Role: –AWS Cloud Architect
Bill Rate: $88/hour C2C
Location: Dallas, TX
Duration: 12+ months/ long-term
Interview Criteria: Telephonic + Zoom
Direct Client Requirement
Role Purpose:
Serve as the primary technical leader and client-facing representative for the design, build, and delivery of the Enterprise Kubernetes Platform (EKP), Container as a Service (CaaS) framework, and Backup/Disaster Recovery (DR) in a multi-cloud environment (AWS,Google Cloud Platform&Azure). This role covers hands-on technical delivery, solution governance, and project orchestration
Core Responsibilities
End-to-End Delivery Participation: Work on all phases Discovery & Planning, Design, Build, Test, Handover.
Provision and configure Kubernetes clusters (EKS, GKE, AKS) and register to Anthos or approved alternatives.
Implement multi-cloud governance: RBAC, NetworkPolicies, Quotas, image policy, drift detection.
Build GitOps-based onboarding templates (Helm/Kustomize) and integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
Deploy and configure observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana) and FinOps dashboards.
Implement Velero for Kubernetes backup/restore, AWS Backup for RDS/EFS, and cross-cloud transfers to Google Cloud Platform.
Configure AWS DMS CDC replication for DR scenarios.
Maintain technical documentation and contribute to knowledge transfer sessions.
Required Skills & Experience
10+ years in Cloud/Kubernetes platform engineering, with leadership in multi-cloud solutions.
Proven track record of end-to-end Kubernetes platform builds across AWS,Google Cloud Platform and Azure.
Hands-on with Anthos, Rancher, or open-source governance frameworks.
Strong GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux), security policy management (OPA Gatekeeper/Kyverno).
Expertise in multi-cloud backup/DR, Velero, AWS Backup, GCS Storage Transfer, AWS DMS.
Experience with observability stack integrations and cost visibility solutions.
Excellent client communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
Additional Responsibilities
Primary Client Liaison Act as the single point of contact for all technical matters with client stakeholders.
Governance Oversight Ensure all deliverables meet SOW-defined acceptance criteria and scope boundaries.
Change Management Facilitate design reviews, scope clarifications, and formal change requests.
Risk & Escalation Management Identify delivery risks early and engage with management for mitigation.
Sprint Leadership Drive daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives with onsite/offshore team members.
Quality Assurance Review offshore deliverables before client submission to ensure technical accuracy.
Stakeholder Communication Provide concise but detailed status updates to client and internal leadership.
Dependency Management Coordinate with client IT, networking, and security teams for prerequisites (IAM, firewall rules, namespaces, etc.).
Roadmap Shaping Capture client feedback during delivery to define a follow-on roadmap (e.g., AKS onboarding, advanced DR).
Note: If you are interested, please share your updated resume and suggest the best number & time to connect with you. If your resume is shortlisted, one of our IT Recruiter from my team will contact you as soon as possible
Srinivasa Reddy Kandi
Client Delivery Manager
Valiant Technologies LLC
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law