Cloud Platform Architect (Kubernetes, Azure)

American Airlines; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel perks

Health benefits available from day one

Wellness programs

401(k) program

Employee discounts

Job summary

American Airlines is seeking an experienced cloud architect/engineer to lead large-scale cloud infrastructure at the DFW HQ. You will implement Kubernetes platforms on Azure and other clouds, mentor engineers, and drive IaC adoption.

You will partner with security and enterprise architecture to ensure scalable, secure cloud services and align with business goals. This role requires on-call availability and strong SDLC understanding.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in a technical field; 9+ years of relevant experience.
• Expertise designing large-scale cloud solutions in production.
• Strong background in DevOps, CI/CD and GitOps methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implement, and manage large-scale cloud infrastructure.
• Ensure scalability, security, and resilience of platforms.
• Mentor engineers on cloud best practices and DevOps patterns.
• Automate infrastructure using IaC and modern cloud tech.
• Oversee cloud solution lifecycle and communicate roadmaps.
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation and incident response.

Skills

Java

Python

C#

Javascript/Typescript

Golang

Spring/SpringBoot

FastAPI

Angular/React

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Terraform

YAML

Argo CD

Fleet

REST

GraphQL

Kafka

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

AWS

Azure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related

9+ years of design/development in production

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Terraform

K8s operators/Controller-runtime/Kubebuilder

Argo CD

Fleet

Job description

American Airlines is seeking an experienced cloud architect/engineer to lead large-scale cloud infrastructure at the DFW HQ. You will implement Kubernetes platforms on Azure and other clouds, mentor engineers, and drive IaC adoption.

You will partner with security and enterprise architecture to ensure scalable, secure cloud services and align with business goals. This role requires on-call availability and strong SDLC understanding.