Cloud-Native Enterprise Architect: API, Security & Kubernetes

Valiant Technologies LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Dallas seeks a Senior Cloud-Native Application Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise applications in a cloud-native environment. You will drive architecture decisions, API and identity integration, and governance across distributed systems.

The role requires deep knowledge of OpenShift/Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and modern DevSecOps practices to ensure scalable, secure, and observable solutions for oil & gas domain needs.

Qualifications

• Substantial background designing and delivering enterprise applications in a Solution Architect, Application Architect, Technical Architect, or comparable leadership role.
• Practical understanding of server-side application architecture, API development, and distributed application design.
• Architecture and deployment knowledge of Red Hat OpenShift, including containerized application design and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and cloud-native application deployment practices.
• Strong understanding of API management, API gateways, enterprise identity integration, and event-streaming technologies such as Kafka.
• Proficiency with RESTful services, microservices, service integration patterns, and asynchronous communication.
• Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, container configuration, networking, and application deployment strategies.
• Knowledge of application security, authentication and authorization protocols, CI/CD processes, and DevSecOps practices.
• Ability to design systems that meet performance, availability, resiliency, scalability, and observability requirements.
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into practical solutions and communicate architectural decisions to engineering teams and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Modern Web Platforms & Development Standards
• API, Identity & Enterprise Integration
• Security, Reliability & Technical Governance

Skills

Cloud architecture

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

API management

REST & microservices

Docker

DevSecOps

Performance & scalability

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Kafka

Docker

Job description

Valiant Technologies LLC in Dallas seeks a Senior Cloud-Native Application Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise applications in a cloud-native environment. You will drive architecture decisions, API and identity integration, and governance across distributed systems.

The role requires deep knowledge of OpenShift/Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and modern DevSecOps practices to ensure scalable, secure, and observable solutions for oil & gas domain needs.