Job description
Mark43 is approved to hire in Canada, the UK, and 40 U.S states, including AZ, CA-excluding San Francisco, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NE, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI. Before applying to a remote role, please ensure that you are able to perform the position in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.
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Senior Solutions Architect - Infrastructure
Mark43’s mission is to empower communities and their governments with new technologies that improve the safety and quality of life for all. We build powerful, scalable, and elegant software that sets a new standard for the tools upon which our first responders rely. Our users are diverse, and we are therefore committed to embracing diversity of thought and experience within our team.
We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect - Infrastructure to join our Integrations Architecture team. You will be the go-to expert for designing and advising on the infrastructure that supports critical customer interfaces. Your work will directly impact public safety organizations, helping them streamline and secure their operations through high-quality, resilient technology solutions.
What You’ll Do
If you were part of our team, here are some things you would have done last week:
- Advised a public safety customer on best practices for deploying a hybrid infrastructure to support their system integrations.
- Troubleshot an issue within a containerized cluster running on AWS, collaborating with Engineering and Customer Success teams.
- Worked through a complex, non-standard customer request involving custom Linux configurations and/or a serverless setup.
- Documented a set of reusable infrastructure patterns to improve efficiency and reliability across deployments.
- Participated in strategy sessions to evolve our infrastructure approach for scaling interface delivery.
- Implemented Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication for customers using a third-party identity provider.
- Configured certificates in Linux and clustered environments to support secure infrastructure.
What You’ll Need
We’re looking for a Senior Solutions Architect with 10+ years of professional experience managing and troubleshooting both Linux and Windows environments. Experience working within containerized and clustered infrastructures - particularly in AWS - is key. You should be adept at navigating SaaS administration and have strong customer-facing experience. You will be expected to clearly communicate technical hurdles, requirements, and solutions to customers politely and confidently.
People who thrive on our team also tend to share the following characteristics:
- Driven and accountable. You take ownership of your work, even when it falls outside the standard playbook.
- Flexible and creative. You find solutions in complex, ambiguous situations and enjoy solving hard problems with our customers.
- Collaborative and clear communication skills. You build trust and alignment across diverse teams and customers.
Relevant Skills
Containerization & Orchestration:
- Experience with Kubernetes (scaling, troubleshooting).
- Hands-on with Rancher for multi-cluster management and policy enforcement.
Infrastructure as Code:
- Proficient authoring and maintaining Terraform modules and workspaces.
- Familiarity with best-practices around state storage & CI integration.
CI/CD Automation:
- Designing, building, and operating pipelines in GitHub Actions (build, test, deploy).
- Experience with branching strategies, required checks, and secrets management.
Customer Identity & Access Management:
- Implementing SSO (SAML/OAuth2/OpenID Connect) flows as a service provider.
Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure:
- AWS container services (EKS, ECS), serverless (Lambda) and on-prem integrations.
- Hybrid networking (VPN, Direct Connect) and Linux certificate management.
Linux & Windows Administration:
- Custom kernel configurations, package management, security hardening.
- Certificate issuance/rotation (OpenSSL, Let’s Encrypt, enterprise CAs).
Soft Skills:
- Strong customer-facing communication.
- A history translating complex designs into clear guidance.
- Ability to document and codify reusable patterns for team-wide adoption.
Location
This is a remote role with the possibility of occasional on-site support, depending on customer needs. We welcome candidates from across the U.S. who are excited to make a real-world impact through technology.
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