Senior Cloud Platform Architect: Kubernetes, CI/CD (Remote)

Maximus; Topeka (KS); Remote; USD 133,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking an IT Architect - Cloud Platform to drive enterprise cloud strategies, governance, and engineering standards across AWS, Kubernetes, and DevSecOps. This remote role influences multiple teams, guiding platform modernization while staying hands-on where critical.

Leaders will design scalable, secure platform ecosystems and mentor engineers, aligning with security, compliance, and business goals for reliable service delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 7+ years in cloud/platform/infra roles.
• Proven track record designing and scaling enterprise cloud platforms on AWS.
• Deep expertise in DevSecOps, secure SDLC, and software supply chain security.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize enterprise SaaS/PaaS architectures for scalability, security, and reliability.
• Lead cloud platform evaluation, design, and implementation addressing business and technical needs.
• Mentor engineers and drive CI/CD, IaC, and platform automation improvements.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Kubernetes (EKS)

DevSecOps

CI/CD tooling

Platform engineering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

Jenkins

SonarQube

JFrog Artifactory/Xray

GitOps (Argo CD)

OpenSearch

AWS (multi-account)

Job description

Maximus is seeking an IT Architect - Cloud Platform to drive enterprise cloud strategies, governance, and engineering standards across AWS, Kubernetes, and DevSecOps. This remote role influences multiple teams, guiding platform modernization while staying hands-on where critical.

Leaders will design scalable, secure platform ecosystems and mentor engineers, aligning with security, compliance, and business goals for reliable service delivery.