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Technical Architect
Job description: Job Description – Platform / Software Architect Experience 12+ years of relevant experience in Software Development, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineering, Automation, or Technical Architecture. Role Summary Experienced Platform / Software Architect responsible for defining technical architecture and strategy across RHEL/Linux, Platform Security, Security Compliance, Jenkins, Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes. The role focuses on architecture, technical strategy, security/compliance, modernization, automation, and cross-team technical leadership, while providing hands-on technical guidance for complex solutions. Key Responsibilities • Define platform/software architecture, technical strategy, standards, and roadmap. • Design scalable, secure, reusable, and maintainable platform solutions and automation. • Define architecture for RHEL platform automation, security, hardening, and compliance validation. • Drive security-by-design and compliance-by-design across platform solutions. • Architect CI/CD solutions using Jenkins for build, deployment, validation, and release automation. • Define solutions for Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift environments. • Drive cloud-native, containerized, and microservices-based platform solutions. • Define reusable Shell, Python-based automation and platform utilities. • Evaluate technologies and tools based on security, scalability, reliability, maintainability, performance, and cost. • Lead technical POCs and provide hands-on guidance for complex technical problems. • Conduct architecture, design, code, security, and automation reviews. • Drive root-cause resolution of complex platform, security, compliance, CI/CD, and deployment issues. • Establish engineering, security, compliance, coding, and automation standards. • Collaborate with Development, QA, DevOps, Security, Product, Architecture, and Operations teams. • Drive platform modernization, automation maturity, reliability, security, and operational efficiency. • Evaluate and adopt AI-assisted engineering tools such as Cursor, Claude, Gemini, and GitHub Copilot. Required Skills RHEL / Platform • Strong expertise in RHEL/Linux architecture and administration. • Strong understanding of Linux system architecture, networking, processes, services, permissions, logging, and troubleshooting. • Strong Shell, Python scripting skills. • Experience designing Linux/system-level solutions and automation. Platform Security & Compliance • Strong expertise in RHEL/Linux security and hardening. • Experience defining and validating secure configurations and security controls. • Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, access controls, certificates, vulnerabilities, and remediation. • Strong understanding of security compliance requirements and compliance validation. • Experience designing security and compliance automation. • Ability to translate security/compliance requirements into technical solutions. CI/CD, Cloud & Containers • Strong experience with Jenkins and CI/CD architecture. • Strong knowledge of Azure. • Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes. • Knowledge of OpenShift, microservices, cloud-native applications, and distributed systems. • Strong understanding of Git and DevOps practices. Development • Strong software development background with Shell, Python. • Working knowledge of C++ or Java preferred. • Understanding of APIs, microservices, and distributed systems. AI-Assisted Engineering • Experience with Cursor, Claude, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, or similar AI tools. • Ability to leverage AI for development, automation, troubleshooting, documentation, and productivity. • Understanding of responsible use and validation of AI-generated code. Architecture & Technical Leadership • Define reference architectures, design patterns, and reusable technical solutions. • Drive architecture reviews and technical governance across teams. • Assess existing platforms and drive modernization and transformation. • Establish platform, security, compliance, development, and automation standards. • Identify architectural risks, technical gaps, and improvement opportunities. • Provide technical direction to Senior Developers, Technical Leads, QA, DevOps, and Engineering teams. • Mentor technical leads and senior engineers. • Drive cross-team technical alignment and resolution of complex issues. • Balance security, compliance, scalability, reliability, performance, maintainability, and cost in architecture decisions. Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical architect with strong expertise across RHEL/Linux, Platform Security, Security Compliance, Shell, Python, Jenkins, Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes. Proven ability to design enterprise-scale platform solutions, drive automation and modernization, establish security/compliance architecture, and provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams. Strong architecture, technical leadership, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills are essential.