Sr. Cloud Architect

Oteemo, Inc•College Park, MD

About The Position

We're looking for a Senior Cloud Architect to join our team of hands-on engineering consultants, supporting customer development, test, and production environments. This role is for an experienced Platform and Infrastructure Architect capable of identifying and implementing end-to-end solutions for a large, complex system of systems across both cloud and hybrid on-premise environments. You'll function as a subject matter expert for the customer, leading a small team of Cloud Engineers to identify, propose, develop, and implement infrastructure and platform solutions — while advocating your designs effectively with both C-Suite leaders and non-technical staff.

Requirements

8+ years of experience as a systems administrator in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, and Linux.
At least 1 year of experience leading a team of engineers.
Experience building and delivering engineering presentations for C-Suite leaders and non-technical audiences.
Experience with Kubernetes (AKS, GKE, EKS, RKE2, K3D, OpenShift, etc.), with AKS preferred.
Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and Linux administration.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Chef; Terraform preferred).
Experience with Bash and Python scripting for automation.
Hands-on experience automating development and infrastructure tasking.
Hands-on experience implementing and integrating security tooling into the operational stack.
Must have one of the following: Security+ CE, CySA+, GSEC, CCNA Security.

Nice To Haves

Experience building and deploying container images with Docker, Podman, or Helm.
Hands-on experience with service catalog self-service automation.
Experience using AI for automation.
Proof of completed training or coursework in one of the following: Linux+, Red Hat, or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Proof of completed training in Microsoft Azure covering both AZ-104 and AZ-305.

Responsibilities

Design large-scale system solutions and communicate and advocate designs effectively to C-Suite leaders and non-technical stakeholders.
Lead and manage a small team of Cloud Engineers.
Own system administration, networking, and CI/CD pipeline administration in GitLab.
Manage pipeline and security tooling, including vulnerability assessments and scanning.
Administer Kubernetes clusters, including AKS and on-prem K8s.
Build and maintain testing infrastructure, including machine and container images.
Perform upgrades and ongoing maintenance of system infrastructure and tooling.