{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"bdaff5b0c11772cc8b69dd73","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bdaff5b0c11772cc8b69dd73","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bdaff5b0c11772cc8b69dd73","title":"Platform Architect","description":"Position Summary\nWe are seeking an experienced Platform Architect to design, implement, and modernize enterprise platform capabilities across cloud, Kubernetes, middleware, DevOps, observability, and security. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AWS, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, platform engineering, and enterprise architecture to build scalable, secure, and highly available cloud platforms.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign enterprise platform architecture for cloud-native and hybrid environments.\nDefine platform standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps.\nBuild reusable platform services to enable application teams.\nDesign and implement AWS-based cloud solutions.\nArchitect and manage Kubernetes/OpenShift container platforms.\nDevelop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.\nDesign and implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, and GitOps tools (Argo CD/Flux).\nArchitect enterprise messaging and middleware solutions using Kafka, IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, and WebSphere.\nDesign API Gateway architecture and microservices integration standards.\nImplement enterprise observability using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, CloudWatch, and OpenTelemetry.\nDefine Zero Trust security architecture, IAM, RBAC, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, mTLS, and secrets management.\nDesign highly available, fault-tolerant, and disaster recovery solutions.\nEstablish platform governance, cloud deployment standards, architecture review processes, and mentor engineering teams.\nRequired SkillsCloud Platforms\nAWS (Required)\nAzure or GCP (Preferred)\nContainer Technologies\nKubernetes\nOpenShift\nDocker\nHelm\nInfrastructure as Code\nTerraform\nAWS CloudFormation\nAnsible (Preferred)\nCI/CD & DevOps\nJenkins\nGitHub Actions\nGitLab CI/CD\nArgo CD or Flux (GitOps)\nProgramming & Scripting\nPython\nBash\nPowerShell\nJava or Go (Preferred)\nMiddleware\nIBM MQ\nApache Kafka\nRabbitMQ\nWebSphere\nWebLogic\nApache Tomcat\nAPI Technologies\nREST APIs\nGraphQL\ngRPC\nKong\nApigee\nAWS API Gateway\nObservability\nPrometheus\nGrafana\nDatadog\nSplunk\nCloudWatch\nOpenTelemetry\nSecurity\nIAM\nOAuth 2.0\nOpenID Connect\nJWT\nmTLS\nHashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager\nDatabases\nPostgreSQL\nMySQL\nOracle\nMongoDB\nRedis\nRequired Experience\n12–18+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, middleware, or platform engineering.\n5+ years of experience designing enterprise cloud platforms.\nHands-on experience with AWS and Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.\nStrong expertise in Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD automation.\nExperience with enterprise messaging systems and API management.\nStrong knowledge of observability tools and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.\nProven experience leading cloud transformation and platform modernization initiatives.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience designing multi-region, highly available AWS architectures.\nStrong understanding of cloud governance, FinOps, and enterprise security best practices.\nExcellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.\nExperience mentoring engineering teams and driving enterprise platform adoption.\nPay: $70.00 - $75.00 per hour\nWork Location: In person","company":"Cloudsecurityweb","rawCompany":"cloudsecurityweb","city":"Phoenix","state":"AZ","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-03T18:57:19.163Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Platform Architect","description":"Position Summary\nWe are seeking an experienced Platform Architect to design, implement, and modernize enterprise platform capabilities across cloud, Kubernetes, middleware, DevOps, observability, and security. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AWS, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, platform engineering, and enterprise architecture to build scalable, secure, and highly available cloud platforms.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign enterprise platform architecture for cloud-native and hybrid environments.\nDefine platform standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps.\nBuild reusable platform services to enable application teams.\nDesign and implement AWS-based cloud solutions.\nArchitect and manage Kubernetes/OpenShift container platforms.\nDevelop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.\nDesign and implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, and GitOps tools (Argo CD/Flux).\nArchitect enterprise messaging and middleware solutions using Kafka, IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, and WebSphere.\nDesign API Gateway architecture and microservices integration standards.\nImplement enterprise observability using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, CloudWatch, and OpenTelemetry.\nDefine Zero Trust security architecture, IAM, RBAC, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, mTLS, and secrets management.\nDesign highly available, fault-tolerant, and disaster recovery solutions.\nEstablish platform governance, cloud deployment standards, architecture review processes, and mentor engineering teams.\nRequired SkillsCloud Platforms\nAWS (Required)\nAzure or GCP (Preferred)\nContainer Technologies\nKubernetes\nOpenShift\nDocker\nHelm\nInfrastructure as Code\nTerraform\nAWS CloudFormation\nAnsible (Preferred)\nCI/CD & DevOps\nJenkins\nGitHub Actions\nGitLab CI/CD\nArgo CD or Flux (GitOps)\nProgramming & Scripting\nPython\nBash\nPowerShell\nJava or Go (Preferred)\nMiddleware\nIBM MQ\nApache Kafka\nRabbitMQ\nWebSphere\nWebLogic\nApache Tomcat\nAPI Technologies\nREST APIs\nGraphQL\ngRPC\nKong\nApigee\nAWS API Gateway\nObservability\nPrometheus\nGrafana\nDatadog\nSplunk\nCloudWatch\nOpenTelemetry\nSecurity\nIAM\nOAuth 2.0\nOpenID Connect\nJWT\nmTLS\nHashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager\nDatabases\nPostgreSQL\nMySQL\nOracle\nMongoDB\nRedis\nRequired Experience\n12–18+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, middleware, or platform engineering.\n5+ years of experience designing enterprise cloud platforms.\nHands-on experience with AWS and Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.\nStrong expertise in Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD automation.\nExperience with enterprise messaging systems and API management.\nStrong knowledge of observability tools and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.\nProven experience leading cloud transformation and platform modernization initiatives.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience designing multi-region, highly available AWS architectures.\nStrong understanding of cloud governance, FinOps, and enterprise security best practices.\nExcellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.\nExperience mentoring engineering teams and driving enterprise platform adoption.\nPay: $70.00 - $75.00 per hour\nWork Location: In person","datePosted":"2026-08-03T18:57:19.163Z","dateModified":"2026-08-03T18:57:19.163Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Cloudsecurityweb","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Phoenix","addressRegion":"AZ","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"bdaff5b0c11772cc8b69dd73"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bdaff5b0c11772cc8b69dd73"}}