This role pays more than
55%
of similar roles. Most pay
$147,925–$224,561
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$192k
versus about
$186k
for comparable roles.
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
623 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$148,300–$222,500
across 603 roles with salary data.
The Cloud Architect, Senior Staff joins the Information Technology Group as a technical authority for GitOps-driven platform engineering. This individual will own the strategy and execution of the EKS platform while building foundations for multi-cloud expansion. Key responsibilities include defining infrastructure as code via Terraform, managing Kubernetes cluster lifecycles with Karpenter, and establishing an enterprise GitOps operating model using Argo CD and GitHub Actions. The role involves driving reliability and cost efficiency through Datadog and Prometheus/Grafana, enforcing security policies with Kyverno and Cilium, and mentoring senior engineers. The candidate must possess deep expertise in AWS networking, IAM, and distributed systems troubleshooting. This position solves complex infrastructure challenges by creating scalable, multi-tenant platform patterns and "paved road" capabilities to improve developer experience across the enterprise while ensuring robust governance and operational excellence.