Platform Architect

Are you passionate about making a difference in peoples lives Do you enjoy working in a service-oriented industry If so this opportunity may be the right fit for you!

Modivcare is looking for an experienced Platform Architect to join our team. As a Cloud Platform Architect you will serve as a senior hands-on technical leader within our Architecture practice bringing deep cloud-native expertise delivery involvement and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) discipline. You will define cloud architecture build and validate infrastructure using Pulumi or AWS CDK and work alongside engineering teams throughout delivery to ensure what is built matches what was designed. Your work will directly impact the scalability security cost efficiency and reliability of the technology platforms that support Modivcare s business and the services we provide. This role offers the opportunity to shape our cloud capabilities while enabling engineering teams to deliver solutions that make a meaningful difference for the people and communities we serve.

Were looking for purpose-driven applicants who are motivated by using technology to solve meaningful business challenges improve how teams deliver critical services and build sustainable solutions that support Modivcare s mission. The ideal candidate combines strategic architecture expertise with a willingness to remain hands-on throughout delivery and takes ownership of turning well-designed architecture into measurable business impact.

This role

Architecture & Design

• Defines cloud-native architecture patterns for the enterprise covering compute networking storage security identity and AI/ML workload infrastructure on AWS.
• Establishes and evolves cloud architecture standards guardrails and reference architectures that enable engineering teams to build secure scalable and consistent solutions.
• Evaluates new AWS services IaC patterns and platform capabilities making build vs. buy vs. configure decisions with clear rationale and consideration for business value.
• Designs multi-account AWS organization structures landing zones and network topologies appropriate to healthcare compliance requirements including HIPAA and SOC 2.
• Architects cost-efficient right-sized infrastructure with FinOps principles embedded into the design from the start.

Hands-On Delivery

• Builds and maintains infrastructure-as-code using Pulumi (TypeScript/Python) as the primary tool with AWS CDK considered where Pulumi is not the right fit.
• Prototypes cloud infrastructure for new initiatives end-to-end proving the architecture works before handing it off to engineering teams to scale and operate.
• Contributes directly to IaC repositories writing production-quality Pulumi stacks that engineering teams can maintain extend and operate without rearchitecting.
• Works embedded with engineering teams during delivery phases reviewing PRs unblocking infrastructure decisions and ensuring architectural fidelity through deployment.
• Produces complete handoff packages including architecture diagrams IaC repositories runbooks security and compliance documentation and acceptance criteria.
• Maintains a clear boundary between architecture and operations focusing on design quality and delivery excellence rather than incident response on-call rotation or day-to-day platform operations.

Practice Leadership

• Provides technical direction to the offshore Cloud & Infrastructure Solutions Delivery Architect reviewing architectures setting standards and mentoring on cloud-native delivery.
• Partners with the Director of Architecture on cloud strategy roadmap and investment decisions.
• Engages with business unit stakeholders to understand workload requirements and translates them into cloud architecture recommendations that support business objectives.
• Contributes to the broader Architecture practice by sharing patterns leading cloud-focused guilds or working groups and building the teams collective cloud capability.
• Maintains awareness of the evolving AWS service landscape and healthcare compliance requirements proactively surfacing relevant changes to the Architecture practice and engineering leadership.

We are interested in speaking with individuals with the following

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field required; equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Seven (7) or more years of progressively responsible experience in cloud architecture or cloud engineering with the majority of recent experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale AWS solutions.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise AWS cloud platforms including multi-account strategies cloud governance and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience developing cloud platforms within regulated industries such as healthcare or other highly regulated environments preferred.
• Experience working in embedded architecture or product delivery teams preferred.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional and/or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional certifications preferred.
• Experience with AWS CDK AI/ML infrastructure healthcare data platforms and FinOps tools preferred.
• Expert knowledge of AWS cloud technologies including compute (EC2 ECS EKS Lambda) networking (VPC Transit Gateway Direct Connect) storage (S3 EFS RDS DynamoDB) and security services (IAM KMS Service Control Policies GuardDuty Security Hub).
• Advanced knowledge of cloud-native architecture principles enterprise platform design and multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations and Control Tower.
• Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) including Pulumi (TypeScript or Python) AWS CDK Git-based development workflows modular architecture state management policy-as-code (e.g. Checkov OPA) and drift detection.
• Demonstrated ability to design prototype and implement scalable secure and resilient cloud infrastructure solutions that align with business and technical requirements.
• Strong understanding of cloud governance security compliance and architecture best practices including experience supporting regulated environments such as HIPAA SOC 2 or similar compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of cloud migration strategies cloud platform modernization and enterprise architecture standards.
• Ability to evaluate emerging cloud technologies tools and services and recommend innovative cost-effective solutions.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving organizational and technical decision-making skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop architecture documentation technical standards and implementation guidance for engineering security and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership mentor architects and engineers and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of autonomy while managing multiple priorities and complex technical initiatives.
• Preferred knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure on AWS (e.g. SageMaker Bedrock OpenSearch) FinOps practices and cost optimization tools healthcare interoperability standards (e.g. HL7 FHIR Epic) and embedded architecture delivery models.

Salary: 116700.

This role is bonus eligible based on individual and company performance.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Primarily seated work; extensive computer and telephone use; occasional standing walking reaching bending andlifting upto 10 lbs.

Modivcares positions are posted and open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. Positions may be posted for a maximum of 45 days dependent on the type of role the number of roles and the number of applications received. We encourage our prospective candidatesto submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities andencourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.

We value our team members and realize the importance of benefits for you and your family.

Modivcare offers a comprehensive benefits package to include the following:

• Medical Dental and Vision insurance
• Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance and AD&D
• Voluntary Life Insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax and Post --Tax Commuter and Parking Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts (retail hotel food restaurants car rental and much more!)

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