The MissionWe aren't just "using" the cloud; we're building a world-class engine that powers everything we do. As our
Senior Cloud Architect & Platform Engineer, you are the master weaver of our AWS ecosystem. You'll sit at the intersection of high-level architectural vision and deep-code execution. This isn't a role for a spectator-it's for a visionary who still loves the smell of a fresh deployment and knows how to build systems that are elegant, invisible, and indestructible.
Location: Tampa, FL; Channelview, TX; Remote
Pay Range: $125,000 - $145,000 annual salary
DCI Benefits:- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) with generous employer match
- Paid time off, including 10 paid holidays
- Optional health savings account & flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
Primary Roles and ResponsibilitiesWhat You'll Own:- The Blueprint: You own the technical North Star. You'll define how our distributed systems evolve, ensuring our AWS architecture is three steps ahead of our business growth.
- The Forge: You'll lead the charge in Infrastructure as Code (IaaC), moving beyond simple scripts to build modular, self-healing platforms using Terraform or Pulumi.
- Security as Code: You'll bake security into the DNA of our infrastructure, moving past "compliance checklists" to automated, proactive guardrails.
- The Innovation Lab: From Serverless (Lambda/Fargate) to Kubernetes (EKS) at scale, you'll experiment with and implement the next generation of cloud-native patterns.
- Cultural Catalyst: You aren't just a "manager"; you're a force multiplier. You'll mentor elite senior talent and set the "definition of excellence" for the entire engineering or
Your Technical Arsenal:- Experience: 8+ years of high-stakes engineering; 5+ years of deep-water AWS mastery.
- Cloud Craft: Expert-level knowledge of the AWS stack (Compute, Networking, Global Transit, Storage).
- The Stack: High proficiency in Go, Python, or Rust. You treat infrastructure like software.
- Orchestration: Mastery of Kubernetes (EKS) and a "Serverless-first" mindset.
- Reliability: A passion for Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Honeycomb) and high-availability design.
Who You Are:- A Systems Thinker: You see the "big picture" of a distributed system but can still debug a VPC routing issue or a race condition in a Lambda function.
- A Pragmatic Purist: You know when to build for the "ideal state" and when to ship a pragmatic solution that works today.
- A Leader by Influence: You don't need a title to lead a room. You communicate complex architectural trade-offs to stakeholders and junior devs with equal clarity.
The "Edge" (Preferred Qualifications):- You hold AWS Professional certifications (Architect or DevOps).
- You've scaled a CI/CD platform that developers actually love using.
- You have experience migrating legacy monoliths into sleek, event-driven microservices.
Ready to build the future of our platform? Let's talk. 
