Sr. Cloud Architect

Oteemo; College Park (MD); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Oteemo is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to join our team of hands-on engineering consultants. This role supports customer development, test, and production environments across cloud and hybrid on-premise platforms.

You will lead a small team of Cloud Engineers, own system administration, networking, and CI/CD in GitLab, and advocate designs to C-Suite and non-technical stakeholders. AKS, Linux, Terraform experience are highly valued, along with a strong emphasis on security tooling

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a systems administrator in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, and Linux.

Responsibilities

• Design large-scale system solutions and communicate and advocate designs effectively to C-Suite leaders and non-technical stakeholders.
• Lead and manage a small team of Cloud Engineers.
• Own system administration, networking, and CI/CD pipeline administration in GitLab.
• Manage pipeline and security tooling, including vulnerability assessments and scanning.
• Administer Kubernetes clusters, including AKS and on-prem K8s.
• Build and maintain testing infrastructure, including machine and container images.
• Perform upgrades and ongoing maintenance of system infrastructure and tooling.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Team leadership

C-Suite communication

Kubernetes administration

Linux administration

Networking (TCP/IP)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Automation (Bash/Python)

Security tooling integration

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Docker/Podman/Helm

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

Oteemo is an industry-leading technology consulting firm at the forefront of AI-driven, cloud native, enterprise DevSecOps transformation. We build intelligent, automated, secure systems for organizations tackling their toughest technical and business challenges and we're pushing the boundaries of what AI, generative AI, and agentic systems can do in production, not just in theory. Join us and you'll work alongside recognized experts on cutting-edge projects that blend cloud native architecture, extreme automation, and AI/ML at the core. We foster a dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative culture built on continuous learning, where your ideas shape real outcomes for our clients. If you're passionate about building what's next in AI and cloud technology and want to do it with a team that sets the standard rather than follows it, Oteemo is where you belong.

Job Description

We're looking for a Senior Cloud Architect to join our team of hands-on engineering consultants, supporting customer development, test, and production environments. This role is for an experienced Platform and Infrastructure Architect capable of identifying and implementing end-to-end solutions for a large, complex system of systems across both cloud and hybrid on-premise environments. You'll function as a subject matter expert for the customer, leading a small team of Cloud Engineers to identify, propose, develop, and implement infrastructure and platform solutions — while advocating your designs effectively with both C-Suite leaders and non-technical staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design large-scale system solutions and communicate and advocate designs effectively to C-Suite leaders and non-technical stakeholders.
• Lead and manage a small team of Cloud Engineers.
• Own system administration, networking, and CI/CD pipeline administration in GitLab.
• Manage pipeline and security tooling, including vulnerability assessments and scanning.
• Administer Kubernetes clusters, including AKS and on-prem K8s.
• Build and maintain testing infrastructure, including machine and container images.
• Perform upgrades and ongoing maintenance of system infrastructure and tooling.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a systems administrator in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, and Linux.
• At least 1 year of experience leading a team of engineers.
• Experience building and delivering engineering presentations for C-Suite leaders and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Kubernetes (AKS, GKE, EKS, RKE2, K3D, OpenShift, etc.), with AKS preferred.
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and Linux administration.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Chef; Terraform preferred).
• Experience with Bash and Python scripting for automation.
• Hands-on experience automating development and infrastructure tasking.
• Hands-on experience implementing and integrating security tooling into the operational stack.
• Must have one of the following:
  • Security+ CE
  • CySA+
  • GSEC
  • CCNA Security

Nice to Have Qualfications:

• Experience building and deploying container images with Docker, Podman, or Helm.
• Hands-on experience with service catalog self-service automation.
• Experience using AI for automation.
• Proof of completed training or coursework in one of the following: Linux+, Red Hat, or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Proof of completed training in Microsoft Azure covering both AZ-104 and AZ-305.

Additional Information

We Value:

• Drive: Passion and energy to implement quality technical solutions. Self-motivation and intellectual curiosity
• Commitment to Quality: Passion to conceive and produce world-class solutions that drive real-world value for the customer
• Customer Focus: Consultative approach to solving problems for customers. Expectations management.
• Communication: Superior communication skills. Ability to clearly articulate problems, solutions, risks, rewards etc. (written and verbal)
• Technical Skills: Love for technology. You have to be inherently passionate about technology.
• Business Acumen: Technology ultimately is used to enable the business. We look for people who understand how the businesses can be enabled through their technical solutions

What we offer:

• Ability to make a noticeable difference for the organization and our customers
• Tremendous growth opportunity by becoming part of a rapidly growing organization. It’s not your tenure but what you can bring to the table that defines how your career will be shaped. You control your growth.
• Complex but interesting challenges to improve the depth and breadth of your technical and business skills. Our consultants are business technologists and understand how technology drives business.
• Competitive pay and benefits

Work authorization requirement:US Citizen-Interim or Active Secret Clearance a must!

Oteemo is an equal employment and affirmative action employer. We evaluate qualified applicants on merit and business needs and not on race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other factor protected by law. Oteemo complies with the law regarding reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled employees.