DevOps Architect

Note: They are searching for a Domain Architect – specifically in the DevOps space. This person will help design and mature their CICD process, automate other processes, provide recommendations for their DevOps environment future state, etc.

Education

• Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or in lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of experience in IT
• Preferred
  • TOGAF Certification  

 Knowledge & Experience

• 10-12 years of experience in the DevOps domain and designing platform solutions
• Experienced in designing and architecting complex systems at the functional or enterprise level 
• Expertise in technology integration and the design of interfaces between systems 
• Expertise in Software Development Lifecycle Methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) 
• Experienced  in working with enterprise application integration and service-oriented architecture
• Extensive knowledge of existing and emerging enterprise architecture principles, policies, standards, and frameworks 
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills 

Technical Skills 

• Virtualization Technologies
• Enterprise Storage Architecture
• Cloud Technologies & Platforms
• Web Services, APIs, Microservices, and SOA
• Application Architecture
• Data Architecture
• Project Management Methodology
• Architecture Governance & Standards
• Solution Architecture Patterns
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Methodology
• Emerging Technologies and Automation Tools
• Technology Cost Optimization
• Domain Knowledge
• Change Management

Preferred

• Experience in/with creating strategies, frameworks, and solutions using DevOps best practices to create automatic and consistent delivery of infrastructure and applications that increase the speed of solution delivery
• Experience as solution architect and/or software developer with experience in solution design, development and delivery lifecycle.
• Expert level knowledge of DevOps concepts including experience with automation skills; CI/CD skills; infra automation (Chef, Puppet, Ansible); application and cloud deployment
• Expertise in establishing Developer experience platform solutions that help establish continuous build environment to speed up software development.