Cloud Architect, Staff
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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.
Ansvarsområden
- 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.
Krav
- 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.
Önskade kvalifikationer
- 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.
Förmåner
- 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.
Färdigheter
EKSArgo CDGitHub ActionsTerraformAWSKubernetesLinuxHelmKustomizeCiliumDatadogPrometheusGrafanaKyvernoKarpenter
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QualcommPublicerade jobb
för 2 dagar sedan
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129 600–194 400 US$ / år
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Senior
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San Diego, United States of America
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