Enterprise Architect - Remote

Company Description

G2 has a large, valued, and diverse global client base and is the established leader in e‐commerce merchant risk and compliance intelligence and services. G2 solutions help acquirers, ISOs, PSPs, e-com marketplaces, ad platforms, and other members of the payments value chain take on the appropriate level of risk in their merchant portfolios while protecting against brand damage, illegal activity, and noncompliance assessments.

G2 has a welcoming and energetic environment that encourages collaboration and innovation while consistently exploring new technologies and tools to be agile. This environment gives their people the opportunity to hone current skills and build new capabilities while discovering their genius.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to join our team, responsible for designing and implementing the overall architecture for enterprise-level infrastructure, cloud services, and DevOps practices. This role will focus on supporting AWS cloud environments, colocation facilities, network routing, firewalls, and integration with DevOps pipelines.

As an Enterprise Architect, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including DevOps engineers, security architects, network engineers, and business leaders, to design and implement a scalable, secure, and resilient IT infrastructure that supports the organization's goals.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Cloud Architecture (AWS)
   1. Design and implement cloud architecture on AWS, ensuring scalability, security, high availability, and cost-efficiency.
   2. Develop and maintain cloud-based infrastructure using AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and more.
   3. Architect hybrid cloud and multi-cloud environments integrating on-premises infrastructure with AWS.
   4. Evaluate and implement AWS best practices, including security controls, cost management, and monitoring.
2. Colocation Facilities
   1. Architect and design colocation strategies to support business needs while integrating with cloud services and on-premises resources.
   2. Collaborate with third-party colocation vendors to ensure infrastructure needs are met, focusing on reliability, connectivity, and performance.
   3. Ensure physical security, environmental controls, and disaster recovery processes are in place for colocation facilities.
3. Networking & Routing
   1. Design, implement, and optimize enterprise network architecture, ensuring optimal performance across cloud and on-premises environments.
   2. Configure and manage routing, VPNs, and direct connect solutions to support secure connectivity between data centers, AWS, and other cloud platforms.
   3. Manage enterprise firewalls, ensuring proper network segmentation, security, and compliance with organizational standards.
4. Security Architecture & Firewalls
   1. Lead efforts in defining and enforcing security policies, including the deployment and configuration of firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and intrusion prevention systems (IPS).
   2. Design and implement secure architectures for both cloud and on-premises environments.
   3. Ensure alignment with compliance frameworks (e.g., …