What are the responsibilities and job description for the Platform Architect position at Zuven Technologies Inc?
Job Details
Key Responsibilities:
- Platform Architecture & Design
- Define and implement the technical vision for platform engineering, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.
- Develop reference architectures for cloud, on-prem, and hybrid infrastructure.
- Establish standardized patterns for platform automation, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and self-service provisioning.
- Lead the design of APIs and platform integrations to ensure seamless interoperability across tools and teams.
- Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Strategy
- Oversee the development and implementation of IaC frameworks using Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation.
- Define automation roadmaps for infrastructure provisioning, compliance enforcement, and operational workflows.
- Work with CI/CD engineers to streamline infrastructure automation and release processes.
- Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure Strategy
- Develop a multi-cloud and hybrid cloud strategy, ensuring cost efficiency, security, and performance optimization.
- Standardize networking, identity, and security models across cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
- Define best practices for container orchestration, Kubernetes management, and microservices deployment.
- Observability, Performance, & Reliability Engineering
- Architect enterprise observability solutions using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or Datadog.
- Establish site reliability engineering (SRE) best practices, including SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets.
- Develop proactive monitoring and self-healing automation frameworks.
- Security, Compliance, & Governance
- Ensure platform security alignment with zero-trust models, access controls, and encryption standards.
- Define policies for automated security compliance and cloud governance.
- Collaborate with security architects to integrate DevSecOps principles into the platform.
- Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Platform Engineering, Cloud, Security, and Development teams to implement scalable solutions.
- Drive a culture of automation-first engineering by mentoring engineers and advocating for DevOps and SRE best practices.
- Lead architecture reviews and technical governance meetings to ensure consistency across teams.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
Technical Skills
Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, VMware, Kubernetes
Automation & IaC: Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi, CloudFormation
DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD
Observability & Performance: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog
Security & Compliance: Zero Trust, IAM, SIEM, DevSecOps principles
Networking & APIs: API Gateways, Service Mesh (Istio, Consul), Load Balancing
Soft Skills
- Strategic Thinking Ability to align technical roadmaps with business objectives.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration Works closely with security, operations, and development teams.
- Mentorship & Thought Leadership Guides engineers on best practices for platform development.
- Strong Documentation & Communication Ensures architecture decisions are well-documented and clearly communicated.
Preferred Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Google Professional Cloud Architect
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Architect
- Certified Kubernetes Architect (CKA)
- ServiceNow Certification and Experience
Contact : Salman
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