Enterprise DevOps Strategy Lead & Solution Architect

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Location: Kraków

Hybrid model 3 days per week in the office /2 days for a parent of a child up to 4 years

Brown Brothers Harriman is seeking an Enterprise DevOps Strategy Lead & Solution Architect to join its IT Shared Services division. S/he will work as part of a dynamic Center of Excellence & Enterprise Architecture Team which supports the enterprise.

As a Solution Architect the candidate will be focused on AI and non-AI driven solutions. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role to oversee the enterprise architecture for both AI Platform and Reconciliation Platform, ensuring scalability efficiency and security.

As a DevOps Strategy Lead, the candidate will enable cross-functional teams to drive programs and develop high quality software. The candidate will partner with engineering managers and cross-functional leadership to plan and create roadmaps for DevOps maturity throughout the firm. You will be expected to design, pilot, and roll out new processes, best practices, standards, & KPIs as needed to improve efficiency and effectiveness of our development teams. Creation of KPIs to monitor progress of this enterprise initiative and presenting tangible benefits to developer efficacy will be central to the role.

The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:

Desired Qualifications:

• At least 7 years of hands-on Java development experience

• Experience with Messaging Queues

• Strong Experience with SQL/NoSQL with understanding of database design and optimization methodologies

• Good knowledge of design patterns and scalable architecture principles

• Experience with Spring (MVC, Data, Security) & strong Web development skills (HTML, CSS, & JavaScript) & JavaScript frameworks (TypeScript, Angular, RxJS, CSS, SAAS)

• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud

• Experience with Unix platforms

• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

• Problem solving skills, able to determine upcoming risks & issues & address them.

• Attention to detail – Evidence of ensuring code quality & accuracy.

• Experience in program management of strategic initiatives related to CI/CD, DevOps, or Cloud deployment.

• Ability to understand technology, and able to participate in technical conversations.

• Deep understanding of Software Development Life Cycle, including CI/CD pipeline architecture and processes in addition to automation tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab etc.)

• Strong experience with modern application development workflows and version control systems like GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.

Some of your key responsibilities include:  

• Architectural Design: Develop and oversee the architecture for developed in house solution.

• Technology Integration: Lead the integration across multiple systems.

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of AI-based solutions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, product owners to define technical requirements and architecture.

• Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of AI projects, from conception and research to deployment and scaling in production environments.

• Drive innovation by staying up to date with the latest achievements in AI, ML and data science technologies.

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into business value.

• Ensure compliance with ethical guidelines and AI regulations.

• Participate in requirements analysis.

• Work with deployment pipelines and CI/CD processes

• Debugging and problem solving on existing applications

• Working in distributed teams with Agile Frameworks

• Feature development, code reviews, guide our developers for best development practices.

• Partner with engineering managers and cross-functional leadership to plan and create roadmaps for DevOps maturity throughout the firm.

• Embrace DevOps mentality and leverage best practices to ensure DevOps and Shift-Left mentality.

• Drive adoption of industry-standard methodologies and best practices for infrastructure as code, deployment, observability, load, and resiliency testing & reliability.

• Lead implementation of automation tools to streamline the deployment pipeline while promoting collaboration and developer process improvement that results in increased developer efficacy.

• Track and monitor progress of all teams and create presentations for senior management outlining progress against goals.

Soft Skills

• Very Good command of English (verbal and written)

• Teamwork skills and great communications skills when working with external groups like Product Management, Project Management, Product Strategy and Senior Project Stakeholders

• Ability to lead and mentor a team of developers.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage delivery time effectively.

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.  As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

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