2 months ago
Burlington, MA, USASenior / Staff+
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$170k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define the reference architecture for the AWS SaaS platform across compute, networking, data, messaging, and observability.
- Lead multi-tenant architecture, including data isolation, tenant routing, and compliance boundaries.
- Own Terraform and AWS CloudFormation Infrastructure-as-Code strategy, reusable modules, and governance.
- Design the container and Kubernetes orchestration platform, including cluster topology, scheduling, autoscaling, and namespace conventions.
- Architect the RabbitMQ or Kafka event-driven messaging layer, including schema governance, dead-letter handling, and consumer patterns.
- Define persistence, data modeling, backup, and recovery strategies for relational databases and MongoDB.
- Establish observability, alerting, and SLI/SLO frameworks.
- Embed encryption, IAM, secrets management, network segmentation, and SOC 2 Type II readiness into the platform architecture.
- Produce architecture decision records and documentation, guide engineering teams, mentor senior engineers, and communicate tradeoffs to product and executive leadership.
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of software or infrastructure engineering experience, including 4+ years in a SaaS product architecture role.
- Deep hands-on AWS experience across compute, networking, storage, and managed services.
- Proven experience architecting multi-tenant SaaS platforms and transitioning products from on-premises or private cloud to public SaaS.
- Strong command of event-driven architecture, microservices decomposition, twelve-factor applications, and API-first design.
- Experience leading architecture across multiple engineering teams without owning every implementation.
- Ability to produce actionable technical documentation and present tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to perform repetitive wrist, hand, and finger motion when using a computer and remain seated for extended periods.
Benefits
- Estimated base salary of $170,000–$200,000 plus bonus.
- Benefits include 401(k) and medical/dental coverage.
- The role is a hands-on leadership position working across engineering leadership, product management, and multiple engineering teams.
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About NetBrain
NetBrain builds network automation and operations software for large enterprises and service providers, combining no-code runbooks and AI-driven diagnostics to map, troubleshoot, and safeguard changes across hybrid multi-cloud networks. The company sells subscriptions and licenses for its Next-Gen platform and tools for network discovery, documentation, and change management; it is privately held, founded in 2004, and headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. Its software is used by thousands of global enterprises and MSPs.