Description:

LastPass is seeking a Cloud Architect to join their Platform Architect team, which empowers platform engineers to excel in their work.
The role involves building and collaborating with peers and teams globally on a product that secures the online lives of millions of users.
Responsibilities include designing scalable, secure, high-performing, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
The Cloud Architect will document and maintain the architectural vision for application containerization and cloud presence.
The position requires fostering support for cloud architecture principles through collaboration and constructive dialogue with stakeholders.
The architect will help coordinate cloud infrastructure developments, review deliverables, and provide guidelines and best practices.
Ensuring architectural direction aligns with business goals and industry best practices is essential.
The role includes participating in solution work for new initiatives and addressing technical debt, performance, scalability, and security.
The architect will conceptualize alternative architectural approaches and contribute to open-source projects and industry conferences.
Mentoring and nurturing the next generation of technical leaders within LastPass is a key aspect of the role.

Requirements:

Candidates must lead complex initiatives to modernize LastPass infrastructure.
Proficiency in cloud technologies, particularly AWS, with experience in designing enterprise-scale cloud landing zones is required.
A solid understanding of identity and access management, networking, and security in the cloud is necessary.
Experience in designing and delivering cloud-native systems on AWS is essential.
Professional-level or associate-level AWS certifications, along with any specialty certification, are required.
Candidates should be skilled in advanced containerization technologies and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
Hands-on knowledge of infrastructure-as-code solutions like CloudFormation, CDK, and Terraform is necessary.
Excellent communication skills to express ideas to both technical and business users are required.
A strong team player who regularly shares knowledge with colleagues is essential.
Technical leadership and architectural experience in cloud infrastructure development and containerization are required.
A solid understanding of scalability, high availability, and concurrency patterns in distributed systems is necessary.
Flexibility and creativity in solution design, including leveraging emerging technologies, are important.
Familiarity with object-oriented programming languages and software development practices is required.

LastPass offers a market-leading password manager and a high-growth, collaborative environment with inclusive teams.
The company promotes a remote-first culture and provides competitive compensation.
Flexible paid time off policies include monthly self-care days (12 extra paid days off annually) and volunteering days.
Generous parental leave and comprehensive health coverage, including dependents, are provided.
Home office setup support is available for employees.
LastPass families can receive a free account for up to 5 members.
Continuous learning and development opportunities are offered to employees.