AWS Platform Architect & EKS Leader

Jobtailor; Arizona; On-site; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States (Arizona) is seeking an executive-level Cloud Engineering leader to define the strategic vision for AWS Cloud services, including EKS, and to drive a high-availability enterprise-grade cloud platform. You will spearhead cross-functional collaboration across security, SRE, FinOps, product, and architecture teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions.

The role emphasizes cost optimization, AI/ML patterns, and rigorous governance, with responsibility for executive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• 15+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience
• 8+ years driving large AWS engineering teams at scale
• Experience building and managing large fleets of EKS clusters
• Experience leading teams responsible for highly reliable, resilient, and enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure
• Deep understanding of cloud technologies such as AWS and Google Cloud
• Experience with cloud orchestration and automation tools
• Experience with DevOps practices and methodologies, including CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and infrastructure as code
• Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Splunk, ELK, and Dynatrace
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence decision-making at all organizational levels
• Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States; visa sponsorship not pursued
• AWS Cloud Professional Architect, Kubernetes certified professional, or other relevant certifications are a plus

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the strategic vision, design, and implementation of AWS Cloud services and platforms, including EKS and AWS compute, storage, and serverless services
• Lead the AWS platform engineering team to enhance the Amex EKS Platform and enable AWS native services with a focus on customer experience
• Collaborate with engineering, cloud security, network engineering, cloud operations, FinOps, Cloud Product, security, architecture, SRE, and application teams
• Define and implement cloud best practices
• Optimize AWS spend across compute, storage, networking, and managed services
• Define and implement standardized patterns for Gen AI, AI/ML, and AI Ops use cases across the public cloud
• Continuously evaluate and optimize cloud infrastructure for reliability, efficiency, cost reduction, and security
• Partner with the product team to develop and implement AWS OKRs and key results
• Produce and present recurring executive-level reports and insights for senior leadership decisions
• Foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Collaboration skills

Problem-solving skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

Prometheus

Splunk

ELK

Dynatrace

Kubernetes

AWS Compute Services

Job description

Jobtailor in the United States (Arizona) is seeking an executive-level Cloud Engineering leader to define the strategic vision for AWS Cloud services, including EKS, and to drive a high-availability enterprise-grade cloud platform. You will spearhead cross-functional collaboration across security, SRE, FinOps, product, and architecture teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions.

The role emphasizes cost optimization, AI/ML patterns, and rigorous governance, with responsibility for executive