Solution Architect (DevOps & Cloud) - Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant | Solution Architect | DevOps & Cloud

Experience

6–8 Years

Role

Senior Consultant – Solution Architect (DevOps & Cloud)

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Consultant – Solution Architect with 6–8 years of experience in DevOps, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Cloud and cloud-native technologies .

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on expertise in designing and implementing modern DevOps platforms and cloud-native solutions across AWS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and Microsoft Azure .

This role requires a combination of solution architecture, technical consulting, hands-on engineering, and client-facing communication . The candidate will work with engineering and architecture teams to design scalable, secure, highly available, and automated application platforms.

Primary Responsibilities

• •Design and implement DevOps and cloud-native solutions for enterprise applications.
• •Define end-to-end solution architecture covering application deployment, CI/CD, Kubernetes, networking, security, observability and cloud infrastructure.
• •Design and implement Kubernetes-based platforms for production workloads.
• •Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• •Implement GitOps-based deployment models using Argo CD.
• •Design containerized application platforms using Docker and Kubernetes .
• •Implement and govern code quality and security practices using SonarQube/Sonar.
• •Evaluate and implement Service Mesh solutions for microservices-based architectures.
• •Design cloud solutions across AWS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and Microsoft Azure .
• •Drive cloud and DevOps automation using infrastructure and configuration management practices.
• •Perform architecture assessments, identify gaps, and recommend modernization approaches.
• •Work with development, infrastructure, security and application teams to establish DevOps best practices.
• •Troubleshoot complex issues across Kubernetes, CI/CD, containers and cloud environments .
• •Participate in technical discussions with customers and stakeholders and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• •Create architecture diagrams, technical documentation, solution proposals and implementation roadmaps.
• •Provide technical leadership and mentoring to DevOps and engineering teams.

Required Technical Skills

DevOps & CI/CD

• •Strong understanding of DevOps principles and practices
• •Jenkins
• •GitHub Actions
• •CI/CD pipeline design and implementation
• •Git-based development and branching strategies
• •Automated build, test and deployment processes
• •SonarQube / Sonar for code quality and static analysis
• •GitOps principles

Kubernetes & Containers

• •Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes
• •Docker and containerization
• •Kubernetes architecture and production deployments
• •Kubernetes networking, storage and security
• •Helm
• •Kubernetes troubleshooting and production operations
• •Argo CD / GitOps
• •Service Mesh concepts and implementation

Cloud

Strong experience in one or more cloud platforms, with the ability to work across:

• •Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• •Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• •Microsoft Azure

Understanding of cloud architecture, networking, compute, storage, IAM/security, scalability, high availability and cost considerations is expected.

Solution Architecture

The candidate should be able to:

• •Understand business and technical requirements.
• •Translate requirements into end-to-end technical architecture .
• •Design scalable and highly available cloud-native solutions.
• •Evaluate technology choices and architectural trade-offs.
• •Define deployment and operational models.
• •Design DevOps and platform engineering architectures .
• •Create architecture diagrams and technical documentation.
• •Lead technical discussions with customers and engineering teams.
• •Provide recommendations for modernization and cloud transformation.

Preferred Skills

• •Experience with microservices architecture
• •Experience with Service Mesh
• •Experience with cloud migration and modernization
• •Experience working with enterprise customers
• •Experience in architecture assessments and technical consulting
• •Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• •Knowledge of security and DevSecOps practices
• •Strong communication and presentation skills

What We Are Looking For

• •6–8 years of overall IT experience
• •Strong hands-on DevOps and Kubernetes experience
• •Experience designing and implementing CI/CD platforms
• •Strong understanding of cloud architecture
• •Ability to work across AWS, OCI and Azure
• •Strong solution-design and architectural thinking
• •Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly
• •Comfortable working directly with customers and senior stakeholders
• •Ability to lead technical discussions while remaining hands-on when required

Role Nature

This is a hands-on Solution Architect / Senior Consultant role .

The successful candidate will be expected to operate across three areas:

Architecture → Consulting → Engineering

They should be capable of designing the solution, explaining the architectural decisions to stakeholders, and working with engineering teams to ensure successful implementation.