Automation Solution Architect

Job Description: Solution Architect, Automation & DevSecOps - Lateral Hire

Overview:

Seeking a highly experienced Solution Architect with 10-15 years of strong technical and

architectural expertise across software design, infrastructure automation, hybrid cloud platforms,

and DevOps toolchains, with a strong background in infra/platform development and hands-on

experience with configuration management tools and RESTful APIs.

The ideal candidate will possess deep hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC),

containerization, orchestration platforms, and modern automation practices, along with solid

proficiency in designing scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise solutions.

This role demands strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills, as the architect will

collaborate extensively with cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders, and customers to define

end-to-end architecture, drive technical strategy, and lead execution.

Primary Responsibilities:

Work Location - Pune

Workspace Model: HPE office location 3 days

Project Duration: Long-term project

Shift Timings: as per Project requirements; flexibility is expected

We are looking for an immediate joiner only.

Interested candidate can share their resume on 8088787884 (WhatsApp only ) with the following details-

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Design and develop automation and DevSecOps solutions

Implement and manage configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Chef

Establish standards and guardrails for automated provisioning, configuration management,

and CI/CD integration.

Drive automation across infrastructure, deployment, and operational workflows for improved efficiency and repeatability.

Own architectural decisions across application, infrastructure, integration, data, and security

layers.

Define reference architectures, design patterns, and reusable frameworks to accelerate

solution development.

Work with RESTful APIs to automate infrastructure and platform tasks

Manage and maintain Linux-based infrastructures

Analyse and solve problems related to infrastructure and platform automation

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members

Continuously improve and optimise automation processes

Collaborate with other teams such as Development, Operations and Security to identify

opportunities for automation

Required Skills:

Strong experience with end-to-end solution architecture, including design of scalable, reliable, and secure systems.

Architectural and implementation experience with IaC solutions using Terraform, Ansible, and related tools.

Strong understanding of infrastructure and platform development principles and experience

with programming languages such as Python, GoLang, Ruby and/or Java for developing automation scripts.

Hands-on experience with multiple configuration management tools, such as Ansible, Terraform, or Chef. This includes proficiency in writing playbooks, cookbooks, modules & creating and modifying data structures.

Experience with creating, troubleshooting, and maintaining automation scripts, utilising

libraries and frameworks such as Python's Ansible custom module and libraries, Chef's knife

and Terraform's provider plugins.

Working experience with RESTful APIs and understanding of API integration with automation tools

Strong experience with Linux-based infrastructures and administration, including proficiency in command-line interface and shell scripting.

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or CircleCI

Expertlevel knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker and container lifecycle management

Strong understanding of Bare-Metal Server, Storage (SAN/NAS), Network, Security, Enterprise Business Applications, and related technologies

Experience in leading teams, leading solutions during the pursuit/solutioning process

Experience in preparing an end-to-end architecture diagram for the solution

Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and roadmap planning sessions.

Provide mentorship, thought leadership, and technical guidance to engineering teams and

junior architects.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to debug and troubleshoot complex

automation issues

Desired Skills:

Expertlevel knowledge of:

Docker and container lifecycle management

Kubernetes (deployment patterns, networking, security, operators, Helm, GitOps)

Extensive experience with Ansible, Terraform, Python, Bash and PowerShell scripting

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or CircleCI

Experience with Cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack

Exclusions:

DevOps engineers with public cloud work experience (AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps

Engineer, Build and Release DevOps Engineer, and no prior programming expertise

System Administrators