Systems Architect - Platform and Infrastructure

At Ekkono, we're seeking a Systems Architect who merges a robust technical foundation with strategic acumen to architect and articulate the blueprint for our infrastructure initiatives. This is a deeply hands-on role across all areas: you will directly build, implement, and maintain everything you design, balancing an internal infrastructure focus with customer-facing technical support and active, end-to-end operational execution.

You will be working alongside highly skilled developers and machine learning professionals. Our solutions are relied upon by industry leaders like Siemens, Danfoss and HMS Networks. As a lean organization, we offer the best of both worlds: enterprise-scale impact without the rigid structures of a larger company.

You will work closely with our product development team on deployment and operation of two of our key products: Synthesis, our cloud platform for managing and operating Edge AI solutions, and Forge, our new platform that helps engineers turn industrial sensor data into optimized machine learning models ready to run on edge devices.

In addition, you will collaborate closely with our customer engagement teams to lend technical expertise to customer-facing projects, ensuring the seamless integration of Ekkono's solutions within external environments.

At Ekkono, we embrace a hybrid work environment. While we appreciate the flexibility of remote work, we believe that in-person collaboration in our office is essential for our team's connection and creativity.

Primary Responsibilities

• Infrastructure & Automation: Architect, deploy, and manage virtual infrastructure for product development, including CI/CD pipelines and testing environments.
• Product Delivery: Maintain and develop CI flows from source to customer facing release artifacts and documentation. This includes the operational aspects of the customer facing services we provide.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure compliance with standards such as Cyber Resiliency Act, ISO 27001 and ISO 22301, focusing on data integrity, confidentiality, and operational resilience.
• Internal Enablement: Integrate AI and agentic workflows into internal operations and developer tooling to automate infrastructure management and streamline CI/CD processes. Produce clear documentation and guidelines to ensure effective knowledge sharing.

Additional Responsibilities

• Customer Engagement: Participate in customer engagements where our product offering is evaluated and integrated into external environments.
• Technical Demonstrations: Construct and maintain cloud-hosted demos to showcase cutting-edge solutions to prospective partners and customers.

Must-Have Requirements

• Linux System Administration: In-depth experience administering Linux environments, specifically Ubuntu.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Hands-on expertise in working with Kubernetes (including deployment/management via Helm) and Docker/containers.
• Networking Foundations: Strong grasp of basic networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, subnets, VPNs, routing, and load balancing).
• Version Control: Proficiency with Git workflow and source management.

Preferred / Beneficial Skills

• AWS Ecosystem: Hands-on expertise with key Amazon Web Services including EC2, ECS, and Cognito.
• Identity & Access Management: Hands-on experience configuring and managing Enterprise Identity Providers (IdPs) such as Okta and customer-facing identity management solutions. Understanding of SAML and OIDC exchanges is a bonus.
• CI/CD & DevOps Tools: Experience setting up pipelines using GitLab CI/CD and infrastructure automation with Ansible.
• Agentic Development: Experience or strong interest in leveraging modern AI/agentic development workflows to automate operations and developer tooling.
• Security Mindset: A naturally proactive, security-first attitude toward systemic risks, attack vectors, and zero-trust concepts.