Cloud Architect

CBTS; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CBTS is seeking an experienced AWS Architect to serve as the Lead Technical resource for a team of offshore Public Cloud Engineers. This role also acts as backup technical lead for the OpenShift team, providing coverage during PTO, sickness, or other absences.

You will design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud architecture with a focus on reliability and operational stability, while mentoring distributed engineers and communicating decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience architecting and operating AWS environments.
• Strong experience with OpenShift deployment, administration, and troubleshooting in production.
• Experience leading or providing technical direction to a distributed/offshore team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the offshore Public Cloud Engineers team with architectural guidance and mentorship.
• Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud architecture with emphasis on reliability and stability.
• Act as backup technical lead for the OpenShift team during PTO or absences.
• Coordinate with distributed engineers across time zones to ensure clear handoffs and standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex AWS/OpenShift production issues and communicate status to stakeholders.

Skills

AWS architecture

OpenShift administration

Technical leadership

Incident response

Communication

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Job description

We are seeking an experienced AWS Architect to serve as the Lead Technical resource for a team of Public Cloud Engineers based offshore. This individual will also act as a backup technical lead for our OpenShift team, providing coverage during PTO, sickness, or other absences. This role requires strong technical depth in AWS architecture, hands-on OpenShift experience, and excellent communication skills to support a distributed engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the Lead Technical resource for a team of offshore Public Cloud Engineers, providing architectural guidance, technical mentorship, and day-to-day operational oversight.
• Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud architecture with a strong focus on operational stability and reliability.
• Act as backup technical lead for the OpenShift team, stepping in to provide coverage and technical direction as needed.
• Partner with distributed/offshore engineers across time zones, ensuring smooth handoffs, clear communication, and consistent technical standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across AWS and OpenShift environments in production settings.
• Communicate technical decisions and project status clearly to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience architecting and operating AWS environments (architecture-level certification such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect preferred).
• Demonstrated experience with Red Hat OpenShift — deployment, administration, and/or troubleshooting in a production environment.
• Experience leading or providing technical direction to a team of engineers, ideally including offshore or distributed teams.
• Strong operational mindset — comfortable with day-to-day management, incident response, and ongoing support, not just greenfield design.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience acting as a backup or secondary technical lead for another team or platform.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
• Experience with containerization and Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Prior experience working in a regulated industry (e.g., financial services, healthcare) is a plus.