As a DevOps Architect, you will manage the software development process and create an automated delivery pipeline (CI/CD) to enhance infrastructure and application release efficiency. You are responsible for evaluating customer automation needs, supporting DevSecOps transformations, and designing and implementing high-quality DevOps architectures.

Our ideal candidate has professional experience automating complex DevSecOps Pipeline deployments using modern CI/CD tools, along with a strong background in managing public cloud infrastructure through Infrastructure As Code (AWS, Azure, and GCP).

To be a successful DevOps Architect, you should demonstrate a leadership mindset, possess solid operational experience, and possess effective problem-solving skills. The candidate should have excellent communication skills, be innovative, and stay current with industry trends and best practices in DevSecOps, AIOps, and FinOps.

In this position, you will handle all the solution and technical aspects (DevOps) during the pre-sales process. Your responsibilities include identifying and addressing issues affecting customer satisfaction, actively collaborating with customers to enhance operational excellence and cost optimization, and implementing DevSecOps best practices to deliver business value. Building and maintaining relationships with key individuals within customer accounts and serving as a trusted advisor are crucial skills for driving the organic growth of customer accounts.

Missions and main activities

The main missions are :

Automate build, deployment, and other aspects of the software development life cycle.
Evaluate, Design, Implement, and streamline best practices architecture for Cloud and DevOps Solutions
Implement microservice / container-based architectures.
Conduct technical workshops with the customers and find automated solutions to problems that disrupt the availability, performance, and stability of customer systems.
Work with the customer development, QA, security, and operations teams to understand requirements for functionality, performance, and security of applications.
Explore and maintain an understanding of the internal architecture and client requirements of our applications.
Manage the processes of deployments using a blue-green deployment pattern whenever possible.
Implement the observability tools for infrastructure and applications.
Ensure proper failover and backup architectures are implemented.
Audit the customer environment, perform Gap Analysis, and propose remediation plans to address the gaps using Automation tools.
Suggest FinOps practices for resource and cost optimization.
Investigate and develop skills in new technologies (Data and AI) and collaborate across the company.

Experience

Total minimum professional working experience of 10 years in IT domain.

Minimum 8 years of experience in managing operations of the virtualized platform.
Minimum of 5 years of Public Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) deployment and management experience
10 years of application integration and deployment experience with a minimum of 5 years of good hands-on experience with cloud services related to computing, network, storage, content delivery, security, deployment, and implementing Cloud and DevOps best practices.
Extensive knowledge of various Cloud services at the SDK Level
Experience hosting an application on the Public Cloud using Cloud services with IAAS offerings.
Expertise in Infrastructure capacity sizing and costing of Cloud services to drive optimized solution architecture, leading to optimal infrastructure investment vs performance and scale.
Experience with software and product development lifecycle (incl. coding, coding standards and reviews, source control, testing, debugging, build, deployment, and operations)
Good experience in automating manual activities using a scripting language.
Expert-level experience in writing infrastructure as code templates
Experience in Cloud Native DevSecOps CI/CD components
Hands-on experience using version control systems, build, and deployment tools.
Good knowledge of Microservices Design and Architecture
Provide hands-on technical support for business applications and processes.
Balance of strategic and tactical skills and the ability to work on cross-functional teams.
Ability to review deployment and delivery pipelines i.e., implement initiatives to minimize chances of failure, identify bottlenecks, and troubleshoot issues.
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Deep knowledge and experience in complex and large-scale projects
Deep understanding of Application, Infrastructure, and security architecture and non-functional aspects like Performance, Scalability, Reliability, Availability, etc

Technical skills:

Extensive hands-on experience using AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud services: Networking, Windows/Linux virtual machines, Container, Storage, LB, Auto Scaling, Serverless Architecture, Managed DB services, DW, Data Factory, and Analytics Services.
Must have expert-level hands-on experience in writing Infrastructure As Code templates using Terraform, CloudFormation/Azure Resource Manager templates/ GCP deployment manager.
Must possess excellent knowledge of Configuration Management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
Must have strong expertise in operating Linux/Unix environments and scripting languages like Python, Perl, Bash, and PowerShell.
Expert in architecting and maintaining containerization and virtualization platforms like Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, Azure AKS, GCP GKE, or OpenShift
Experience with Version control systems like GitHub, AWS Code Commit, and Azure Repos
Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab, Bamboo, Circle CI, GitHub Actions, and Argo CD
Experience with Cloud Native CI/CD tools: AWS Code Build/Pipeline/Deploy and Azure DevOps
Experience with monitoring and observability tools like AppDynamics, Dynatrace, DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, and NewRelic
Familiar with Quality and Security Management tools like SonarQube, Snyk, Aqua Security, Fortify, CheckMarx, Selenium, JUnit, Qualys, Tenable and OWASP ZAP
Strong understanding of one or more development platforms DotNet technologies, (C#), Java / JavaScript
Familiarity with REST API/ Webservices/ Postman
Familiarity with Data Ingestion, Analytics, and AI technologies
Knowledge of integration techniques (System & network configuration)
Knowledge of Databases (Mysql, MS SQL, MongoDB) would be a plus.

Consulting & Pre-Sales

Assist the sales, and pre-sales team in prospecting with relevant technical pitches and market Orange business-specific data.
Support and organize technical responses to RFP / RFI’s
Assist sales teams in responses to RFPs and technical requirements documents.
Propose the Level Of Effort based on the Sales team-provided Scope Of Work for the implementation.
Conduct detailed technical workshops with customers to define the “to-be” architecture and plan the migration roadmap together.
Strong executive speaking and presentation skills - Formal presentations, whiteboarding, large and small group presentations.

Soft skills:

Demonstrate strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills by leveraging the latest trends in technologies.
Handle ambiguity and be able to move forward with imperfect information and get things done in a rapidly changing environment.
Must be comfortable working in an environment where ideas are challenged.
Should possess good product instinct and excellent project management skills to push projects over the finish line with sound planning and persistent execution.
Excellent communication, presentation, and conflict resolution skills
Astute in aligning effort & resources to achieve desired results.

Education and certifications:

Bachelor’s degree, Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience
Professional Cloud Certifications ( AWS/Azure/GCP)
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional preferred
Azure DevOps Engineer Certification preferred.
Docket/Kubernetes certification preferred.

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