Senior Cloud Architect - Kubernetes

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Caylent

πŸ’΅ $150k-$170k
πŸ“Remote - United States

Summary

Join Caylent's growing Cloud Architecture & Engineering team as a Senior Cloud Architect with Kubernetes expertise. You will build a variety of cloud solutions, acting as a trusted advisor to guide strategic cloud architecture decisions. Responsibilities include working on code, collaborating with a team, leading client engagements, designing DevOps pipelines, building enterprise technology solutions, and developing long-range plans for cloud-native adoption. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience with Kubernetes, AWS, and DevOps automation, along with strong communication skills. This role requires a consultancy background and a passion for working with clients and colleagues. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

  • 3+ years experience as an architect
  • Proven expertise with Kubernetes (K8s), including deployment, scaling, and management in production environments
  • Consultancy or advisory experience is essential, including managing client relationships and acting as a trusted technical advisor
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS, particularly EKS, Docker, and other container orchestration platforms
  • Ability to communicate technical objectives and solutions clearly to clients while establishing and cultivating a professional relationship
  • Strong knowledge of Serverless Frameworks, API Gateway, S3, SNS, SQS, CloudFront, and Lambda
  • Experience implementing IaC in AWS (Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK)
  • Advanced hands-on DevOps automation and scripting expertise, preferably with JavaScript and/or TypeScript
  • Great verbal and written communication skills
  • Enthusiasm for working in a startup environment and the ability to be cross-functional
  • Natural curiosity and excitement for learning new technology

Responsibilities

  • Work daily on code and problem solve in code (not tickets): 65% hands-on, 35% architecture/R&D/meetings
  • Engage in a highly collaborative team environment, leveraging your Kubernetes expertise to architect scalable, secure, and resilient solutions
  • Lead client engagements, acting as a trusted advisor to guide strategic cloud architecture decisions and solve complex technical challenges
  • Design, develop, and integrate complex DevOps pipelines, including build automation, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), security, monitoring, logging, and alerting
  • Build enterprise technology solutions in DevOps, Cloud ( containerized environments), API and Container Management, performance, and stability using Agile methodology
  • Develop long-range plans with customers to adopt cloud-native and Kubernetes best practices
  • Ensure high quality of project delivery

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in some of the following
  • Kubernetes certification (CKA or CKAD) preferred
  • Migrations, CICD, and IaC tools
  • Cloud Security Best Practices
  • Networking and incident, release, and change management processes
  • Working in client-facing environments and on agile projects

Benefits

  • The base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $170,000
  • If you are hired at Caylent, your base salary is determined on factors such as skills, experience, geographic location, and other market conditions
  • Additionally, you are eligible for the benefits, bonuses, and incentives as listed above in the job description!

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