Senior Solution Architect, Cloud, DevSecOps & Platform Engineering

Solution Architect (AWS & Azure)
Direct Hire
Irving, TX (Hybrid)

Architecture & Technical Strategy

• Define and own the target-state architecture for cloud, infrastructure, and platform engineering environments across AWS and Azure.
• Design scalable, resilient, and secure reference architectures for networking, storage, identity, and container/orchestration platforms.
• Establish architecture standards, patterns, and guardrails for infrastructure-as-code,cloud landing zones, and platform services.
• Evaluate emerging cloud, infrastructure, and platform technologies and provide recommendations to modernize the technology stack.
• Lead architecture reviews and governance forums to ensure solutions align with enterprise standards and long-term strategy.
• Architect and guide the evolution of CI/CD pipelines and Dev Sec Ops  practices across the organization, leveraging tools such as Azure Dev Ops, Harness, and Git Lab.
• Define the architecture for embedding security into the software development lifecycle, including SAST, DAST, and vulnerability management tooling.
• Partner with platform engineering teams to design self-service infrastructure, automation, and developer enablement capabilities.
• Champion policy-as-code, secure configuration management, and compliance automation across cloud and platform environments.
• Define architecture and standards for observability and monitoring using tools such as New Relic, Dynatrace, and Datadog.
• Guide the design of monitoring, alerting, and incident response frameworks to improve reliability and reduce time to detect and resolve issues.
• Champion site reliability engineering (SRE) principles, including SLIs/SLOs and proactive capacity and performance planning, across architecture decisions.
• Build, lead, mentor, and develop a team of architects and engineers, fostering technical growth and career development.
• Set team goals, manage performance, and create a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with infrastructure, security, application development, and business stakeholders to align architecture decisions with business priorities.
• Communicate architecture strategy, trade-offs, and risk clearly to both technical teams and executive stakeholders.
• Manage vendor relationships and evaluate third-party tools and platforms that support the architecture roadmap.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field required.
• AWS and/or Azure architecture certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert) strongly preferred.
• Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, Security+) and/or Kubernetes certifications a plus.
• 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure, or platform engineering, including 3+ years in a people leadership or management role.
• Deep hands‑on expertise designing and implementing solutions on AWS and Azure, including compute, networking, storage, and identity services.
• Proven experience architecting Dev Sec Ops  pipelines using Azure Dev Ops, Harness, and/or Git Lab, including embedded SAST and DAST security scanning.
• Strong experience with observability platforms such as New Relic, Dynatrace, and/or Datadog.
• Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code(e.g., Terraform, ARM/Bicep, Cloud Formation) and container/orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and managing technical teams, including hiring, performance management, and career development.
• Proven track record influencing enterprise architecture decisions and driving alignment across cross‑functional and executive stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
• Deep understanding of Dev Sec Ops  principles, secure SDLC, and cloud security best practices.
• Ability to balance strategic architecture vision with hands‑on technical depth.
• Ability to influence and drive alignment across engineering, security, and business stakeholders.
• Business acumen in technology transformation and cloud cost management

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