DevOps Lead – Principal Automation & DevOps Architect

About the role

The Principal Automation & DevOps Architect will define, design and evolve the enterprise automation architecture across development, testing and DevOps platforms. This senior, hands‑on position leads complex automation designs, drives proof‑of‑concepts, and mentors automation and DevOps engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise automation reference architectures for test automation (UI, API, integration, performance) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Own technical standards for automation frameworks, tooling selection, coding practices and cross‑domain automation patterns.
• Lead design and implementation of high‑risk, high‑scale automation solutions, including POCs and tool evaluations.
• Provide deep diagnostic support for complex automation failures and approve solution designs for major initiatives.
• Establish architectural standards for Infrastructure as Code, environment provisioning and configuration automation.
• Ensure automation solutions comply with security, resilience, scalability, regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Mentor senior automation and DevOps engineers, shape career paths and foster communities of practice.

Required profile

• Extensive experience designing and implementing automation architectures in large, regulated environments.
• Proven hands‑on expertise in CI/CD pipeline creation and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong ability to lead technical discussions, evaluate new tools and guide engineering excellence.
• Track record of mentoring technical teams and influencing architectural standards.

Required skills

• Automation frameworks
• CI/CD pipeline architecture
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Test automation (UI, API, integration, performance)
• Security and compliance standards for automation