Long Description Senior Cloud Architect. Compass Group USA, Inc. Charlotte, NC. May telecommute (work from home) from anywhere in the US and report to Charlotte, NC company location. Define and document infrastructure standards for AWS services, ensuring secure and consistent deployment practices across applications. Develop infrastructure-as-code (IaC) pipelines for agile delivery using Compass standard tools (ADO, CloudFormation, CDK, etc.). Automate provisioning and configuration of cloud resources. Architect secure cloud environments according to Compass standards as well as external regulatory requirements. Serve as a technical mentor to junior engineers and cross-functional teams. Participate in strategic planning and architecture reviews. Engage with stakeholders to align cloud solutions with business goals. Maintain detailed documentation for cloud architectures, deployment processes, and operational procedures. Contribute to governance initiatives such as security architecture engagement forms and project approval workflows. Work M-F 8 am - 5 pm ET, potentially some evenings to work on deployments for production systems. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field or foreign equivalent. Requires ten (10) years of Cloud architecture experience to include ten (10) years: Cloud security; DevOps; infrastructure as code including CloudFormation, CDK, and Terraform; CICD; AWS experience including AWS Service Catalog, Control Tower and AWS managed services; GCP experience in architecture and implementation including GCP Networking, Security, Observability, Compute, Kubernetes and GCP managed services; and three (3) years: GAMI. Apply: Ref #118864. Compass Group USA

**About Telestream** Telestream is a global leader in video transcoding and media workflow automation, offering products from desktop applications to enterprise-class cloud services . Our solutions empower high-quality production, processing, and distribution of video content for media organizations worldwide . We specialize in helping customers ingest, process, and delive**r** the highest-quality media content efficiently. **Location: Remote US** **Job Summary** We are seeking an experienced Sr. Manager of Platform Engineering and Cloud Infrastructure to lead the design, stability, and growth of Telestream’s cloud operations and manage a small team of ~5 engineers. In this role, you will ensure our cloud infrastructure is highly available, scalable, and secure to support mission-critical media processing services. You will drive infrastructure uptime and reliability, develop automation tools, and guide next-generation operations across AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. ******This is a strategic leadership position that also requires deep technical expertise; 50% collaboration with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Product, Design, etc.) to align infrastructure initiatives with product goals and 50% people management. ** **This is a full-time remote position** in the media technology industry, offering the opportunity to shape the cloud platform that powers Telestream’s innovative video solutions.

It's a new day with a new opportunity at 8am! About the role: 8am is looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer to help us build and maintain our next-generation platform. You will be a member of the Platform Engineering Organization, which is responsible for the software and infrastructure management focusing on availability, performance and security of core service layers supporting our payments platform and practice management software. We serve over 200,000 legal professionals and process over $18 billion in payments every year! You will work closely with our development teams to ensure they have the tools needed to build, test, and deploy code with ease and ensure software and quality engineer success. You will engineer and maintain configuration management environments, software delivery pipelines, IaC processes, technical governance and observability tools among other areas of platform availability. This role is hired through an Employer of Record (EOR) partner in the Czech Republic. About us: 8am builds software that helps professionals run stronger businesses. Our platform powers payments, client experience, and operational workflows for legal, accounting, and other service-based businesses. U.S. based professionals count on our purpose-built solutions to simplify operations, ensure compliance, and fuel profitable growth, so they can focus on their clients and do more of the work that matters. More than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. rely on our products every day. As we continue to grow, we’re investing in the next generation of our platform and are looking for experienced engineers who want to help shape its future. What you'll do: - Automate deployment, monitoring, and management for 100% AWS cloud based infrastructure - Develop, implement and own developer focused internal tooling and automation as your product - Share in new feature design as the cloud SME supporting container/k8s first designs - Create and maintain automated Ci/CD pipelines that streamline the release process and ensure high-quality code is delivered rapidly and continuously in a safe and compliant manner - Develop, manage and enhance the Internal Developer and Production Platforms achieving maximum availability and stability metrics - Collaborate with developers to identify pain points and bottlenecks in the development process and design and implement solutions that improve the developer experience and increase overall productivity - Put together comprehensive onboarding programs and training resources to seamlessly integrate new developers into the organization - Participate in an on-call rotation and provide emergency support occasionally outside of normally scheduled hours as needed - Evolve and extend observability tools and systems to determine and resolve performance and usability issues About you: - 5+ years of professional technical experience in software engineering, AWS cloud operations or a related function. - 3+ years of experience within a DevOps, INF or Platform Engineering role - Experience implementing and maintaining kubernetes specific Ci/CD pipelines using CircleCI (preferred), ArgoCD (preferred), Jenkins, Github Actions, Gitlab, Azure Devops, etc. - Experience creating internal tooling that supports developer productivity - Experience designing and implementing automated development environments - Documented experience provisioning and managing infrastructure in a public cloud environment such as AWS (heavily preferred), Google Cloud Platform, or Azure - Experience with Linux container technologies, such as Docker, OCI, LXC and ability to administer, build and deploy images in an automated manner. - Solid understanding of how a Kubernetes platform operates (service discovery, deployments, monitoring, scheduling, load balancing) - Proficiency in at least one, ideally more of the following programming or scripting languages: Ruby, Python, Java, Javascript (NodeJS), Bash - Experience utilizing Infrastructure as Code to provision and maintain infrastructure: Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation - Working understanding of relational database systems such as MySQL (preferred) and PostgreSQL - Experience with Kafka on an MSK environment is a plus - Experience with ElasticSearch is a plus - Experience with generative and agentic AI in an infrastructure management and implementation perspective is a plus - Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience). - Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation. - This position is preferably based in Brno, Czech Republic Why join our new 8am Brno hub? - Founding Team Impact: Be a founding engineer of our new Brno R&D hub. After a brief 1-6 month integration with U.S. based teams, you will help form fully autonomous, locally-led squads with clear paths to Staff and leadership roles - Drive our "AI-First" Transformation: We are building a secure, massive-scale "Unified AI Platform". Depending on your squad, you will either help architect this core infrastructure (LLM routing, RAG, agent orchestration) or build directly on top of it. - Build the Next Generation of Our Platform: Help shape the systems powering products used by more than 250,000 professionals. You’ll work on complex platform capabilities across payments, workflow automation, and AI-powered features as we expand into new professional service markets. Benefits and Perks We offer a competitive, locally relevant benefits package designed to support your life in the Czech Republic while giving you access to global opportunities: - Flexible Time Off (FTO) and 13 paid public holidays aligned with the Czech calendar - Paid sick leave with additional support through the Czech social security system - Maternity, paternity, and parental leave in line with Czech regulations, plus additional paid paternity leave from 8am - Full statutory benefits, including public health insurance, social security, pension, and work accident coverage - Possible performance bonus opportunities in the future and employee referral rewards Grow Your Career - Access to Coursera (including Gen AI Academy) and ongoing professional development - Clear growth paths, regular feedback, and opportunities for advancement What Makes 8am Different: - International company environment with collaboration across Europe and the U.S. - Opportunities to travel for company events (including potential U.S. visits) - Engaging team culture with local events, outings, and community initiatives - High-quality company swag and programs focused on wellness, learning, and connection Diversity, equity & inclusion at 8am: At 8am, we recognize that innovation occurs with a strong team of people who are diverse in background, personality, talent and ideas. Experience comes in many forms and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we continue to learn from each other is an integral part of our culture. We are committed to creating a welcoming and transparent environment for all that embraces those differences through education, equal access to opportunities and information, inclusionary programs, and community outreach. Security advisory: Our hiring teams at 8am are dedicated to recruiting top talent that share our passion for serving the professional services industry through innovative financial technology. As such, our Talent Acquisition Team only follows legitimate hiring practices. We will always communicate with our candidates using emails with the 8am domain and will never ask for sensitive/personal data during the application process. All interviews take place over phone call, Zoom/Google Meet or in person. All offers are communicated verbally by our Talent Acquisition Specialists with a written offer letter as a follow up.

• Lead AWS cloud architecture and platform design for scalability, security, and high availability • Own AWS infrastructure, networking, identity, and managed services • Enable and govern CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, and automation • Drive Infrastructure as Code using Terraform • Ensure platform reliability through monitoring, alerting, and incident management • Define cloud standards, guardrails, and best practices • Guide teams on cost optimisation, performance, and capacity planning • Mentor and lead cloud and DevOps engineers • Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and security stakeholders At Zensar, we’re “experience-led everything”. We are committed to conceptualizing, designing, engineering, marketing, and managing digital solutions and experiences for over 130 leading enterprises. We are a company driven by a bold purpose: Together, we shape experiences for better futures. Whether for our clients, our people, or the world around us, this belief powers everything we do. At the heart of our culture is ONE with Client - a set of four core values that reflect who we are and how we work: One Zensar, Nurturing, Empowering, and Client Focus. Part of the $4.8 billion RPG Group, we’re a community of 10,000+ innovators across 30+ global locations, including Milpitas, Seattle, Princeton, Cape Town, London, Zurich, Singapore, and Mexico City. Explore Life at Zensar and join us to Grow. Own. Achieve. Learn. to be the best version of yourself. We believe the best work happens when individuality is celebrated, growth is encouraged, and well-being is prioritized. We are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veteran status.