Cloud Platform Architect / Tech Lead (AWS and Python)

We’re partnering with a high-growth SaaS platform operating in a complex, regulated environment. They’re scaling a multi-tenant cloud platform used by large enterprise customers and are looking for a hands-on technical leader to own and evolve their infrastructure. You’ll lead from the front, designing and building core platform systems in code, shaping how software is delivered across the company. If your default instinct is to solve infrastructure problems with Python, this will align well. What You’ll Be Doing: Platform Architecture & Engineering Architect and evolve a multi-tenant cloud platform on AWS Build core infrastructure systems directly in Python and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform / CloudFormation) Design highly scalable, secure, and compliant environments across multiple customer deployments Influence engineering standards across multiple product teams Own end-to-end deployment pipelines and release infrastructure Build and optimize CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions or equivalent) Enable a world where code moves from commit into production without manual intervention Introduce self-service tooling to unblock engineering teams Work deeply across AWS: compute, networking, storage, security Build and operate systems across: Support integration with modern data stack / lakehouse patterns Reliability, Security & Compliance Embed security directly into pipelines (image scanning, IAM, secrets, policy) Operate in a compliance-sensitive environment (auditability is critical) Own monitoring, observability, and incident response foundations Drive metrics around delivery speed and reliability (MTTR, deployment frequency, etc) Your Background: 7+ years in Platform Engineering / DevOps / Cloud Engineering Proven experience as a technical lead or senior architectstrong> Strong, hands-on coding ability in Python (non-negotiable) Deep AWS experience across: Compute (EKS/ECS/EC2) Security (IAM, KMS) Storage (S3, managed databases) Strong experience designing and building CI/CD platforms from scratch Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) Why this role: Platform sits at the center of scaling from startup to enterprise-grade Direct impact on release velocity and engineering productivity Highly technical environment blending: Cloud infrastructure, data platforms and compliance-driven engineering. #J-18808-Ljbffr