PowerSecure, Inc. · 1 day ago
AWS Cloud System Architect II
Durham, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
4+ years expPowerSecure is a leading provider of innovative energy solutions to electric utilities and their industrial, institutional, and commercial customers. They are seeking an AWS Systems Architect to design and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable systems, collaborating with the software development team to define system requirements and develop architecture designs.
ElectronicsEnergyEnergy EfficiencyManufacturing
Responsibilities
Assist in provisioning and maintaining AWS cloud services resources
Collaborate with other Engineers, Developers, DBAs, and System Administrators when designing new or improving existing cloud solutions
Implement industry cloud best practices for security, performance, cost, & resiliency in all aspects of design & implementation
Support, enhance and monitor AWS services including analytics, infrastructure, networking, user access management, security, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery
Manage and maintain IAM, user access, user groups and permissions for users including assigning roles and permissions, support third-party IAM integrations and other security tools as needed across all environments
Provide network infrastructure support for connectivity, configuration, performance, security, and reliability
Orchestrate, provision, monitor, audit and manage EC2 instances and other AWS services for optimal performance, availability, and resource utilization including backup and restores
Provide support for and monitor VPCs, NACLs, NSGs, and DNS services
Troubleshoot OS issues, EC2 patch management, application software patching, and address vulnerabilities
Support and manage various AWS Services such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Config, RDS, Redshift, DynamoDB
Experience building using container orchestration and management services such as Docker Swarm, RedHat OpenShift, or Kubernetes
Promote continual improvement through automation of existing cloud tools & DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines
Improve upon existing cloud monitoring tools & alerting for cloud-hosted systems to ensure cloud systems’ availability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency are optimal
Troubleshoot issues with application deployments
Create and maintain knowledge articles, SOPs, and required configuration management artifacts such as build and release artifacts
Qualification
Required
4 years of experience in AWS Cloud architecture or a similar role
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline (or 4 years of relevant experience in place of education)
Experience developing and deploying applications on Linux, UNIX, Windows, containers, and serverless technologies
Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform, OpenTF)
Familiarity with container orchestration platforms (e.g., Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
Experience with SQL (e.g., MySQL, RedShift, Postgres, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Redis, MongoDB, TimeStream)
Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages such as Python, TypeScript, or Java
Experience developing and integrating stateful, stateless, and event-driven microservices and their hosted APIs
Experience with Git version control systems (GitHub, GitLab) and developing/maintaining DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines
Experience with unit/integration testing and debugging Linux/Unix systems
Experience developing and scripting in BASH, SQL, NoSQL, etc
Familiarity with Network Routing and NAT translation mechanisms
Familiarity with communication protocols (e.g., TCP, UDP, Modbus, MQTT)
Familiarity with diesel generators, energy storage systems, solar inverters, and microgrids
Strong work ethic, ability to work independently, and advanced problem-solving skills
Effective communicator and collaborator within cross-functional teams
Detail-oriented and capable of identifying, researching, and resolving issues in code and architectural resources
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage
Competitive pay and a matching 401 (k) plan
Vacation, Company Holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO- personal and sick days)
Flexible spending accounts/Health savings account
Wellness Incentive Programs
Employee Referral Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Company
PowerSecure, Inc.
PowerSecure, a Southern Company subsidiary, is a leading provider of innovative energy solutions to electric utilities and their industrial, institutional, and commercial customers.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65M2016-02-24Acquired
2015-09-10Grant· $40M
2013-06-20Post Ipo Debt· $25M
Leadership Team
S
Sidney Hinton
CEO and President
Recent News
2025-08-27
2025-06-05
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