Coalfire

Principal Architect, AI Systems & Engineering

Coalfire

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $184,000 - $202,831 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSCloudCyber SecurityEC2GraphQLJenkinsKubernetesMicroservicesPythonTerraformTypeScript

About the role

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable full stack applications using Python (and TypeScript where applicable) to support security and compliance agent workflows.
  • Build and optimize RESTful APIs to enable seamless data exchange across services and systems.
  • Architect and manage microservice-based solutions on AWS, leveraging Kubernetes for orchestration and scalability.
  • Implement DevOps best practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and automated deployment strategies.
  • Develop automation frameworks and tools to reduce manual tasks, improve efficiency, and support AI-driven workflows.
  • Collaborate with data engineering teams to integrate microservices with analytics platforms and big data pipelines.
  • Ensure compliance with security standards, governance policies, and cloud best practices.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability of deployed applications.
  • Provide technical mentorship and contribute to setting best practices for development, DevOps, and cloud engineering.

Requirements

  • 10+ years in software development, with demonstrated expertise across front-end, back-end, and DevOps/cloud engineering.
  • Proficiency in Python (TypeScript a strong plus).
  • Proven experience in API development (RESTful/GraphQL).
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, EKS, etc.).
  • Strong background in Kubernetes for container orchestration.
  • Expertise in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipeline design, and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
  • Experience working with microservice architectures in production environments.
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or equivalent cloud/devops certifications.
  • Strong problem-solving abilities with a focus on designing scalable and secure solutions.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
  • Highly adaptable and comfortable learning new AI/automation technologies.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
  • Proactive, self-motivated, and able to take ownership of end-to-end development processes.
  • Mentorship mindset, able to share expertise and uplift junior engineers.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Legal eligibility to work in the U.S.; willingness to occasionally travel for team workshops or client engagements.