Senior Technology Architect | Cloud Platform | Google Cloud - Architecture

Company Description: IMCS Group is one of the fastest growing MWBE (Minority Woman Owned Enterprise) staffing firms in the U.S. We focus on bringing a Diversity Recruitment approach to Fortune 500 companies within North America and EMEA region contingent labor programs.  IMCS Group excels in providing top talent in IT, Healthcare, Engineering, Finance, Light Industrial, Contact Center, and Clerical.  We have offices in the US, Canada, Mexico, and India in which we can provide support to our clients.

Description: Job Title: Senior Technology Architect | Cloud Platform | Google Cloud

• ArchitectureWork Location: CharlotteNC28202Vendor Rate: Contract duration: 12Target Start Date: 01 Jul 2026Does this position require Visa independent candidates only? YesF2F Interview
• Yes Hybrid
• 3 days work from Office is Mandatory

Job Details:

Detailed Job DescriptionMust Have SkillsDevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Kubernetes, OpenShift, AWS, Azure, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, GitOps, Linux, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog

Nice to have skillsArgoCD, Tekton, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, EKS, AKS, AWS CloudWatch, Ansible Tower/AWX, ServiceNow, JIRA, ELK Stack, IBM MQ, WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps / Platform Engineer with strong hands-on experience in enterprise-scale infrastructure automation, cloud platform engineering, container orchestration, and CI/CD implementation. The ideal candidate should have proven experience in designing, deploying, and supporting Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms, automating infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, and managing cloud-native workloads across AWS and Azure environments. The candidate should also have strong experience in production support, observability, incident management, and platform reliability engineering.

Key Responsibilities:Design, deploy, and manage containerized applications on Kubernetes, OpenShift, EKS, and AKS platforms across Dev, QA, and Production environments.

Build and maintain Docker images, container registries, Helm charts, and Kubernetes objects including Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Ingress resources.

Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for AWS infrastructure provisioning including EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, EKS, ELB, Route 53, and CloudWatch.

Create and execute Ansible playbooks and roles for server provisioning, application deployments, OS patching, configuration management, and environment automation using Ansible Tower/AWX.

Build, support, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Bitbucket Pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.

Monitor platform and application health using Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack, Dynatrace, Datadog, and AWS CloudWatch; perform RCA and support P1/P2 incident resolution.

Support cloud migrations, container platform operations, production deployments, rollback activities, release management, and change management processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications:" 7+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, and Application Support." Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift 4.x, EKS, AKS, Docker, Helm, kubectl, and oc CLI." Strong experience provisioning and managing AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform." Hands-on experience with AWS services including EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, Lambda, ELB, Route 53, and CloudWatch." Experience with Azure platform services including AKS, ACR, Azure DevOps, and Key Vault." Strong experience developing and executing Ansible playbooks for provisioning, configuration management, OS patching, and deployments." Extensive CI/CD experience using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, and GitOps tools such as ArgoCD and Tekton." Strong troubleshooting experience across Kubernetes workloads including CrashLoopBackOff, OOMKilled, ImagePullBackOff, PVC mount failures, ingress issues, and pod/node resource issues." Experience in monitoring, logging, and observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack, Dynatrace, Datadog, and CloudWatch." Experience supporting production platforms, incident management, root cause analysis, runbook creation, and on-call support." Experience working with Linux servers including RHEL, CentOS, and Ubuntu environments." Experience with middleware and application platforms including Apache Tomcat, JBoss/WildFly, WebLogic, and IBM MQ." Strong experience working in Agile/Scrum teams using JIRA, ServiceNow, and Confluence.

Minimum years of experience4+ years

Certifications Needed :YesAWS Certified Solutions Architect AssociateMicrosoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateCertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and executeStrong experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Kubernetes, OpenShift, AWS, Azure, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, CI/CD, monitoring, and production support.

Strong communication skills and ability to work with application, security, network, and operations teams for cloud migration, deployment, troubleshooting, and production support activities.

Strong hands-on programming/scripting, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline support, troubleshooting, RCA, runbook creation, and platform reliability engineering skills.

Interview Process / Is face to face required?Yes

Any additional information you would like to share about the project specs/ nature of workCandidate will support enterprise DevOps, cloud platform engineering, Kubernetes/OpenShift operations, CI/CD automation, infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, incident management, and production platform reliability activities.

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EEOC Disclaimer: IMCS Group is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. IMCS Group is committed to maintaining an inclusive workforce, where employees are hired, retained, compensated, and promoted based on their contributions to our Company.