Platform Architect

We are looking for a Platform Architect to define, design, and govern the technical platform for a Java-based application ecosystem. The role will be responsible for shaping the platform architecture, DevOps operating model, CI/CD standards, observability, reliability engineering practices, environment strategy and operational readiness of the platform.
The Platform Architect will work closely with application development teams, DevOps engineers, infrastructure teams, security, QA, operations and business stakeholders to ensure the platform is scalable, secure, resilient, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise standards
Technical Architecture
• Strong experience as a Platform Architect, Solution Architect, Technical Architect, DevOps Architect, or Senior Engineering Lead.
• Deep understanding of Java-based enterprise application platforms.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, API Gateways, REST APIs, microservices, integration patterns and application runtime architecture.
• Experience designing scalable, secure and resilient business-critical platforms.
• Strong understanding of cloud, on-premise, or hybrid infrastructure patterns.
DevOps & CI/CD
• Strong experience with GitLab/Jenkins including repositories, branching strategies, merge requests, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, runners, artifacts, environments, approvals and security scanning.
• Experience defining CI/CD standards, pipeline templates, quality gates, and release automation.
• Knowledge of build tools such as Maven.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher,AWS/Azure/GCP

SRE & Operations
• Strong understanding of SRE practices, observability, incident management, reliability engineering and production support.
• Experience defining SLIs, SLOs, monitoring standards, alerting models and operational runbooks.