Senior Cloud-Native Application Architect

Valiant Technologies LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Dallas seeks a Senior Cloud-Native Application Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise applications in a cloud-native environment. You will drive architecture decisions, API and identity integration, and governance across distributed systems.

The role requires deep knowledge of OpenShift/Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and modern DevSecOps practices to ensure scalable, secure, and observable solutions for oil & gas domain needs.

Qualifications

• Substantial background designing and delivering enterprise applications in a Solution Architect, Application Architect, Technical Architect, or comparable leadership role.
• Practical understanding of server-side application architecture, API development, and distributed application design.
• Architecture and deployment knowledge of Red Hat OpenShift, including containerized application design and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and cloud-native application deployment practices.
• Strong understanding of API management, API gateways, enterprise identity integration, and event-streaming technologies such as Kafka.
• Proficiency with RESTful services, microservices, service integration patterns, and asynchronous communication.
• Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, container configuration, networking, and application deployment strategies.
• Knowledge of application security, authentication and authorization protocols, CI/CD processes, and DevSecOps practices.
• Ability to design systems that meet performance, availability, resiliency, scalability, and observability requirements.
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into practical solutions and communicate architectural decisions to engineering teams and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Modern Web Platforms & Development Standards
• API, Identity & Enterprise Integration
• Security, Reliability & Technical Governance

Skills

Cloud architecture

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

API management

REST & microservices

Docker

DevSecOps

Performance & scalability

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Kafka

Docker

Job description

Senior Cloud-Native Application Architect

Duration: 24Months+ Extension

Domain Exposure: Oil & Gas

Key Responsibilities:

• Modern Web Platforms & Development Standards
• API, Identity & Enterprise Integration
• Security, Reliability & Technical Governance

Required Qualifications:

• Substantial background designing and delivering enterprise applications in a Solution Architect, Application Architect, Technical Architect, or comparable leadership role.
• Practical understanding of server-side application architecture, API development, and distributed application design.
• Architecture and deployment knowledge of Red Hat OpenShift, including containerized application design and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and cloud-native application deployment practices.
• Strong understanding of API management, API gateways, enterprise identity integration, and event-streaming technologies such as Kafka.
• Proficiency with RESTful services, microservices, service integration patterns, and asynchronous communication.
• Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, container configuration, networking, and application deployment strategies.
• Knowledge of application security, authentication and authorization protocols, CI/CD processes, and DevSecOps practices.
• Ability to design systems that meet performance, availability, resiliency, scalability, and observability requirements.
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into practical solutions and communicate architectural decisions to engineering teams and business stakeholders.

Additional Qualifications:

• Familiarity with service mesh technologies, distributed tracing, and cloud-native monitoring platforms.
• Background modernizing legacy applications and migrating workloads into containerized or cloud-hosted environments.
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation, automated testing, and continuous delivery.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture governance and architecture review processes.
• Previous work in energy, utilities, critical infrastructure, highly regulated industries, or other large enterprise environments is beneficial but not required.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.