Solution Architect

Company: Aequus Executive Search Partners LLP

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Business Type: Enterprise

Company Type: Product & Service

Business Model: B2B

Funding Stage: Private Equity

Industry: Information Technology

Job Description We are assisting our client to recruit a high-impact CI Process Automation Solution Architect to modernize and transform enterprise software delivery capabilities across global engineering teams. This role is accountable for designing scalable CI/CD architecture, improving engineering productivity, enabling DevSecOps practices, and driving AI-enabled automation initiatives across cloud-native and hybrid ecosystems.

This is not a traditional DevOps support role. The position requires a hands-on architect capable of building enterprise-grade automation platforms, influencing engineering transformation, and accelerating software delivery maturity at scale.

Role expectation Within the first 12–18 months, the architect is expected to:

• Establish a standardized enterprise CI/CD architecture
• Improve deployment velocity and release reliability
• Reduce manual engineering effort through automation
• Introduce AI-assisted engineering workflows
• Build reusable platform engineering frameworks
• Strengthen DevSecOps governance and compliance
• Drive measurable engineering productivity improvements

Success Outcomes (Performance Expectations) First 90 Days

CI/CD Landscape Assessment

• Assess current CI/CD maturity, tooling, governance gaps, and deployment bottlenecks
• Deliver enterprise CI/CD modernization roadmap
• Identify automation opportunities across engineering workflows

Architecture & Governance Foundation

• Define enterprise CI/CD reference architecture
• Establish engineering standards for:
• Pipeline design
• Release automation
• Security integration
• Infrastructure-as-Code
• Deployment governance

Stakeholder Alignment

• Build strong alignment with:
• Enterprise Architecture
• Cloud teams
• Security teams
• Engineering leadership
• Product delivery teams

6-Month Outcomes

CI/CD Transformation Delivery

• Implement scalable CI/CD frameworks across multiple engineering teams
• Standardize deployment automation and reusable pipeline templates
• Improve deployment frequency and reduce deployment failures

DevSecOps Enablement

• Integrate automated security controls into CI/CD pipelines
• Implement vulnerability scanning, policy enforcement, and compliance automation
• Improve audit readiness and deployment governance

Platform Engineering Enablement

• Build reusable engineering automation frameworks
• Introduce self-service developer capabilities
• Improve developer productivity and onboarding efficiency

AI-Driven Engineering Automation

• Introduce AI-assisted engineering workflows including:

Developer copilots

Intelligent pipeline automation

AI-assisted testing and deployment insights

Workflow optimization

12-Month Outcomes

Enterprise Engineering Transformation

• Establish enterprise-wide CI/CD operating standards
• Deliver measurable improvements in:

Release velocity

Change failure rates

Build reliability

Engineering productivity

Mean time to recovery (MTTR)

Scalable Architecture Adoption

• Drive adoption of standardized CI/CD platforms across global teams
• Enable multi-cloud and hybrid deployment capabilities
• Create reusable enterprise automation accelerators

Organizational Leadership

• Mentor DevOps and platform engineering teams
• Establish architecture review mechanisms
• Influence enterprise engineering strategy and modernization initiatives

Key Responsibilities Enterprise CI/CD Architecture

• Architect scalable, resilient, and secure CI/CD ecosystems
• Standardize build, test, release, and deployment automation
• Design reusable enterprise automation frameworks
• Optimize pipeline performance and reliability

DevSecOps & Governance

• Embed security controls into engineering workflows
• Define governance standards and automation policies
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security requirements
• Drive secure software delivery practices

Platform Engineering & Automation

• Build self-service engineering platforms and automation capabilities
• Enable reusable developer productivity frameworks
• Improve engineering efficiency through automation-first practices

Cloud & Infrastructure Modernization

• Enable CI/CD across multi-cloud and hybrid environments
• Partner with cloud and infrastructure teams on modernization initiatives
• Support containerization and orchestration strategies

AI-Enabled Engineering Transformation

• Evaluate and implement AI-assisted engineering capabilities
• Integrate intelligent automation into SDLC processes
• Explore MLOps and developer AI copilots to improve engineering productivity

Technical Leadership

• Act as enterprise technical authority for CI/CD and automation initiatives
• Mentor engineers and architects
• Drive architecture reviews and engineering best practices
• Influence strategic engineering decisions across global teams

Required Experience

• 10+ years in DevOps, CI/CD, Platform Engineering, or Software Engineering
• 5+ years in architecture or enterprise technical leadership roles
• Proven experience leading enterprise CI/CD transformation programs
• Experience working in large enterprise or GCC environments
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership experience

Technical Expertise CI/CD & DevOps

• Azure DevOps
• CircleCI
• Enterprise pipeline automation
• Release orchestration
• Infrastructure-as-Code

Cloud & Containers

• Azure
• GCP
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Hybrid cloud environments

Programming & Automation

• Python
• Shell scripting
• Automation frameworks
• API integrations

DevSecOps

• Security automation
• Compliance integration
• Vulnerability management
• Secure SDLC implementation

Observability & Reliability

• Prometheus
• Grafana
• ELK
• Datadog

AI / ML Enablement

• AI-assisted engineering workflows
• MLOps exposure
• LLM integration concepts
• Developer AI copilots