Senior Cloud Platform Architect - AWS, Kubernetes, DevSecOps

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for technical solutions and pricing regarding new RFP's, RFI's.
• Serve as subject matter expert to assist projects on technical matters and address needs of the client and other stakeholders.
• Make recommendations to integrate new custom and cloud software, coordinate installation and support operations.
• Establish and enforce engineering and cloud computing best practices and standards.
• Lead new product development, including services evaluation, POC (proof of concept) development and recommendation to adopt to ever changing technology trends.
• Ensure the smooth working of PaaS platform and automation of infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and monitoring tasks.
• Provide recommendations on technical architecture to fine tune outer and inner architecture.
• Support the automation of manual tasks in the product integration and deployment life cycle.
• Serve as subject matter expert in the design, implementation, governance and support of key technology platforms.

• Define enterprise AWS architecture patterns for multi account, secure, and scalable environments.
• Govern infrastructure design across compute, storage, networking, IAM, and data services.
• Set standards for resilience (HA/DR), cost optimization, and security posture.
• Provide architectural oversight for RDS, Open Search, messaging, and distributed systems.

• Define and evolve Kubernetes platform strategy (EKS) across environments.
• Establish standards for Git Ops, Helm, multi‑cluster operations, and platform abstraction.
• Drive adoption of secure, scalable cloud native patterns.
• Ensure integration of runtime security, observability, and policy enforcement.

• Define and govern enterprise Dev Sec Ops  strategy, standards, and operating models.
• Architect secure CI/CD frameworks with built‑in quality, security, and compliance gates.
• Establish enterprise patterns for software supply chain security, including SCA, artifact governance, and policy enforcement.
• Standardize and oversee tooling across Sonar Qube, JFrog (Artifactory/Xray), Jenkins, and Git Ops (Argo CD).
• Drive shift‑left security adoption and developer enablement.
• Align Dev Sec Ops  practices with security, risk, and compliance requirements.

• Define architecture for data platforms and ETL ecosystems (e.g., Talend).
• Ensure secure, resilient integration patterns across databases, messaging, APIs, and file transfer systems.
• Establish standards for data reliability, observability, and performance optimization.

• Drive adoption of Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) and self‑service capabilities.
• Define reusable platform services, APIs, and golden paths for development teams.
• Partner with Developer Experience teams to reduce cognitive load and improve productivity.

• Define enterprise standards for observability, incident management, and SRE practices.
• Drive improvements in availability, performance, and operational maturity.
• Establish governance frameworks for cost management, security compliance, and risk mitigation.

• Act as a technical authority across the organization, influencing architecture decisions at scale.
• Lead cross‑functional initiatives spanning infrastructure, security, and application teams.
• Mentor senior engineers and architects, raising the overall engineering bar.
• Translate business objectives into scalable technical strategies and roadmaps.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required.
• 10‑12 years of related experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in cloud, platform engineering, Dev Sec Ops , or infrastructure architecture roles.
• Proven track record designing and scaling enterprise cloud platforms on AWS.
• Deep expertise in Dev Sec Ops , secure SDLC, and software supply chain security.
• Advanced experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and cloud native architectures at scale.
• Strong experience with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins), Sonar Qube, JFrog Artifactory/Xray, and Git Ops.
• Demonstrated ability to define architecture standards, governance, and enterprise frameworks.
• Experience leading large scale transformations and influencing multi team/platform strategy.

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Other rewards such as short‑ and long‑term incentives and program‑specific awards.

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Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.