Senior Cloud Architect with Kubernetes Exp

CLOUDSCOUTS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LLC

1d • Remote

About The Position

Our client is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to support Kubernetes engineering, design, and continuous enhancement of our Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) platforms. This role will help deliver new platform features and capabilities aligned to the Cloud Platform team’s product roadmap. The ideal candidate will bring strong Kubernetes platform architecture experience across cloud environments and will help drive security, observability, operational excellence, and platform optimization. This individual will also serve as a senior technical resource for incident support, proof-of-concept evaluations, and strategic vendor engagement with Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

Requirements

• Strong experience designing, engineering, and supporting enterprise Kubernetes platforms
• Hands-on experience with AKS and/or GKE
• Experience with cloud platform architecture in Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform
• Knowledge of Kubernetes security, observability, logging, certificate management, and production operations
• Experience supporting enterprise incidents and troubleshooting complex platform issues
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with resource tuning, platform stability improvements, and cloud cost optimization
• Experience leading technical evaluations and POCs for new technologies
• Experience working directly with cloud vendors and enterprise support teams
• AKS and GKE certifications preferred, but not required
• At least 5 years of relevant experience preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

• Architect, engineer, and support AKS and GKE platform enhancements and new capabilities aligned with the Cloud Platform product roadmap
• Lead and support security improvements, including container/image scanning (Prisma Twistlock)
• Enhance monitoring and alerting capabilities (Dynatrace)
• Drive resource optimization initiatives to improve platform stability, performance, and cost efficiency
• Provide Level 3 (L3) support during incident management and major production issues
• Perform proofs of concept (POCs) and technical evaluations for emerging tools, platforms, and cloud-native capabilities
• Partner with internal teams to define best practices, standards, and architectural patterns for Kubernetes platform services
• Manage and coordinate vendor relationships with Microsoft Azure and Google GCP
• Contribute to platform governance, reliability, automation, and continuous improvement efforts across Kubernetes environments

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed