Cloud Architect, Staff

Technology, Data & Digital · IT Infrastructure & Security · Cloud Engineering · DevOps · Software Engineering

In short

Qualcomm IT is hiring a Staff Cloud Architect to design and govern the GitOps release process, CI/CD automation, and developer tooling for their internal developer platform built on EKS. This full-time, onsite role requires significant experience in Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions and Argo CD, with a focus on driving adoption and improving developer experience.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and govern the platform GitOps release process using Argo CD.
Own platform infrastructure CI/CD workflow definitions and pipeline implementation using GitHub Actions.
Define and maintain the platform branching strategy and version tagging scheme.
Build self-service "paved road" templates, tooling, and documentation for internal teams.
Help drive the platform team's agile delivery practices and create/prioritize backlog work.
Design and build Terraform modules, state management, and multi-environment patterns.
Contribute to EKS cluster provisioning, lifecycle management, and upgrades.
Continuously evaluate and tune platform services for reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
Apply observability standards using Datadog and Prometheus/Grafana.
Implement secure-by-default delivery patterns with Kyverno and Cilium.
Communicate release plans and delivery health to IT leadership and stakeholder teams.
Mentor senior and mid-level engineers on GitOps, CI/CD, and delivery practices.
Contribute to runbook standards and incident response practices, including on-call participation.

Requirements

7+ years of IT-related experience with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Applied Mathematics, or Engineering OR 10+ years without, with demonstrated progression from technical execution to team-level technical leadership.
3+ years operating Kubernetes in production; hands-on EKS experience including cluster lifecycle and multi-environment operations.
Proven experience designing and governing GitOps release processes, including branching strategies, multi-environment promotion, and release versioning/tagging.
Advanced CI/CD expertise using GitHub Actions or similar to build pipelines integrating building, linting, testing, DevSecOps, and Argo CD integration.
Strong Terraform expertise including module development, state management, and multi-environment patterns.
Strong AWS expertise across networking, IAM, and the EKS ecosystem.
Track record of driving technical standards and adoption across teams without direct authority.
Strong Linux and distributed systems troubleshooting skills across Kubernetes, networking, and AWS.
Experience with Helm/Kustomize, Kubernetes networking fundamentals, and Cilium.
Clear written and verbal communication skills across engineering and leadership audiences.
Platform product thinking, treating developer experience as a product with measurable outcomes.

Desired Qualifications

Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD/CKS) and/or AWS DevOps Engineer Professional / Solutions Architect certification.
Experience leading agile/Scrum delivery for an engineering team as Scrum Master or equivalent; Scrum certification (CSM/PSM) a plus.
Experience with gitStream or similar repository automation, and automated release/versioning tools (e.g., semantic versioning, release-please, semantic-release).
Experience with Karpenter, Kyverno policy-as-code, and Crossplane concepts.
Demonstrated success building self-service "paved road" platform capabilities.

Benefits

Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
Highly competitive benefits package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.
Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process for individuals with disabilities during the application/hiring process.
Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.

Skills

EKSArgo CDGitHub ActionsTerraformAWSKubernetesLinuxHelmKustomizeCiliumDatadogPrometheusGrafanaKyvernoKarpenter

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