Principal Kubernetes & Platform Engineering Architect

LTM; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan Covering Medical, Dental,

Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage

Plan with Company match.

Insurance

Paternity and Maternity Leave

Job summary

LTM, a global technology consulting and digital solutions company, seeks a Senior Principal Architect to guide large-scale modernization and cloud-native transformations from Irving, TX. Lead enterprise architecture, design multi-tenant platforms, and collaborate with DevOps to standardize CI/CD and governance.

Requires 15+ years in software engineering and 5+ years in senior technical leadership, with a master’s degree and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/CE/IT.
• Red Hat Certified or equivalent mastery.
• AWS/ GCP/ Azure architect certifications recommended.
• TOGAF or Zachman certification advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Architect resilient, multi-tenant Kubernetes/container platforms (OpenShift, EKS, GKE, AKS).
• Establish container security, image registries, service mesh, autoscaling, and cluster lifecycle automation.
• Collaborate with DevOps/Platform teams to standardize CI/CD, GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux), and canary/blue-green deployments.

Skills

Communication skills

Independence

Time management

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience

Red Hat Certified

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

GCP Professional Cloud Architect

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

TOGAF or Zachman Framework certification

Tools

Grafana

Orion

Service Now

BMC

Job description

LTM is a global technology consulting and digital solutions company that enables enterprises across industries to reimagine business models, accelerate innovation, and maximize growth by harnessing digital technologies. As a digital transformation partner to more than 700+ clients, LTM brings extensive domain and technology expertise to help drive superior competitive differentiation, customer experiences, and business outcomes in a converging world. Powered by nearly 90,000 talented and entrepreneurial professionals across more than 30 countries, LTM a Larsen & Toubro Group company combines the industry-acclaimed strengths of erstwhile Larsen and Toubro Infotech and Mindtree in solving the most complex business challenges and delivering transformation at scale. For more information, please visit www.ltm.com

Location: Irving, Tx

This role does not offer Visa Sponsorship. Applicants must have Independent Authorization to work in the United States.

Containerization & Orchestration Platforms

• Architect resilient, multi-tenant Kubernetes and container management platforms (e.g., OpenShift, EKS, GKE, AKS) supporting microservices, serverless workloads, and stateful applications.
• Establish best practices for container security, image registries, service mesh deployments (e.g., Istio, Envoy), dynamic scheduling, autoscaling and cluster lifecycle automation.
• Partner with DevOps/Platform teams to standardize CI/CD pipelines, GitOps patterns (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux), and canary/blue-green release strategies.

Experience & Background

• 15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, systems design, infrastructure engineering, and enterprise architecture.
• 5+ years in a Principal Architect, Chief Architect, or equivalent technical leadership capacity delivering large-scale distributed enterprise solutions.
• Proven track record of spearheading large-scale legacy modernization initiatives, such as monolithic to microservices/cloud-native migration and data center to hybrid-cloud transformation.
• Experience using tools like Grafana, Orion, Service Now, BMC is required.
• Ability to work independently under pressure, multi-task, show good temperament to design criticism, and manage tight timelines.
• Strong communication skills, both speaking and writing.
• Ability to create detailed end-to-end design artifacts using Visio, Draw.io, PowerPoint.

Education & Professional Certifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
• Preferred Certifications or equivalent demonstrated mastery:
• Red Hat Certified
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional / GCP Professional Cloud Architect / Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• TOGAF or Zachman Framework certification (advantageous)

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with LTM (LTIM):

Benefits and Perks:

• Medical Plan Covering Medical, Dental, Vision
• Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Plan with Company match.
• Insurance
• Paternity and Maternity Leave

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Disclaimer:

The compensation and benefits information provided herein is accurate as of the date of this posting.

LTM is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity in the workplace. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, family-care status, veteran status, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, military service, handicap or disability or history of handicap or disability, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, union affiliation, affectional or sexual orientation or preference, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, except where such considerations are bona fide occupational qualifications permitted by law.

Safe return to office:

In order to comply with LTM s company COVID-19 vaccine mandate, candidates must be able to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 before or by the date of hire. Alternatively, one may submit a request for reasonable accommodation from LTM s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for approval, in accordance with applicable state and federal law, by the date of hire. Any request is subject to review through LTM s applicable processes.