Be a part of our success story. Launch offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to do the best work of their lives in a dynamic and growing company. Through competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, internal advancement opportunities, and recognized community involvement, you will have the chance to create a career you can be proud of. Your new trajectory starts here at Launch!
The Role:
We are seeking a strategic Cloud Platform Architect to design, evolve, and guide the implementation of Kubernetes-based cloud platforms with a strong emphasis on GitOps, ArgoCD, and developer experience. This role focuses on regulated industries such as healthcare and finance, requiring a deep understanding of compliance, security, and operational resilience.
Responsibilities Include:
Architect scalable, secure, and compliant Kubernetes-based platforms across cloud and hybrid environments.
Define and lead the implementation of GitOps workflows using ArgoCD.
Design and evolve internal developer platforms (IDPs) using Backstage, ensuring strong developer experience.
Evaluate and select open-source and commercial tools for platform automation, observability, security, and compliance.
Collaborate with security, compliance, and data governance teams to ensure adherence to regulatory standards (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, PCI).
Mentor engineering teams and establish platform engineering best practices.
Create architecture documentation, deployment patterns, and reusable templates.
Serve as a technical leader in platform modernization and cloud migration efforts.
Required Skills and Experience:
8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering, with 3+ in a Kubernetes-focused architecture role
Proven expertise with ArgoCD, GitOps workflows, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, OpenTofu, Helm)
Hands-on experience with Backstage or similar developer portals
Deep knowledge of Kubernetes operations, security (PodSecurityPolicies, OPA/Gatekeeper), and multi-tenant design
Experience building platforms in regulated environments (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, PCI, or FedRAMP)
Experience designing for service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and ingress controllers (NGINX, Traefik)
Familiarity with secrets management, SSO (OIDC, SAML), and RBAC/ABAC controls
Clear communicator with the ability to lead architectural discussions and align stakeholders
Clearance/Compliance:
Experience with regulatory frameworks (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, PCI)
Compensation & Benefits:
As an employee at Launch, you will grow your skills and experience through a variety of exciting project work (across industries and technologies) with some of the top companies in the world! Our employees receive full benefits—medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and matched 401k. We also have an uncapped, take-what-you-need PTO policy. The anticipated wage range for this role is $180,000-$210,000. Education and experience will be highly considered, and we are happy to discuss your wage expectations in more detail throughout our internal interview process.
Job Requirements
Be a part of our success story. Launch offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to do the best work of their lives in a dynamic and growing company. Through competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, internal advancement opportunities, and recognized community involvement, you will have the chance to create a career you can be proud of. Your new trajectory starts here at Launch!
The Role:
We are seeking a strategic Cloud Platform Architect to design, evolve, and guide the implementation of Kubernetes-based cloud platforms with a strong emphasis on GitOps, ArgoCD, and developer experience. This role focuses on regulated industries such as healthcare and finance, requiring a deep understanding of compliance, security, and operational resilience.
Responsibilities Include:
Architect scalable, secure, and compliant Kubernetes-based platforms across cloud and hybrid environments.
Define and lead the implementation of GitOps workflows using ArgoCD.
Design and evolve internal developer platforms (IDPs) using Backstage, ensuring strong developer experience.
Evaluate and select open-source and commercial tools for platform automation, observability, security, and compliance.
Collaborate with security, compliance, and data governance teams to ensure adherence to regulatory standards (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, PCI).
Mentor engineering teams and establish platform engineering best practices.
Create architecture documentation, deployment patterns, and reusable templates.
Serve as a technical leader in platform modernization and cloud migration efforts.
Required Skills and Experience:
8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering, with 3+ in a Kubernetes-focused architecture role
Proven expertise with ArgoCD, GitOps workflows, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, OpenTofu, Helm)
Hands-on experience with Backstage or similar developer portals
Deep knowledge of Kubernetes operations, security (PodSecurityPolicies, OPA/Gatekeeper), and multi-tenant design
Experience building platforms in regulated environments (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, PCI, or FedRAMP)
Experience designing for service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and ingress controllers (NGINX, Traefik)
Familiarity with secrets management, SSO (OIDC, SAML), and RBAC/ABAC controls
Clear communicator with the ability to lead architectural discussions and align stakeholders
Clearance/Compliance:
Experience with regulatory frameworks (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, PCI)
Compensation & Benefits:
As an employee at Launch, you will grow your skills and experience through a variety of exciting project work (across industries and technologies) with some of the top companies in the world! Our employees receive full benefits—medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and matched 401k. We also have an uncapped, take-what-you-need PTO policy. The anticipated wage range for this role is $180,000-$210,000. Education and experience will be highly considered, and we are happy to discuss your wage expectations in more detail throughout our internal interview process.
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