Principal Cloud Platform Architect - Kubernetes & SRE

Jobtailor; North Carolina; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior technical leader to define and evolve enterprise cloud platforms, Kubernetes/OpenShift, observability, and platform reliability. You will drive a reliability-first and automation-first culture, standardize platforms, and guide leadership on complex technical decisions.

The role requires extensive experience in cloud engineering, SRE, and platform modernization, with a strong emphasis on automation and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Engineering experience or equivalent through work, training, or education.
• 7+ years in Software/Platform/Cloud Engineering, DevSecOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or SRE.
• 5+ years designing and implementing CI/CD, IaC, and automation solutions.
• 5+ years with Kubernetes, OpenShift, or similar container platforms.
• 5+ years leading enterprise-scale platform modernization or cloud transformation initiatives.
• 3+ years defining engineering standards, architecture patterns, or platform strategies.
• 3+ years with software delivery, automation, security, and resiliency practices.
• 3+ years influencing senior leaders to drive engineering outcomes.
• Deep understanding of SRE: SLOs/SLIs, incident management, observability, disaster recovery.
• Expertise in observability/monitoring: Splunk, AppDynamics, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry.
• CKA, Red Hat OpenShift, AWS/Azure/GCP certifications preferred.
• On-site work ability; visa sponsorship not available.

Responsibilities

• Drive the strategy, architecture, and evolution of enterprise cloud platforms and container platforms.
• Lead reliability-first, automation-first initiatives to boost resiliency and engineering efficiency.
• Establish standardized platforms, self-service, and cloud-native practices.
• Advise leadership on applications, networks, security, databases, and OS needs.
• Mentor senior engineers and drive continuous improvement across cloud/platform engineering.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

Kubernetes

DevSecOps

CI/CD Implementation

SRE Principles

Tools

Splunk

AppDynamics

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior technical leader to define and evolve enterprise cloud platforms, Kubernetes/OpenShift, observability, and platform reliability. You will drive a reliability-first and automation-first culture, standardize platforms, and guide leadership on complex technical decisions.

The role requires extensive experience in cloud engineering, SRE, and platform modernization, with a strong emphasis on automation and operational excellence.