Cloud Architect

Stand out and lead the way. ​​Define an industry. Forge the path to truly blockchain-based, deflationary, and limitless finance.

Nexo is the world’s leading digital assets institution. The company’s mission is to maximize the value and utility of digital assets by offering a comprehensive suite of products that include advanced trading solutions for retail and institutional clients, aggregation of liquidity from leading venues, and tax-efficient asset-backed credit lines. In 2022, the enterprise launched its investment arm Nexo Ventures, which now boasts over 60 portfolio companies. Nexo has processed $130+ billion for 7,000,000+ satisfied users across more than 200 jurisdictions.

You Are the Visionary:

• Develop and maintain a cloud strategy aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives.
• Work in tandem with our engineering and DevOps teams to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the company.
• Collaborate with еngineering leadership, product and finance teams to implement FinOps principles to optimize cloud costs, allocate and apportion costs accurately, and provide clear and actionable insights into cloud spending.
• Collaborate with the InfoSec and compliance teams to ensure critical system security using best in class cloud security and compliant solutions.
• Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and data redundancy.
• Monitor security threats and vulnerabilities and respond to incidents.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Monitor cloud expenses and optimize costs through resource rightsizing and usage analysis.
• Provide guidance, thought leadership, and mentorship to engineering teams to master their cloud competencies.
• Maintain clear and up-to-date documentation for cloud environments.
• Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills, with an ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity.
• Take part in management, including hiring, onboarding and training
• Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance.

What Makes You Stand Out:

• 5+ years of experience in architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions on public cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with AWS
• Strong experience with:
• AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Linux distributions: Ubuntu, Debian, and RHEL
• Networking – AWS (VPC, peering, routing, transit gateway, nat gateway)
• Message Brokers (Kafka – MSK/Strimzi Kafka, Kafka Connect, Mirror Maker 2)
• Kubernetes and Helm
• IaC – Terraform
• Building logging and monitoring systems (Datadog, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki)
• Any CI/CD tools, we use Jenkins and FluxCD
• Multi-Region and Multi-Cluster Kubernetes/Kafka setup
• Scripting with Groovy, Bash, and Python
• Build tools such as Maven/ Gradle
• Docker and Docker Compose
• Docker Registry – Sonatype Nexus/JFrog Artifactory
• PostgreSQL, InfluxDB, MongoDB and Redis
• Service Mesh (Linkerd or similar)
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delegated tasks and responsibilities.
• Curiosity and a strong desire to learn, grow, and be up-to-date with trends and best practices.
• Ability to work effectively in a fluid, fast-paced environment, and meet appointed deadlines; ability to work independently within one strong team.
• Superior interpersonal communication skills.
• Self-starter, comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment.

Desired (but not essential):

• AWS Associate/Professional certification
• A good understanding of the blockchain technology and the digital assets space.
• Passion for innovation and disruption in the blockchain ecosystem.

Perks We Offer:

• Attractive remuneration package
• Performance-based bonuses
• Learning Hub
• Hybrid way of work and work from home
• Inspiring atmosphere and innovative projects
• Future career development in a global company leading the innovative blockchain space
• Tailor-made personal benefits package — you want it, you get it
• Wellness program including additional health insurance, Multisport card, sports activities, standing desks & protective glasses, and many more
• Free assorted healthy snacks and fresh fruits in the office
• Free parking with a designated space, free electric bikes & public transport
• Epic regular team buildings and parties

And so many more…