Cloud Platform Architect, Bugcrowd

• The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cloud security best practices, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and optimizing distributed, high-availability, and fault-tolerant systems that underpin our industry-leading crowdsourced security platform
• Experience: 10+ years of cloud, platform, and backend engineering experience, with strong expertise in distributed system
• 4+ years architecting cloud-native solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (Go, Java, Python, Node.js, .NET, etc.)
• Experience designing and scaling microservices architectures
• Strong understanding of API-first design, RESTful services, GraphQL, or asynchronous APIs
• Solid experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration
• Familiarity with supporting microfrontend ecosystems through well-structured backend APIs and edge services
• Deep knowledge of networking, security, observability, and cloud infrastructure
• Experience with both relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
• Deep practical experience with Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), Docker, and containerized deployment strategies
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Desirable

• We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Platform Architect to design, implement, and optimize cloud-native platforms that support modern API-driven systems and microfrontend applications
• You will define architectural standards, lead cloud-native design efforts, and collaborate closely with frontend and platform teams to ensure seamless integration between microservices, APIs, and microfrontends
• You will be instrumental in defining our cloud strategy and ensuring our infrastructure scales securely and efficiently to meet the demands of our global customer base
• Architect cloud-native backend systems optimized for scalability, resilience, and cost-efficiency
• Define and promote cloud-optimized design patterns such as microservices, event-driven architecture, service mesh, and containerized workloads
• Ensure backend systems integrate cleanly with microfrontend architectures through well-designed APIs and edge services
• Create architectural blueprints, system diagrams, and technical standards for cloud-native platforms
• Champion an API-first design methodology, ensuring all services expose clear, versioned, documented, and secure APIs
• Collaborate with frontend/microfrontend teams to define and evolve API contracts that ensure consistency across the platform
• Implement API governance, gateways, and standards to support scale and maintainability
• Design and maintain modular, scalable microservices aligned with business domains (DDD, bounded contexts)
• Optimize backend performance, latency, scalability, and fault tolerance
• Provide architectural guidance to backend teams around service decomposition, data ownership, caching strategies, and observability
• Develop and maintain the multi-cloud architecture strategy (AWS/GCP), focusing on resilience, cost optimization, performance, and security
• Design and document scalable, reliable, and secure cloud environments for new and existing platform components
• Evaluate and recommend new cloud technologies and services to improve platform capabilities and operational efficiency
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to translate business requirements into robust, scalable cloud infrastructure designs
• Lead the adoption and continuous improvement of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform or Pulumi
• Oversee and mentor teams in the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of cloud resources and services (e.g., Kubernetes, serverless components, databases, networking)
• Establish and enforce best practices for configuration management, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and automated provisioning/de-provisioning
• Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies to ensure high visibility into system health and performance
• Embed security principles and controls into the cloud architecture from the initial design phase (Security by Design)
• Work closely with the Security team to ensure all cloud infrastructure meets Bugcrowd's stringent security standards and compliance requirements (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001)
• Implement and manage cloud security tools, identity and access management (IAM) policies, and network security controls (VPCs, firewalls, security groups)
• Act as the subject matter expert for all cloud-related infrastructure and architecture decisions
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development and operations teams on cloud technologies and best practices
• Drive standardization across infrastructure services and deployment methodologies