Software Architect

Intuitor Softtech Services; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitor Softtech Services in India seeks a Software Architect to lead design and implementation of scalable, secure network automation systems. You will shape automation frameworks, define architecture patterns, and work with platform teams to deliver enterprise-grade automation aligned with business strategies.

The role emphasizes CI/CD, GitOps, and IaC across Python, Ansible, OPA, and containerization, mentoring developers, and ensuring governance and security across environments.

Qualifications

• CI/CD practices and automation
• DevOps mindset and mentoring
• Automation architecture design skills
• Experience with IaC and scripting

Responsibilities

• Define target automation architecture and roadmap aligned with enterprise goals.
• Drive standardisation across platforms through scalable automation solutions.
• Translate business needs into automation requirements and designs.
• Enable accelerated delivery by reducing manual effort and improving reliability.
• Ensure automation aligns with priorities and business outcomes.
• Champion CI/CD strategies and IaC across using ADO, Python, Ansible, OPA.
• Define and enforce coding standards and SDLC for automation.
• Support templating, modularization and version control of scripts and playbooks.
• Ensure governance across deployment environments.
• Mentor developers and engineers in automation design and tooling.
• Promote a DevOps and automation-first mindset across teams.
• Support skill-building through documentation and training.
• Address technical debt and ensure security and compliance.
• Embed secure development practices in the automation lifecycle.
• Establish automation design principles and documentation standards.
• Define governance for automation pipelines, scripts, and configuration.
• Collaborate with platform and security teams to enforce standards.

Skills

CI/CD

GitOps

IaC

Python

Automation

Tools

Ansible

Open Policy Agent

Azure DevOps

Containerization

Job description

Job Summary

Software Architect will lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and maintainable network automation systems. The role requires deep experience in developing automation frameworks driving standardization and integrating best practises across CI/CD environments. The architect will be responsible for building core automation capabilities, defining architecture patterns, and collaborating with platform teams to deliver enterprise-grade automation aligned with business and technology strategy.

Responsibilities

Strategy

• Define the target automation architecture and roadmap in line with enterprise goals and emerging technology trends.Drive simplification and standardisation across platforms through reusable and scalable automation solutions.
• Evaluate and propose strategic automation solutions that align with long-term technology and business objectives.

Business

• Translate business and operational needs into technical automation requirements and designs.
• Enable accelerated delivery of network services and capabilities by reducing manual effort and improving reliability.
• Ensure automation solutions align with operational priorities and business outcomes.

Processes

• Champion CI/CD strategies, GitOps Practices and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) across using ADO, Python, Ansible, Open Policy Agent and containerisation.
• Define and enforce standards for automation development (eg coding best practices, SDLC)
• Support templating, modularization, and version control of automation scripts and playbooks.
• Ensure consistent and governed automation delivery across all deployment environments.

People Talent

• Mentor developers and engineers in automation design, implementation, and tooling.
• Promote a DevOps and automation-first mindset across network engineering and platform teams.
• Support skill-building efforts through documentation, training, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Risk Management

• Address technical debt and ensure automation architecture meets security and compliance requirements.
• Mitigate risks through controlled deployment, testing, and rollback strategies.
• Embed secure development practises in the automation lifecycle.

Governance

• Establish automation design principles and documentation standards to ensure traceability and auditability.
• Define governance frameworks for managing automation pipelines, scripts, and configuration.
• Work closely with platform and security teams to enforce architectural standards and regulatory compliance.

Location

Location: Bangalore, Chennai