Techneaux Technology Services, LLC is a growing and innovative managed IT, software, and technology service company based in Lafayette, LA with additional offices in Colorado and Texas. Techneaux is a unique company with a unique long-term vision. As a privately held company with the intention to remain privately held, we aim to provide rewards and opportunities to our team members above and beyond the standard corporate salary and benefits package. While company profits are critical, we remain empowered and committed to prioritizing decisions which reward team members over profits.

Techneaux prides itself on being a customer and team member focused organization and we are always on the lookout for talented individuals who share these values. Techneaux is currently looking for a qualified full-time Cloud Architect to join our Business Information Technology Services team.

What makes Techneaux a great place to work?  

• We are a tight-knit team that is passionate about the overall product delivered to our customers. We strive to be experts in our field.
• We have a collaborative culture motivated by mutual respect that fosters regular feedback and group discussion.
• We are an exciting, growing company and we want you to grow with us. At Techneaux, your career is what you make of it.
• We currently offer competitive salaries and an annual profit-sharing plan to each team member in the organization.
• We also offer paid time off; paid holidays; a corporate mobile phone plan; paid parental leave; health, dental, vision and supplemental insurance; employer-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance; 401(k) with employer match; and health savings accounts.

Job Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities outlined below include essential functions of the role. Depending on business needs, this role may perform a combination of some or all the following duties. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.  

As a Cloud Architect, you will serve as the primary technical resource responsible for designing, managing, and optimizing AWS cloud environments across Non-Production, Pre-Production, and Production systems. This role combines hands-on cloud engineering, infrastructure automation, operational support, and strategic architecture planning. You will work closely with customer-facing Solution Architects and Cloud SMEs to support cloud migrations, maintain highly available infrastructure, improve observability, strengthen security posture, and drive operational excellence through automation and best practices. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Maintain and optimize AWS environments across Non-Production, Pre-Production, and Production  
• Serve as first responder for incidents during business hours and critical incidents 24/7 
• Manage observability and alerting using AWS CloudWatch and Dynatrace 
• Collaborate with customer Cloud SMEs and Solution Architects on architecture for new projects and migrations 
• Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure through IaC (Terraform and AWS CloudFormation) 
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, build, and deployment workflows 
• Monitor cloud spend, identify cost optimization opportunities, and right-size resources 
• Conduct security reviews of cloud configurations including IAM policies, security groups, and network ACLs 
• Produce architecture diagrams, runbooks, and technical documentation for all deployments 
• Participate in change management and release planning processes 
• Mentor junior engineers on AWS best practices and cloud-native design patterns 

What you will need to be successful in this role:  

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate minimum; Professional preferred) 
• Deep working knowledge of core AWS services: EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, EBS, EKS, CloudWatch, IAM, Kinesis, AmazonMQ, Transit Gateways, and Route 53 
• Experience configuring security groups, NACLs, and coordinating firewall change requests with networking teams 
• Proven ability to monitor costs, analyze usage patterns, and right-size infrastructure 
• Proficiency with Terraform and AWS CloudFormation for provisioning and managing infrastructure 
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions) 
• Fluency in PowerShell, Bash, Python, and SQL for scripting, automation, and data queries 
• Ability to create clear architecture diagrams and technical documentation for new and existing deployments 
• Experience designing highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud architectures 
• Familiarity with Well-Architected Framework reviews and remediation 

Preferred Qualifications 

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Security Specialty certification 
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, EKS/Kubernetes) 
• Familiarity with service mesh, API gateway patterns, or event-driven architectures 
• Experience with multi-account AWS Organizations and Control Tower 
• Background in regulated industries (healthcare, finance, government) with compliance frameworks (HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP) 
• Experience with disaster recovery planning and execution 

Pay Range = $38.46+ hourly

FLSA and Employment Status:  Non-Exempt; Full-Time 

Techneaux Technology Services, LLC is an equal opportunity employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable. All applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, physical/mental disability, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, ethnicity, alienage, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. By completing this application, you are seeking to join a team of hardworking professionals dedicated to consistently delivering outstanding service to our customers and contributing to the financial success of the organization, its clients, and its team members. Equal access to programs, services, and employment is available to all qualified persons. Those applicants requiring accommodation to complete the application and/or interview process should contact a management representative.