Cloud Architect

GFT Technologies

Lead Cloud Services Developer designing and developing modular API-driven cloud platform. Collaborating with teams to enhance cloud infrastructure and developer experience at GFT.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇷 Costa RicaSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsDockerPHPPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and develop modular, reusable cloud platform services and RESTful APIs that abstract infrastructure complexity and enable standardized consumption across engineering teams.
Lead the development and evolution of a web-based cloud services portal, including backend services and user-facing components supporting self-service provisioning.
Define and maintain service interfaces, API contracts, integration patterns, and versioning strategies to ensure scalability and long-term maintainability.
Provide technical leadership and guidance across platform and portal initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and operational standards.
Develop backend services and orchestration layers using Python and PHP to support platform automation and portal functionality.
Integrate AI capabilities, including generative AI and agentic AI patterns, to enhance developer experience, intelligent automation, and platform interactions.
Build infrastructure-backed services using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation across multi-cloud environments.
Own and continuously improve the Golden Container Image Factory and Cloud Server Image Factory, ensuring secure, compliant, version-controlled images across operating systems and cloud providers.
Collaborate closely with engineering, security, networking, and UX/UI teams to deliver cohesive and user-friendly internal developer platform experiences.
Drive continuous improvements in platform scalability, resilience, performance, and cost efficiency.
Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, promoting best practices in platform engineering, modular architecture, and software development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
8+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud platform engineering, or related disciplines within enterprise environments.
Proven experience designing and developing modular, API-driven platforms or Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs).
Strong hands-on expertise in backend development using Python and PHP, including scalable RESTful API design.
Experience building and integrating web-based developer portals with backend services.
Expert-level experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and cloud automation practices.
Strong experience with containerization (Docker) and container image lifecycle management.
Proven experience designing and managing cloud server image pipelines across multiple operating systems and cloud providers.
Solid understanding of cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, networking fundamentals, and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong knowledge of enterprise cloud security principles, including IAM, policy enforcement, and secure software supply chain practices.
Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, influence cross-functional teams, and mentor engineers without direct people management responsibility.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibilidad: ¡Aquí el equilibrio lo es todo! Ofrecemos un entorno que respalda el balance de la vida personal y laboral y trabajo remoto.
Colaboración: La colaboración es fundamental. Trabajamos en equipos multidisciplinarios, donde cada persona aporta sus habilidades únicas.
Multiculturalidad: Contamos con un equipo global diverso que fomenta una atmósfera de aprendizaje y crecimiento personal.
Desarrollo: Ofrecemos un plan de carrera personalizado, así como programas de formación para desbloquear tu potencial.
Relevancia: Colaboramos con clientes líderes en la industria en proyectos de alto impacto que definen el futuro tecnológico.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonPHPRESTful API designInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCloudFormationDockercloud-native architecturedistributed systemsCI/CD pipelines

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcollaborationinfluencebest practices promotion

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Software EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer Science