The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific membership association, with a mission to “advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its people”.
ACS Publications is a Division of the ACS and has all the characteristics of a medium-large scientific and technical publishing organization. It is one of two Divisions charged with serving the dual function of generating a reliable annual surplus to support the Society’s programmatic activities, while also fulfilling a core goal of the Society in advancing knowledge in the field of chemistry and the chemical enterprise. The Division publishes 80+ high-quality peer-reviewed journals covering the breadth of chemistry and allied fields, as well as numerous other high-quality products and services of benefit to the global community.
The Division has US-based facilities in Washington, D.C. and Columbus OH, as well as worldwide operations in a growing number of international locations under ACS International, Ltd. (ACSI) including but not limited to the UK, Singapore, China, and India.
Within the Publications Division, Global Technology Services (GTS) is tasked with providing all required technological support for the publishing activities of the ACS. The primary verticals in the GTS infrastructure include:
Customer Engagement
Innovation Enablement
Business Operations and Administration
Foundational & Technology Operations
Strategy & Execution
Publishing Operations & Business Systems
Data Engineering
This position will reside within the Product Development vertical and will report to the Senior Technology Manager.
Position Summary
As a Sr Cloud Engineer/ Architect at ACS, a leading source of scientific information, you will be instrumental in implementing and managing cloud solutions. This role demands a profound understanding of cloud services, especially in Amazon Web Services (AWS). Your expertise will be critical in the development and management of our cloud-based infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration and efficient operation across our extensive range of scientific and scholarly publications, national conferences, and other services. The Position will involve design and hands-on implementation with a small team.
**Technical Skills **1. Proficiency in AWS Cloud Platforms: expertise in major cloud platforms like AWS. Understanding their core services such as computing, storage, and databases is crucial
Linux Fundamentals: Many cloud environments run on Linux, so having a solid understanding of Linux basics is essential
Networking and Virtualization: Knowledge of networking concepts and virtualization technologies is important for managing cloud infrastructure
Security and Compliance: Understanding cloud security best practices and compliance requirements is vital to protect data and applications
Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Skills in tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Azure Resource Manager help automate the provisioning and management of cloud resources
Containerization and Orchestration: Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes for container management and orchestration is highly valuable
Programming and Scripting: Proficiency in languages like Python, Java, or Bash for scripting and automation tasks
Database Management: Understanding different database services and management techniques is important for handling data in the cloud
Monitoring, Logging, and Cost Optimization: Skills in monitoring and logging tools, as well as strategies for cost optimization, ensure efficient cloud operations
Ability to rationalize the cost of cloud resource usage: Skills in reviewing infrastructure and services used by applications or platforms to resize and upgrade to reduce cost of cloud footprint.
**Soft Skills **1. Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues quickly and efficiently.
Communication: Strong communication skills to collaborate with teams and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Continuous Learning: The cloud landscape is constantly evolving, so a commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with the latest technologies is crucial.
Project Management: Skills in managing projects, timelines, and resources effectively.
**Position Accountabilities [ Sr Cloud Architect/ Engineer] **· Minimum 10+ years of cloud engineering/development experience required for this position · Ability to plan, design, explain and anticipate impact of services used in the cloud. · Implement, and manage cloud solutions in AWS, using cloud native solutions and optimizations. · Take ownership of the provision of Cloud services and products. Develop and manage infrastructure automation focusing on scalability and security. · Work closely with software and AI engineer teams to meet project acceptance criteria, document requirements, support continuous integration and delivery, and mentor junior staff members in cloud technologies and best practices. · Experience with Design, develop, and manage dev, test, and production environments, ensuring robust software configuration management throughout the application development lifecycle. · Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile setting, to provide architecture support on AWS
**· Infrastructure **o Utilize Terraform and other Infrastructure as Code to automate and manage cloud infrastructure. o Develop and maintain Infrastructure CI/CD pipeline via tools such as Brainboard, ensuring smooth IAC deployments and integrations using GitHub o Work with serverless computing frameworks on AWS to enhance application scalability and efficiency.
**· Kubernetes & Container Platform Operations **o Implement, scale, and upgrade AWS EKS clusters o Manage workloads, node groups, network flows, and cluster security o Containerization strategies: Docker, EKS, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD o Extensive experience in implementing AWS EKS clusters, management and scaling of the clusters with a good knowledge of traffic in/ouflows via subnet configurations and gateways. Linux experience is a plus.
**· Security, IAM & Compliance **o Build IAM role models, SSO, SCPs, permission boundaries o Implement security guardrails: cross strike, sonarcube, etc o Secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, SSM) o Ensure compliance alignment
· Data, Storage & Backup Strategy
o S3 lifecycle & replication design o EBS, EFS, RDS/Aurora usage patterns o Backups, snapshots, restore testing, DR runbook
For this role, we are preferring candidates in US office, will need to work extensively with UK and India time zone teams. Travel as required.
This role can be based in our Washington, D.C. or Colombus, OH offices. A reasonable rate of compensation for this position is
For DC, between $144,000-195,000 per year.
For OH, between $130,000-176,000 per year.
ACS currently provides the following benefits for this position: paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, paid holidays, health insurance, flexible spending account or health care savings account, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, retirement benefits, short- and long-term disability, and 4-week work from anywhere; each benefit is subject to the terms of the applicable program. Additional benefits may apply based on skills, experience, and location.
Any actual offer of employment, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be made in the sole discretion of ACS. ACS reserves the right to amend or modify its employment benefits and compensation structure at any time.