DevEx Architect: Framework & Platform Lead

CliftonLarsonAllen; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k

Dental and vision

Job summary

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) is seeking an experienced DevEx Architect to lead the architecture, design, and development of core application frameworks and tooling. You will mentor engineers, promote secure development practices, and evolve the CI/CD toolchains across configurable environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration across IT and business teams, delivering scalable framework solutions, and enabling Docker/Kubernetes deployments with robust monitoring and reporting.

Qualifications

• 6 years of relevant experience required.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Degrees in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of core application frameworks and supporting tooling to meet business needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Establish and promote best practices for coding standards, design patterns, secure development, and software delivery workflows.
• Mentor and guide junior developers, providing technical oversight and support for professional development.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure quality, performance, and security of application frameworks.
• Own and evolve the development toolchain (e.g., source control workflows, CI/CD, code quality, security scanning).
• Design, standardize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release automation across environments.
• Partner with platform/operations teams to define environment standards and automate provisioning using IaC.
• Enable container-based development and deployments with Docker and Kubernetes patterns.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting standards; develop dashboards for operational visibility.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to framework architecture and application integration.
• Document framework designs, architecture decisions, and development processes for future reference.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
• Provide standards, templates, and guidance to improve delivery quality and repeatability.
• Manage framework team velocity, issues, risks and bottlenecks.

Skills

Git

CLI

Bash

PowerShell

YAML

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

C#

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

Azure Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

AWS

Azure

GCP

Git

CI/CD Tools

Job description

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) is seeking an experienced DevEx Architect to lead the architecture, design, and development of core application frameworks and tooling. You will mentor engineers, promote secure development practices, and evolve the CI/CD toolchains across configurable environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration across IT and business teams, delivering scalable framework solutions, and enabling Docker/Kubernetes deployments with robust monitoring and reporting.