Senior cloud architect senior

remote; candidates must reside in mexico. Location on job: morelia, mexico (mx).
type: contract (w2) — 40 hrs/week.
duration/length: 1+ year.

overview

seeking an experienced developer with a strong cloud/systems background to work on excited projects implementing security‑as‑code in a large multi‑cloud environment, leveraging and enhancing modern frameworks, devops tools & processes. This is a senior role requiring hands‑on development across a multi‑cloud environment and strong ai proficiency.

job responsibilities

• design & build automated controls to monitor and enforce security policies across all hyperscale cloud providers — gcp, azure & aws.
• develop api/microservices to automate reusable components.
• standardize and automate security operational procedures and processes.
• maintain and enhance iac (security) scanning solution.
• translate cloud security controls into opa rules.
• research cloud services, identify event patterns, and build event‑based controls.
• build iac templates for repeatable deployments across key cloud providers.
• develop policies and automate enforcement for securing ai services, models, agents, etc.
• design & develop ai agents to meet a variety of needs, including productivity improvement, enhanced user experience, and cloud security enforcements.

desired background / knowledge / skills

• strong software development experience with demonstrable proficiency in one or more languages — python (preferred), java, powershell, nodejs, angularjs, etc.
• working knowledge of infrastructure concepts and administration (linux or windows, dns, network, firewalls, etc.).
• extensive experience and advanced knowledge with one or more hyperscale cloud providers — gcp, azure, aws & oci.
• thorough understanding of infrastructure‑as‑code concepts and tools (e.g., terraform, cloudformation, arm, etc.).
• proficient with security concepts in general and how they apply to cloud deployments.
• experience using, supporting, and securing ai/ml models, platforms/frameworks, and services.
• working knowledge of containers and kubernetes orchestration.
• proficient with devops toolset & practices (ci/cd pipeline, jenkins, jira, rally, etc.).
• working knowledge of agile and sdlc.
• proficient with ai code assistants.
• experience developing rest apis and microservices architecture.
• experience developing/productionizing ai agents from scratch to meet business requirements.
• strong experience coding with cloud apis and sdks (preferably in python).
• demonstrated security‑first mindset.
• self‑motivated, team player who demonstrates initiative and flexibility.
• willingness to learn new technologies and adapt; train others.
• self‑organized, able to handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
• cloud certifications (azure, aws, gcp, oci) a plus.

required qualifications

• ~10+ years of experience in information technology field, preferably in unix/systems space.
• ~7+ years of software development experience, with python and public cloud.
• ~5+ years of experience in public cloud (aws, azure & gcp).
• ~6+ months with ai, preferably agentic development.