DevOps Architect

Key Responsibilities

Platform architecture and lifecycle ownership: Own the architecture, upgrade cadence, and DR planning for the enterprise DevOps toolchain including quarterly upgrades with release plans, backout procedures, and test/prod promotion, plus documented DR runbooks and DR tests.

Access and governance model design: Lead the redesign of role-based access across GitHub, Artifactory, and the security scanning tools.

Artifact and repository management: Define repository structure, snapshot vs. release handling, and promotion processing.

Security, compliance, and credential hygiene: Drive NERC-CIP compliance requirements for DevOps tools, enforce password rotation policy, manage LDAP/service account changes, and support audits and asset ownership tracking.

Run organizational change management (pilots, training, communications), and manage license renewals, cost estimates, and vendor relationships.

Proven expertise in DevOps methodologies with a minimum of 6 years of experience.

Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and frameworks.

Key Skills required

CI/CD and source control: GitHub Enterprise administration and automation of repo/project onboarding.

Artifact and DevSecOps tooling: JFrog Artifactory/Xray, Coverity, Black Duck, and SRM, including vulnerability triage, remediation, and exception handling.

Containers and infrastructure: OpenShift/Kubernetes, Docker, base images, and platform upgrades, migrations, backup, and DR planning.

Scripting and automation: Python, PowerShell, shell, and YAML-driven configuration for admin tooling and remediation automation.

Identity, security, and compliance: LDAP/AD, SSO, RBAC design, CyberArk/password rotation

Architecture and leadership: Tool evaluation (POCs), integration design (Jira, ServiceNow, LeanIX), stakeholder management, change management, documentation, and vendor/license management.