Cloud Architect

At eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.

Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet.

Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

Fully Remote (Within the United States)

About the team and the role: 

TCGplayer connects hobbyists and hobby businesses to communities. We relentlessly improve the exchange of things and thoughts that fuel passions, providing the most compelling destination and tools for collectible card game enthusiasts and professional sellers! TCGplayer, now a part of eBay, promotes and drives growth of our products and services by connecting a global community of millions of buyers with tens of thousands of retailers in a $25B global collectible hobby market.

The Cloud Architecture team collaborates across TCGplayer and eBay teams to ensure systems and technologies seamlessly work together. As a Cloud Architect, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and optimizing solutions in our AWS environment.  You will serve as a trusted advisor, collaborating with product and engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions that enable innovation and operational efficiency.

By leveraging your expertise in AWS and systems architecture, you will help our organization bridge the gap between product vision and engineering execution, driving technical excellence and ensuring the successful delivery of cloud-based solutions.

Our team prides itself on a culture that fosters camaraderie, embraces diversity, and exudes passion! We are one of New York State’s 50 best employers and Fortune.com’s top 100 companies for women in the U.S.

What you will accomplish:

• Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure cloud architectures using AWS

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to align cloud strategies with business goals

• Develop and enforce best practices for systems architecture, deployment, and operations of systems in the cloud

• Provide guidance and mentorship to engineering teams on cloud-native technologies and architectural patterns

• Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and processes to enhance cloud infrastructure and workflows

• Ensure the reliability, availability, and security of cloud environments through effective monitoring and incident management strategies

• Optimize cloud resources for cost efficiency while maintaining performance and scalability

• Serve as a technical liaison between product managers and engineering teams, ensuring seamless communication and execution
   

What you will bring:

• A relevant bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant industry, a relevant master's degree and 6 years of relevant industry, or 12 years of practical experience

• Proven experience as a Cloud Architect or similar role, with a preferred focus on AWS.

• Expertise in systems architecture, including designing and implementing scalable and resilient solutions in the cloud

• Strong understanding of cloud-native technologies, including containers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless architectures as well hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and VPC design  

• Comfortable with Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform

• Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Terraform and CloudFormation