Senior Airflow Architect for Kubernetes Platform

Realign Llc; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Realign Llc in Plano, TX is seeking an Astronomer Architect to lead production Airflow on Kubernetes, implement scalable data pipelines, and drive platform reliability. You will own the control plane, orchestration, and observability, while mentoring engineers and aligning with security standards.

The role requires 5–8+ years building data/platform systems and 3+ years running Airflow at scale, with deep Kubernetes expertise and strong Python skills.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years building/operating data or platform systems.
• 3+ years running Airflow in production at scale.
• Strong Kubernetes experience with Helm and scaling policies.
• Experience with Terraform modules and GitOps CI/CD.
• Proficiency in Python for operator development and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Own the Airflow control plane and developer experience end-to-end, including security and observability.
• Build automation infrastructure and partner with data/engineering teams for scalable pipelines.
• Architect and operate production-grade Airflow on Kubernetes with HA, capacity planning, and performance tuning.
• Standardize developer experience with templates, libraries, and secrets management.
• Implement comprehensive observability, dashboards, tracing, and alerting.
• Lead incident responses and develop runbooks and platform roadmaps.

Skills

Airflow in production

Kubernetes

Python

Terraform

GitOps

Observability

Incident leadership

CI/CD workflows

Tools

Helm

Argo CD/Flux

Snowflake/BigQuery/Redshift

Go/Java familiarity

Job description

Realign Llc in Plano, TX is seeking an Astronomer Architect to lead production Airflow on Kubernetes, implement scalable data pipelines, and drive platform reliability. You will own the control plane, orchestration, and observability, while mentoring engineers and aligning with security standards.

The role requires 5–8+ years building data/platform systems and 3+ years running Airflow at scale, with deep Kubernetes expertise and strong Python skills.