Principal Cloud Platform Architect / Engineering Lead - Ext

Location: Bangalore, India
Experience: 10+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Hours: US East Coast Business Hours (Overlap Required)

About Atlas Systems

Atlas Systems is a global technology services and solutions company headquartered in East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, with development and delivery centers across the globe. Since 2003, we have been helping enterprises accelerate digital transformation through innovative solutions in Cloud, AI, Cybersecurity, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Enterprise Applications, Procurement, Healthcare, and Managed IT Services.

With over two decades of industry experience, Atlas Systems partners with organizations across diverse industries to design, build, and manage secure, scalable, and high-performing technology platforms. Our culture is built on innovation, customer success, collaboration, and continuous learning, enabling our teams to solve complex business challenges with cutting-edge technologies.

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Position Overview

Atlas Systems is seeking an experienced Principal Cloud Platform Architect / Engineering Lead to lead the design, implementation, and operationalization of a secure, scalable, enterprise-grade AWS cloud platform.

This is not a traditional DevOps role. We are looking for a highly skilled cloud engineering leader who combines deep architectural expertise with hands-on implementation experience. You will work closely with Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Networking, Platform Engineering, and Application Development teams to build a modern cloud platform that supports enterprise-scale workloads with a strong emphasis on security, governance, observability, and operational excellence.

The platform architecture includes:

• Amazon EKS (Multi-Account Architecture)
• AWS Organizations
• Development, UAT, and Production Account Separation
• AWS Transit Gateway (TGW)
• AWS PrivateLink
• Akamai CDN & WAF
• Bitbucket CI/CD
• OpenTelemetry
• SigNoz Observability
• Secure Hybrid Connectivity
• Zero Trust Security Architecture

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of an enterprise-scale AWS Kubernetes platform.
• Design and implement secure multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations.
• Establish Kubernetes platform standards, governance, security controls, and operational best practices.
• Design secure networking architectures using Transit Gateway, PrivateLink, VPN, and AWS Direct Connect.
• Build secure and scalable CI/CD pipelines using Bitbucket Pipelines and self-hosted runners.
• Lead migration of containerized and cloud-native workloads into Amazon EKS.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Implement enterprise observability using OpenTelemetry, SigNoz, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Drive Zero Trust security architecture and least-privilege access controls.
• Collaborate with Cyber Security teams for architecture reviews, security assessments, and compliance initiatives.
• Create technical standards, architecture documentation, implementation roadmaps, and operational playbooks.
• Mentor engineering teams and serve as the technical leader for cloud platform initiatives.
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, availability, and operational readiness.

Required Technical Skills

AWS (Expert)

• Amazon EKS
• AWS Organizations
• VPC Architecture
• Transit Gateway
• AWS PrivateLink
• Route 53
• IAM & IRSA
• Amazon ECR
• AWS Lambda
• Application Load Balancer (ALB)
• Network Load Balancer (NLB)
• AWS CloudTrail
• Amazon GuardDuty
• AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
• AWS Secrets Manager

Kubernetes (Expert)

• Production-grade Amazon EKS deployments
• Multi-tenant Kubernetes environments
• Kubernetes RBAC
• Network Policies
• Ingress Controllers
• Helm
• GitOps
• Kubernetes Security
• Service Mesh (Istio/App Mesh preferred)

DevOps & Platform Engineering

• Bitbucket Pipelines
• OIDC-based Authentication
• CI/CD Architecture
• Docker & Containerization
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Platform Automation

Security

• Zero Trust Architecture
• Least Privilege IAM
• Kubernetes Security
• Cloud Security Architecture
• Enterprise Governance & Compliance

Observability

• OpenTelemetry
• SigNoz
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Centralized Logging
• Metrics
• Distributed Tracing

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of Infrastructure, Platform, or Cloud Engineering experience.
• 5+ years of AWS Architecture experience.
• 5+ years of Kubernetes platform engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and implementing enterprise cloud platforms.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience collaborating with Infrastructure, Security, Networking, and Application Engineering teams.
• Ability to independently drive architecture, implementation, and operational excellence.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

Preferred Experience

• Enterprise-scale cloud modernization initiatives
• Regulated or security-sensitive environments
• Hybrid cloud networking and connectivity
• Large-scale Kubernetes migrations
• Enterprise observability implementations
• Platform engineering and cloud governance frameworks

Why Join Atlas Systems?

• Work on enterprise-scale cloud modernization programs.
• Lead the design of secure, cloud-native platforms using modern AWS technologies.
• Collaborate with highly skilled global engineering teams.
• Influence platform strategy, architecture, and engineering standards.
• Drive innovation across cloud, security, automation, and observability.
• Be part of a collaborative culture focused on continuous learning, technical excellence, and customer success.

Location: Bangalore, India

Experience: 10+ Years

Work Hours: Must be available during US East Coast business hours.

Employment Type: Full-Time