bonus - Comprehensive benefits: employer-matched retirement plan, subsidized healthcare (100% employer-paid dental/vision), telemedicine, virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited PTO - Work model: in-office **Monday–Thursday**, with flexibility to work remotely on **Friday** **Company Info / Links** - iCapital: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us - Twitter: @icapitalnetwork - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc - Awards: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us/recognition/ iCapital is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. They do not discriminate based on legally protected characteristics.
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