Varsity Brands

Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Full Time Remote
Long Term

Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect to design and build scalable cloud infrastructure solutions while establishing engineering best practices. You will lead platform strategy, mentor teams, and optimize development workflows through automation and Infrastructure-as-Code.
Key Responsibilities:
Infrastructure Design & Development:

• Design and implement Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure with auto scaling tools

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Helm, AWS CDK or similar

• Build developer tools to improve productivity and platform adoption

Engineering Leadership & Mentorship:

• Provide technical guidance to engineering teams

• Drive infrastructure automation and developer experience projects

• Improve system reliability, security and efficiency

Operational Excellence & Process Optimization:

• Optimize CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows

• Ensure high-quality, secure and cost-efficient systems

• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues

Technical Thought Leadership:

• Research and recommend new technologies

• Align infrastructure strategy with business goals

Required Qualifications:

• 12+ years software engineering experience

• Degree in Computer Science or related field

• 5+ years in senior engineering leadership

• 5+ years hands-on Kubernetes experience

• Expertise in IaC tools and CI/CD workflows

• Strong distributed systems knowledge

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• AWS Lambda, Istio or KEDA experience

• Cloud cost optimization knowledge

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: Remote