DevOps Architect

Description:

As a DevOps Architect, you are an advocate for efficiency and excellence. You will assess, advise, define, implement, and support world-class DevOps architectures and practices across complex business environments. You play a key role in shaping and guiding the adoption of modern DevOps methodologies, ensuring alignment between business goals, development processes, and operational needs.

You bring leadership and strategic thinking to the table, making high-impact decisions and setting the direction for critical initiatives. With a deep understanding of software delivery, you prioritize quality, scalability, and best practices throughout the lifecycle.

You have a strong affinity for data and cost optimization, with an eye for detail and a proactive approach to resource management. Your ability to influence and guide multiple cross-functional teams, align on clear objectives, and drive results in a matrixed environment positions you as a respected technical authority.

Creative, analytical, and solution-oriented by nature, you thrive in high-pressure environments and are driven to continuously improve systems, processes, and outcomes.

• Design and lead the implementation of scalable, secure, and cost-efficient DevOps architectures.
• Define and promote DevOps best practices, standards, and tooling across engineering teams.
• Collaborate closely with DevOps and development teams to ensure seamless delivery and operational excellence.
• Evaluate existing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, DBs and processes, identify gaps and drive improvements.
• Guide teams in adopting infrastructure as code, observability, automated testing, and deployment strategies.
• Monitor and manage infrastructure cost efficiency and performance, using data to inform technical and business decisions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leadership, influencing decisions on architecture, operations, cost and development workflows.
• Drive initiatives that improve system reliability, deployment speed, cost, reliability and team productivity.
• Report to VP Cloud Engineering

• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience as a DevOps engineer, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead role.
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing scalable DevOps solutions across complex environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure cost modeling, optimization strategies, and budget management.
• Experience managing and negotiating with infrastructure, tooling, and service vendors.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a matrixed organization. Driving alignment and results without direct authority.
• Deep knowledge of CI/CD, infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi), container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and monitoring/observability tools.
• Experience leveraging Generative AI tools to improve productivity, automation, or decision-making within DevOps workflows.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments and managing competing priorities with a strategic mindset.