Solutions 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 Solution Architect - CI Process Automation We are assisting our client with their search for technical expert in automation to join their team in Bangalore.

Our client is seeking an experienced and highly skilled CI Process Automation Solution Architect to lead the design and implementation of intelligent, automated Continuous Integration (CI) and engineering process solutions.

This role will drive transformation across DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, engineering productivity, and AI-enabled automation initiatives. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise in CI/CD ecosystems, hands on development experience combined with strong architectural skills and applied data and AI/ML knowledge to modernize software delivery processes in a small but rapidly growing team

Key Responsibilities

• CI/CD Architecture & Automation
• Design and architect scalable, secure, and resilient CI/CD frameworks across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
• Standardize and optimize build, test, release, and deployment automation.
• Define enterprise CI/CD best practices, governance models, and reusable automation frameworks.
• Improve build reliability, pipeline performance, and deployment frequency.
• Platform & Tooling Strategy:
• Evaluate, select, and implement enterprise DevOps and automation tooling and low code/non code ecosystems and platforms.
• Drive adoption of modern CI platforms (Azure DevOps, CircleCI).
• Ensure secure DevSecOps integration
• Collaborate with Enterprise architecture, Cloud and Security teams to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement:
• Act as the technical authority for CI automation initiatives within the GCC.
• Partner with global engineering teams, business analysts and functional leaders to drive transformation roadmaps.
• Mentor DevOps engineers and automation teams.
• Conduct architecture reviews and ensure adherence to standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree
• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, CI/CD, or Software Engineering.
• 5+ years in architecture or technical leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in CI/CD platforms
• Strong scripting/programming skills
• Experience with containerization and orchestration
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP).
• Proven experience implementing DevSecOps practices.
• Experience integrating AI/ML solutions into engineering workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MLOps platforms and AI model lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with LLM integration frameworks and developer AI copilots.
• Knowledge of observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog).
• Relevant certifications (Azure Architect, Kubernetes, DevOps certifications).

Key Competencies

• Enterprise architecture mindset
• Strategic thinking with execution focus - ‘Hands on’
• Start-up mindset and mentality
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Data-driven decision making
• Innovation and continuous improvement mindset