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Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
Qualcomm currently has
575 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$147,900–$221,900
across 550 roles with salary data.
The Cloud Architect, Senior Staff joins the IT Cloud Architect team to lead the strategy, architecture, and execution of GitOps-driven platform engineering. This role involves owning the multi-year roadmap for EKS maturation and multi-cloud expansion while establishing scalable patterns for multi-tenant environments. Key responsibilities include managing infrastructure as code via Terraform, overseeing Kubernetes cluster lifecycles with Karpenter, and defining enterprise GitOps models using Argo CD and GitHub Actions. The architect will also drive reliability, observability, and security using Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Kyverno, and Cilium. The position requires deep expertise in AWS networking, IAM, and distributed systems to solve complex enterprise infrastructure problems. The successful candidate will mentor engineers and provide technical leadership to ensure operational excellence across the platform.