Senior Cloud-Native Application Architect

Ethereum Technologies LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethereum Technologies in Dallas seeks a Senior Cloud-Native Application Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-grade, cloud-native applications. You will drive architecture decisions, define standards for modern web platforms, and ensure secure, scalable integration across API and identity services.

The role requires deep expertise in containerized deployment, microservices, and DevSecOps practices, with hands-on guidance to engineering teams and stakeholders.

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

Enterprise architecture leadership

Cloud-native architecture

RESTful services design

DevSecOps practices

System performance & scalability

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kafka

API gateways

CI/CD

Job description

Senior Cloud-Native Application Architect

Location:

Duration:

24Months+ Extension

Domain Exposure:

Oil & Gas

Client:

To Be Discussed Later

Employment Type:

W-2, 1099, C2C

Work Authorization:

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

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.