Solution Architect DevOps And 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.

Required Skills

kubernetes Cloud Native Architecture Containers CI/CD GitOps DevOps Service Mesh OCI Azure AWS