[Remote] Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Vice President

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. iCapital is a company focused on evolving core infrastructure for their global technology stack. They are seeking a Vice President of Platform Infrastructure Architecture to define and evolve technical standards for Kubernetes platforms, cloud networking, and API access, while ensuring scalability and security across regions.

Responsibilities

• Evolve platform architecture standards across core infrastructure domains
• Design and validate Kubernetes platform architecture, including cluster lifecycle, autoscaling strategies, node provisioning, and OS standards (e.g., EKS, Karpenter, Bottlerocket)
• Define cloud networking architecture patterns, including VPC design, routing, ingress/egress, TGW design and private connectivity
• Own architectural guidance for edge and traffic management, including CDN, DNS, and TLS strategies (e.g., Akamai, Cloudflare)
• Define and standardize API Gateway and north south access patterns for secure and consistent service exposure
• Establish and maintain multi account and multi cluster architecture standards supporting scale, isolation, and operational clarity
• Produce and maintain reference architectures, design documents, and architectural guardrails consumed by Platform Infrastructure engineers and application teams
• Review proposed platform designs and changes to ensure alignment with long term architecture strategy
• Stay hands on through proof of concepts, reference implementations, and technical deep dives to validate architectural decisions
• Partner with engineering, security, and product teams to ensure platform standards are practical, well understood, and broadly adopted

Skills

• 8+ years of experience in platform, cloud, or infrastructure engineering roles, with demonstrated architectural responsibility
• Strong hands on experience designing and operating Kubernetes platforms in production environments
• Deep understanding of AWS infrastructure, including networking, security primitives, and managed services
• Experience designing cloud networking and edge architectures, including ingress/egress and traffic management
• Proven ability to translate complex technical requirements into clear standards and reference architectures
• Comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor with influence across multiple teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain architectural decisions to both technical and nontechnical audiences
• Certifications (AWS / Kubernetes) are a plus but not required

Benefits

• Equity for all full-time employees
• An annual performance bonus
• An employer matched retirement plan
• Generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling
• Parental leave
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• Employees in this role will work in the office Monday-Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday

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