Job Description

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.

Experience: 6+

Salary: INR 12,00,000.00 - 18,00,000.00