Harness CI/CD Architect

Orion Innovation•Columbus, OH

21h

About The Position

Join our Delivery department as an Architect to play a pivotal role in optimizing and streamlining development processes using cutting-edge tools and methodologies. This position focuses on implementing robust DevOps practices and leveraging cloud technologies to drive efficiency and scalability.

Requirements

Strong hands-on Harness CI/CD experience.
Enterprise CI/CD architecture and implementation experience.
Strong DevSecOps knowledge.
Hands-on experience with OCP, Docker and Terraform.
Strong Git and pipeline-as-code experience.
Experience with AWS, Azure
Experience integrating CI/CD with security, ITSM, artifact management and observability tools.
Strong scripting/automation skills using Python, Bash or similar.
Proven ability to conduct POCs and implement production solutions.
A hands-on architect, not a documentation-only architect.
Ability to translate requirements into scalable CI/CD architecture.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Ability to establish standards and drive adoption across engineering teams.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Passion for automation, engineering productivity and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Define enterprise CI/CD architecture, standards, and reference architectures using Harness.
Establish CI/CD Gold Standards covering build, test, security, artifact management, deployment, release, approvals, rollback, and governance.
Design and implement Harness CI/CD pipelines and reusable pipeline templates.
Build hands-on POCs and reference implementations across different application and technology stacks.
Implement deployment strategies including rolling, blue/green, canary, and progressive delivery.
Integrate Harness with GitHub actions, Blackduck, Egg plant, ServiceNow, Jira, Terraform, OCP, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure and GCP.
Establish DevSecOps controls and security gates within CI/CD pipelines.
Define CI/CD patterns for Kubernetes, microservices, cloud-native applications, and Infrastructure as Code.
Assess and modernize existing CI/CD platforms such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps and GitLab.
Evaluate DevOps tools and technologies through POCs and technical assessments, providing clear recommendations.
Establish CI/CD governance, engineering standards, reusable frameworks, and adoption guidelines.
Partner with engineering, cloud, security and platform teams to drive enterprise adoption.
Define and track CI/CD metrics including deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, pipeline reliability and automation.