
Cloud Architect
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Diego • California • Nevada • United States
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Salary
💰 $124,700 - $205,800 per year
About the role
- Architect and operate a hybrid platform spanning public cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP) and on-premises environments
- Design and evolve an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) that delivers self-service infrastructure, standardized templates, golden paths, and automated environment provisioning
- Build and maintain platform-level CI/CD systems that support containerized, cloud-native, and on-prem workloads
- Develop reusable platform abstractions and components, including IaC modules, Helm charts, shared services, and platform APIs
- Embed security, compliance, and reliability into the platform through policy-as-code, automated guardrails, and secure defaults
- Implement and operate container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift, or equivalent), including cluster lifecycle management
- Provide platform observability capabilities, including centralized logging, metrics, tracing, alerting, and SLO-based monitoring
- Partner with application teams to improve developer experience, drive platform adoption, and reduce cognitive load
- Lead incident response and platform reliability efforts, driving post-incident learning and continuous improvement
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 15+ years of experience building enterprise-grade software, platforms, or infrastructure systems
- Strong software engineering experience in C#, Go, or similar languages, with automation using Python, TypeScript, or PowerShell
- Hands-on experience designing and operating cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and hybrid/on-prem infrastructure.
- Proven experience building and scaling Platform Engineering or Internal Developer Platforms
- Deep expertise in CI/CD architecture, self-service workflows, and developer tooling
- Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Helm, and CloudFormation
- Production experience with containers and Kubernetes, including platform-level concerns (networking, security, upgrades)
- Strong knowledge of platform security architecture, including IAM, secrets management, encryption, and network controls
- Familiarity with regulated environments (HIPAA, NIST, FDA, medical devices) is a strong plus.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
- Competitive salary
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Hard Skills & Tools
C#GoPythonTypeScriptPowerShellCI/CDInfrastructure-as-CodeTerraformHelmCloudFormation
Soft Skills
leadershipincident responsecontinuous improvementdeveloper experienceplatform adoption