Senior Cloud Engineer / Cloud Architect

Senior Cloud Engineer / Cloud Architect
Experience: 10+ Years
Location: San Diego, CA

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Expert with strong expertise in designing, implementing, and managing secure, scalable, and high-performance cloud platforms. The ideal candidate should have extensive hands-on experience in cloud architecture, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD, with experience supporting enterprise engineering workloads, AI/ML platforms, embedded software development, or semiconductor product engineering environments.

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in cloud platforms.
• Experience designingmulti-cloud andhybrid cloud architectures.
• Deep knowledge ofKubernetes (AKS/EKS/OpenShift) and Docker containerization.
• Expertise inTerraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cloud automation.
• Strong experience withAzure DevOps,GitHub Actions, orJenkins for CI/CD.
• Hands-on experience with scripting usingPython,Bash, orPowerShell.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, ELK, or Splunk.
• Knowledge of Linux administration and enterprise storage solutions.
• Experience with cloud migration, modernization, and enterprise-scale deployments.
• Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, and automation skills.

Preferred Domain Experience

• Semiconductor or Embedded Systems
• Automotive Software
• 5G/Wireless Technologies
• AI/ML Infrastructure
• Enterprise Engineering Platforms
• Silicon Validation or Engineering Compute Infrastructure

Preferred Certifications

Azure

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

AWS (Preferred Secondary)

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty

Kubernetes

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

Terraform

• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

Nice to Have

• OpenShift Administration
• ArgoCD / GitOps
• Experience with Qualcomm-scale engineering environments, large CI/CD platforms, or engineering compute infrastructure.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 10+ years of IT experience with at least7+ years in Cloud Architecture and Engineering.
• Proven experience designing and operating enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes, DevSecOps, Terraform, and cloud automation.
• Experience supporting engineering organizations with large-scale CI/CD, AI/ML, semiconductor, or embedded software development workloads.
• Excellent stakeholder communication, architecture, and problem-solving skills.