Remote Cloud Platform Architect: Kubernetes, EKS & CI/CD

Maximus; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 133,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

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

This remote position requires driving platform modernization, mentoring teams, and aligning with security and compliance objectives while staying selectively

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in cloud/platform engineering or infrastructure architecture.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize enterprise SaaS/PaaS platform architectures for scalability, security, and availability.
• Lead cloud platform evaluation, design, and implementation addressing business and technical needs.
• Mentor engineers and project teams on cloud platform technologies and best practices.
• Define architecture standards, governance, and platform engineering roadmaps.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines, IaC, automated testing, and deployment processes.
• Drive secure SDLC practices and software supply chain security across teams.
• Collaborate with security, operations, and application teams to promote standards.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Kubernetes

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Platform engineering

SRE

Enterprise architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or CS

Tools

Jenkins

SonarQube

JFrog Artifactory/Xray

GitOps (Argo CD)

OpenSearch

Terraform

Job description

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

This remote position requires driving platform modernization, mentoring teams, and aligning with security and compliance objectives while staying selectively