Technical Architect

Core Responsibilities -

1) Technical Presales

2) Requirement Understanding and provide solutions

3) Architect level exposure

4) Creating custom solutions and accelerator

5) Strong in customer communication and client relationship

6) Ready for Onsite - Customer visit

Technical Responsibilities -

1. Architecture Design & Implementation -

Design and implement scalable, highly available, and secure infrastructure.

Define best practices and standards for CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and container orchestration.

Architect cloud-native and hybrid solutions leveraging platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Design microservices architecture, API gateways, and ensure fault tolerance and high availability.

2. DevOps Strategy & Automation -

Develop a comprehensive DevOps strategy aligning with business and technical requirements.

Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes.

Establish CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.

Ensure version control and branching strategies with GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.

3. SRE and Reliability Engineering -

Define and implement Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and Error Budgets.

Monitor and improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.

Automate incident response, root cause analysis, and post-mortem processes.

Implement observability with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and New Relic.

4. Security and Compliance -

Define and enforce security best practices across infrastructure and applications.

Implement secrets management, access controls, and secure networking.

Ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001).

Perform regular security audits, vulnerability assessments, and incident response.

5. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Configuration Management -

Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.

Manage configuration drift using Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.

Automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and disaster recovery.

6. Monitoring, Logging, and Incident Management -

Design and implement monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions.

Implement centralized log management and distributed tracing.

Define incident management and escalation processes.

Conduct periodic chaos engineering and disaster recovery drills.

7. Collaboration and Stakeholder Management -

Work closely with developers, QA, security, and product teams to ensure smooth releases.

Establish DevOps best practices across development, QA, and operations.

Collaborate with security and compliance teams to address audit and regulatory requirements.

8. Capacity Planning and Cost Optimization -

Perform capacity planning and ensure optimal resource utilization.

Optimize cloud and infrastructure costs through rightsizing and reserved instances.

Analyze system performance and provide recommendations for cost efficiency.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Tool and Technology Evaluation
• Evaluate and introduce tools that align with the organizations DevOps and SRE needs.
• Continuously assess emerging technologies and trends to improve system reliability and efficiency.
• Incident Response & Disaster Recovery
• Define and enforce Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC) strategies.
• Conduct regular simulations and tests to ensure DR readiness.
• Mentoring and Leadership
• Mentor DevOps, SRE, and development teams on best practices.
• Advocate for a culture of automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and workshops.

Key Skills and Tools:

• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
• CI/CD Tools: Harness, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps
• IaC Tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi
• Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
• Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog
• Scripting/Automation: Bash, Python, PowerShell
• Version Control: Git, Bitbucket
• Security Tools: HashiCorp Vault, AWS IAM, Snyk, Aqua Security
• Success Metrics:
• Improved deployment frequency and reduced lead time for changes.
• Reduction in Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR).
• Higher uptime and availability through proactive monitoring.
• Compliance with security standards and reduced security vulnerabilities.
• Nice to have - Certifications in AWS, Azure, CKA, Terraform.