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About CLS:
CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.
Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.
CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.
Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values – Protect, Improve, Grow – underpin everything that we do at CLS and define and shape a supportive and inclusive working environment in which everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.
Job Overview:
The Infrastructure Architect is responsible for designing hosting platforms in both CLS hosted and AWS cloud environments. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, providing technical leadership, and ensuring the design meet CLS architectural principles and security standards.
Key Responsibilities:
• Ability to author High Level Solution Design, Solutions overview and conceptual architecture documents.
• Design and architect AWS cloud solutions based on business requirements.
• Develop and document architecture blueprints and best practices.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Plan migration of on-premises applications to AWS.
• Optimize existing AWS infrastructure for performance, cost, and security.
• Cloud Security and Continuous Compliance:
• Implement and maintain security measures to safeguard AWS environments.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Monitor and optimize the performance of AWS resources.
• Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to align cloud solutions with business goals.
• Provide technical guidance to team members and stakeholders.
• Optimize AWS costs through effective resource utilization and budget management.
• Recommend cost-saving strategies and identify opportunities for efficiency.
• Stay updated on AWS services, features, and best practices.
• Share knowledge with the team and contribute to the organization's learning culture.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience designing and implementing AWS solutions.
• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer are highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts, principles, and best practices.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Shell).
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of networking concepts and security principles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred Skills:
• Experience with serverless computing (e.g., AWS Lambda).
• Knowledge of compute virtualization and hypervisors.
• Knowledge of Operating systems (Windows and Linux)
• Knowledge of containers and container management platforms.
• Knowledge of networking design and principles i both public cloud and traditional data center
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
• Knowledge of hybrid cloud architectures.
• Experience with AWS monitoring and logging tools.
• Ability to assess and recommend third-party tools and services to complement AWS offerings.
• Knowledge of 3rd party storage and firewall desired.
• Knowledge of organizational structure within AWS, landing zone and control tower is required.
• Stakeholder management.
• Knowledge of cloud security.
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Our commitment to employees:
At CLS, we celebrate diversity and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:
