Manager, Cloud Engineering Architect

When you join Accurate Background, you’re an integral part of making every hire the start of a success story. Your contributions will help us fulfill our mission of advancing the background screening experience through visibility and insights, empowering our clients to make smarter, unbiased decisions. We are seeking an experienced Cloud Engineering Architect to design, build, and manage cloud solutions that align with business needs and industry best practices. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of AWS architecture, infrastructure automation, and cloud strategy development, ensuring high-performance, scalable, and secure cloud environments. This role requires strong technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams. You will drive innovation and operational excellence across our cloud engineering practices, while managing and developing a team of talented engineers. Accurate Background is a fast-growing organization, focused on providing employment background screenings and building trustful relationships with our clients. Accurate Background continues to exceed expectations by offering an array of innovative and cutting-edge background check and credentialing products to meet the needs of human resource, loss prevention, and security/legal professionals in employment screening and vendor certification. We offer a fun, fast-paced environment, with lots of room for growth. If this sounds good to you, join our team! Responsibilities • Strategic Planning: Develop and implement strategic plans to enhance our cloud compute capabilities, aligning them with Accurate’s overall business strategy. • Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers. Foster a collaborative and innovative culture within your organization. • Technical Oversight: Provide technical expertise and guidance on cloud computing architectures, systems design and performance optimization. Ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of these platforms. • Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, program management and application support, to deliver exceptional customer experiences and deliver optimized solutions. • Project Management: Manage complex projects, including major initiatives and product launches, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints. • Industry Trends: Stay up to date with industry trends, technologies, and best practices in cloud computing. Protect our intellectual property and ensure compliance with data protection regulations. • Management: Lead capacity planning, budget forecasting, and vendor/license management for cloud platforms. Establish clear KPIs, SLAs, and operational excellence metrics. • Design and implement cloud architectures using AWS services, following the AWS Well Architected Framework. • Oversee and implement AWS networking solutions, including ELBs, firewalls, and VPC configurations. • Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployment and delivery of cloud solutions. • Develop reusable architectural patterns to streamline solution delivery. • Work closely with customers to understand their requirements and design tailored AWS solutions. • Implement Agile methodologies to improve development and deployment processes. • Support both Linux and Windows environments in cloud-based infrastructures. Qualifications • 10+ years of Cloud Engineering industry experience with 3+ years building and leading high-performing engineering teams with a focus on Cloud computing • Extensive experience with building and supporting Kubernetes clusters and containers • Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation • Expertise in software development lifecycle management, including development, staging, and production environments • Strong knowledge of AWS storage management (EBS, S3) and cloud networking • Hands-on experience with AWS security and IAM configurations • Experience working with Agile methodologies and DevOps best practices • Proficiency in Linux and Windows operating systems • Ability to troubleshoot and escalate issues with AWS or third-party providers • DevOps experience, supporting enterprise cloud projects and implementing automation • Strong communication and customer engagement skills to translate business requirements into cloud solutions • Ability to work with team members from around the globe/experience working with offshore models • Exceptional leadership and people skills • Strong verbal and written communication skills Preferred Qualifications • Hands-on experience with AWS cost optimization and performance tuning • AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.) are a plus • Familiarity with all aspects of software development from architecture to deployment and maintenance • Understanding of cloud computing architectures, systems design and performance optimization • Deep familiarity with modern web application technologies & frameworks • Results orientation with a focus on delivery • Track record as a leader of consistent product delivery, employee satisfaction, and retention • Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience Competencies • AWS Cloud Architecture • Infrastructure-as-Code – Terraform, CloudFormation • SDLC & Application Development • AWS Storage (EBS, S3) & Networking (VPC, ELB) • AWS Security & IAM Best Practices • Cloud Strategy & Migration Planning • Agile & DevOps Methodologies • Linux & Windows Administration • AWS Management & Governance Tools • DevOps & CI/CD Pipelines • Troubleshooting & Technical Support The annual base salary for this position ranges from $120,000 - $180,000. Pay will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and relevant education and training. This position may also be eligible for an annual performance-based bonus, commission, or other variable pay plan. The Company also offers a full range of benefits, including medical, dental, and 401k. Your recruiter can share more details about the specific compensation package during the hiring process. The Accurate Way: We offer a fun, fast-paced environment, with lots of room for growth. We have an unwavering commitment to diversity, ensuring everyone has a complete sense of belonging here. To do this, we follow four guiding principles – Take Ownership, Be Open, Stay Curious, Work as One – core values that dictate what we stand for, and how we behave. Take ownership. Be accountable for your actions, your team, and the company. Accept responsibility willingly, especially when it’s what’s best for our customers. Give others every reason to trust you, believe in you, and count on you. Rise to every occasion with your personal best. Be open. Be open to new ideas. Be inclusive of people and ways of doing things. Make yourself accessible and approachable, and communicate with genuineness, transparency, honesty, and respect. Embrace differences. Stay curious. Stay curious even as you move forward. Tirelessly ask questions and challenge the status quo in your pursuit of new ideas, ways to solve problems, and to continually grow and improve. Work as one. Work together to create the best customer and workplace experience. Put our customers and employees first—before individual or departmental agendas. Make sure they get the help they need to succeed. About Accurate Background: Accurate Background’s vision is to make every hire the start of a success story. As a trusted provider of employment background screening and workforce monitoring services, Accurate Background gives companies of all sizes the confidence to make smarter, unbiased hiring decisions at the speed of demand. Experience a new standard of support with a dedicated team, comprehensive technology and insight, and the most extensive coverage and search options to advance your business while keeping your brand and people safe. Accurate is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accurate will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. Special Notice: Accurate is aware of schemes involving fraudulent job postings/offers and/or individuals or entities claiming to be employees of Accurate. Those involved are offering fabricated employment opportunities to applicants, often asking for sensitive personal and financial information. If you believe you have been contacted by anyone misrepresenting themselves as an employee of Accurate, please contact [email protected]. • Please be advised that all legitimate correspondence from an Accurate employee will come from "@accurate.com" email accounts. • Accurate will not interview candidates via text or email. Our interviews are conducted by recruiters and leaders via the phone, Zoom/Teams or in an in-person format. • Accurate will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with the Company. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. Apply tot his job