Lead Engineer Cloud Platform- Kubernetes , EKS, CI/CD

Maximus; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 133,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus seeks an IT Architect - Cloud Platform to define architecture strategy across cloud, DevSecOps, Kubernetes, and data platforms. The role influences multiple teams, drives platform modernization, and remains hands-on where needed.

The position is remote and targets enterprise-scale design, governance, and secure, scalable platform delivery to meet security and compliance objectives.

Qualifications

• Design and optimize enterprise SaaS/PaaS architectures.
• Lead cloud platform design addressing business and technical needs.
• Mentor engineers and provide architectural guidance.
• Define DR/HA and security posture for platforms.
• Drive CI/CD pipelines and IaC deployment processes.
• Establish standards for governance and platform security.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize enterprise SaaS and PaaS architectures.
• Lead the evaluation, design, and implementation of cloud platform solutions.
• Provide architectural guidance to project teams and stakeholders.
• Design platform infrastructure with DR/HA capabilities.
• Develop observability, incidents, and platform reliability improvements.
• Drive CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code adoption.
• Define AWS architecture patterns and governance across environments.
• Establish Kubernetes strategy (EKS) and GitOps standards.
• Oversee secure SDLC and software supply chain security.
• Translate business objectives into scalable tech roadmaps.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

Kubernetes (EKS)

CI/CD tooling

Platform governance

Leadership

Security compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Jenkins

SonarQube

JFrog Artifactory/Xray

GitOps

Job description

Maximus is currently seeking an IT Architect - Cloud Platform to lead the vision, design, and evolution of enterprise platform ecosystems across cloud infrastructure, DevSecOps, Kubernetes, and data platforms. This role is responsible for defining architecture strategy, governance models, and engineering standards while ensuring platforms are secure, scalable, and developer‑friendly.

The IT Architect operates at an enterprise level, influencing multiple teams and domains, driving platform modernization, and ensuring alignment with business, security, and compliance objectives while remaining selectively hands‑on in critical areas.

This is a remote position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and optimize enterprise SaaS and PaaS platform architectures, automation solutions, and deployment frameworks to improve scalability, availability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Lead the evaluation, design, and implementation of cloud platform solutions, providing architectural recommendations that address business, operational, and technical requirements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for cloud platform technologies, providing technical guidance, mentoring, and consultation to project teams, engineers, and stakeholders.
• Design and maintain platform infrastructure, disaster recovery capabilities, and high-availability solutions to support reliable and resilient service delivery.
• Analyze complex technical issues, perform root cause investigations, and develop innovative solutions to improve platform performance, reliability, and manageability.
• Evaluate and recommend new cloud services, platform technologies, and software integrations, including proof‑of‑concept efforts and adoption recommendations for emerging capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, operations, and application teams to promote cloud architecture standards, automation best practices, and operational procedures.
• Lead the development and enhancement of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure‑as‑code solutions, automated testing frameworks, and deployment processes to support efficient software delivery and platform operations.

Job‑Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Cloud Architecture (AWS):

• Define enterprise AWS architecture patterns for multi account, secure, and scalable environments.

• Govern infrastructure design across compute, storage, networking, IAM, and data services.

• Set standards for resilience (HA/DR), cost optimization, and security posture.
• Provide architectural oversight for RDS, OpenSearch, messaging, and distributed systems.

Cloud Native & Kubernetes Strategy:

• Define and evolve Kubernetes platform strategy (EKS) across environments.
• Establish standards for GitOps, Helm, multi cluster operations, and platform abstraction.
• Drive adoption of secure, scalable cloud native patterns.
• Ensure integration of runtime security, observability, and policy enforcement.

DevSecOps & Secure SDLC Leadership:

• Define and govern enterprise DevSecOps strategy, standards, and operating models.
• Architect secure CI/CD frameworks with built in quality, security, and compliance gates.
• Establish enterprise patterns for software supply chain security, including SCA, artifact governance, and policy enforcement.
• Standardize and oversee tooling across SonarQube, JFrog (Artifactory/Xray), Jenkins, and GitOps (Argo CD).
• Drive shift left security adoption and developer enablement.
• Align DevSecOps practices with security, risk, and compliance requirements.

Data & Integration Architecture:

• Define architecture for data platforms and ETL ecosystems (e.g., Talend).
• Ensure secure, resilient integration patterns across databases, messaging, APIs, and file transfer systems.
• Establish standards for data reliability, observability, and performance optimization.

Platform Engineering & Developer Experience:

• Drive adoption of Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) and self service capabilities.
• Define reusable platform services, APIs, and golden paths for development teams.
• Partner with Developer Experience teams to reduce cognitive load and improve productivity.

Reliability, Operations & Governance:

• Define enterprise standards for observability, incident management, and SRE practices.
• Drive improvements in availability, performance, and operational maturity.
• Establish governance frameworks for cost management, security compliance, and risk mitigation.

Leadership & Influence:

• Act as a technical authority across the organization, influencing architecture decisions at scale.
• Lead cross functional initiatives spanning infrastructure, security, and application teams.
• Mentor senior engineers and architects, raising the overall engineering bar.
• Translate business objectives into scalable technical strategies and roadmaps.

Minimum Requirements

• '- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 7+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job‑Specific Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in cloud, platform engineering, DevSecOps, or infrastructure architecture roles.
• Proven track record designing and scaling enterprise cloud platforms on AWS.
• Deep expertise in DevSecOps, secure SDLC, and software supply chain security.
• Advanced experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and cloud native architectures at scale.
• Strong experience with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins), SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory/Xray, and GitOps.
• Demonstrated ability to define architecture standards, governance, and enterprise frameworks.
• Experience leading large scale transformations and influencing multi team/platform strategy.

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Minimum Salary

$132,960

Maximum Salary

$180,000