Platform Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Drive the design and advancement of a hybrid cloud platform utilizing Azure, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies.

• Establish reusable platform services, reference architectures, engineering standards, and governance across various classification levels.

• Architect and oversee multi-cluster Kubernetes platforms for development, testing, staging, production, and classified environments.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, and automated platform provisioning.

• Create Azure landing zones, network topology, identity management, governance, and hybrid connectivity patterns.

• Build secure platform capabilities, including identity integration, secrets management, policy enforcement, observability, and SRE practices.

• Define Service Level Objectives (SLOs), monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response protocols.

• Provide technical guidance, conduct architecture assessments, and promote platform modernization.

• Collaborate with software, cybersecurity, networking, and infrastructure teams to develop a scalable Internal Developer Platform.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in architecting enterprise cloud platforms.

• More than 5 years of hands-on experience in building enterprise cloud platforms.

• Proficient in using Azure, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies.

• Experience with platforms that operate at multiple classification levels.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, STEM, or a related field.

• Current CKA, CKS, or CKAD certification, or equivalent credentials.

• Expertise in Azure platforms, including Azure Government, Landing Zones, VNets, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, Front Door, Private Link, Azure Arc, Entra ID, and Azure Monitor.

• In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes, including AKS, Helm, Kustomize, Argo CD, cert-manager, service mesh, container registries, and cluster lifecycle management.

• Proficient in Terraform, Bicep, and GitLab CI/CD.

• Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, Log Analytics, monitoring, and alerting.

• Knowledge of Zero Trust, RBAC, Vault, External Secrets Operator, Keycloak, NIST, CIS Benchmarks, and FedRAMP/DoD compliance.

• Experience with CI/CD, vulnerability scanning, and CDS (L2H, H2L).

• Active Secret clearance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision coverage.

• 401(k) matching.

• Paid Time Off.

• Short-Term Disability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD), and Life Insurance.

• Referral Bonuses.

• Professional development reimbursement.

• Parental leave.