Remote Senior Cloud Platform Architect - Kubernetes & CI/CD

Maximus; Concord (NH); Remote; USD 133,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is 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 remote role defines architecture strategy, governance models, and engineering standards while ensuring security, scalability, and developer‑friendly platforms.

The role operates at an enterprise level, guiding multiple teams, modernizing platforms, and aligning with business, security, and

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize cloud platform architectures, automation, and deployment frameworks.
• Provide architectural guidance and oversee cloud platform solutions.
• Mentor engineers and project teams on cloud platform technologies.
• Define HA/DR and security posture for platform resilience.
• Lead CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and automated testing frameworks.
• Specify standards for GitOps, observability, and policy enforcement.
• Drive platform engineering and developer experience improvements.
• Govern cost, security compliance, and risk for platforms.

Skills

AWS Architecture

Kubernetes (EKS)

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Jenkins

SonarQube

JFrog Artifactory

GitOps

Security

Data Integration

Talend

Platform Engineering

Observability

SRE

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

OpenSearch

RDS

Jira

ArgoCD

Job description

Maximus is 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 remote role defines architecture strategy, governance models, and engineering standards while ensuring security, scalability, and developer‑friendly platforms.

The role operates at an enterprise level, guiding multiple teams, modernizing platforms, and aligning with business, security, and