Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.
With Pulsar – the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit – Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection.
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to join our growing Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will be the technical owner of our core cloud infrastructure and network topology on AWS. You will iterate, build, and scale the foundational systems that empower our software engineering teams to deploy applications rapidly, securely, and reliably.
While the position is titled Cloud Architect, the scope combines high-level architectural strategy with deep platform ownership, bridging the gap between traditional architecture and hands-on operational excellence (CloudOps).
Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure Ownership: Own, evolve, and scale our AWS multi-account cloud architecture, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and cost optimization.
Network Topology Design: Architect and manage complex enterprise networking topologies (VPC design, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, VPNs, and routing policies) ensuring secure segmentation and low-latency connectivity.
Platform & Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Drive the standardization and automation of infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform and AWS CDK.
Reliability & Observability: Collaborate with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to implement robust monitoring, logging, and tracing across all cloud environments using tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or AWS CloudWatch.
Developer Enablement: Act as an internal consultant for product engineering teams, providing self-service infrastructure templates, architectural guidance, and best practices.
Qualifications & Requirements
Experience: 7+ years of experience in IT, with at least 4+ years specializing in cloud architecture and infrastructure engineering within AWS.
Networking Expertise: Deep hands-on knowledge of AWS networking services (VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53, Direct Connect) and hybrid cloud connectivity.
Automation Mindset: Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and some knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Terraform, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
Containerization & Orchestration: Solid understanding of container technologies and orchestration platforms, specifically Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS.
Security Acumen: Demonstrated experience designing secure cloud environments adhering to the Principle of Least Privilege and Zero Trust principles.
FinOps Knowledge: Experience implementing cloud cost-management frameworks, reserved instance/savings plan strategies, and granular resource tagging policies.
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced Certifications: Additional industry certifications like AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
Software Development Background: Proficiency in at least one modern programming or scripting language (Python, Bash, etc.) for automation and tooling.
Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (or equivalent hands-on enterprise experience)
For U.S. Roles: To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
For U.K. Roles: To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).
For Canada Roles: Successful candidates must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of IT experience, including at least 4+ years specializing in cloud architecture and infrastructure engineering
- Hands-on expertise with AWS or equivalent cloud networking services, including VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53, Direct Connect, and on-premises connectivity
- Extensive Infrastructure as Code experience and knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, including Terraform, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
- Solid understanding of container technologies and orchestration platforms, specifically Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS
- Experience designing secure cloud environments using least-privilege and Zero Trust principles
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification or equivalent hands-on enterprise experience
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming or scripting language, such as Python or Bash
- AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty or Certified Kubernetes Administrator certification
- Experience implementing FinOps frameworks, reserved instance or savings plan strategies, and resource tagging policies
- Software engineering experience across deliverables and programming languages at different stack levels
- For U.S. roles, must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or other protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)
- For U.K. roles, must complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks and be eligible to obtain U.K. Security Clearance
- For Canada roles, must obtain reliability-status security clearance and pass Canadian Controlled Goods Program and ITAR assessments
What We Do
Xona is developing the most accurate and secure real-time PNT service on the planet.
