DevOps & Observability Architect

Socket.dev; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Chief Architect - DevOps & Observability to define enterprise-wide standards for DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, and Observability. The role combines architecture leadership with hands-on Cloud, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and IaC execution.

The candidate will drive governance across engineering, security, and operations, creating reusable templates and dashboards to optimize performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience defining enterprise DevOps/DevSecOps standards and architectures.
• Hands-on expertise with Cloud, Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC, and Observability.
• Strong background in platform engineering and security-oriented development.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise DevOps/DevSecOps gold standards and reference architectures.
• Establish CI/CD, IaC, Kubernetes, GitOps, security, and release standards.
• Define Observability standards for metrics, logs, traces, and dashboards.
• Set SLI/SLO/SLA, KPIs, alerting, dashboards, and telemetry standards.
• Evaluate new DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Observability technologies.
• Lead evaluations, Build vs. Buy, and POVs; create reusable CI/CD templates.
• Drive enterprise adoption of standards across application and infra teams.

Skills

DevOps

DevSecOps

Enterprise Architecture

Platform Engineering

CI/CD

Kubernetes

GitOps

Terraform/IaC

Cloud

Observability

APM

SAST/DAST/SCA

AIOps

SRE

Job description

Job Title : DevOps & Observability Architect

Location: Columbus, OH

Work Mode: Onsite

Position Type: Full-Time

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering scalable, secure, and innovative enterprise solutions across cloud, DevOps, AI, data, and modern application technologies.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Chief Architect - DevOps & Observability to define and drive enterprise-wide DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, and Observability standards. The ideal candidate will have strong enterprise architecture experience combined with hands-on expertise in DevOps, DevSecOps, Cloud, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and Observability.

Key Responsibilities

• Define enterprise DevOps/DevSecOps Gold Standards, reference architectures, and Golden Paths.
• Establish standards for CI/CD, IaC, Kubernetes, GitOps, security, automated testing, and release management.
• Define enterprise Observability standards for metrics, logs, traces, APM, cloud, Kubernetes, APIs, and databases.
• Establish SLIs, SLOs, SLAs, KPIs, alerting, dashboards, and telemetry standards.
• Evaluate emerging DevOps, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, and Observability technologies.
• Lead POCs/POVs, technology evaluations, and Build vs. Buy vs. Partner assessments.
• Create reusable CI/CD templates, Terraform modules, security integrations, dashboards, and onboarding frameworks.
• Drive enterprise adoption of DevSecOps and Observability standards across application and infrastructure teams.
• Partner with Engineering, Security, Cloud, Operations, and AIOps teams to implement and govern standards.

Key Skills

• DevOps | DevSecOps | Enterprise Architecture | Platform Engineering | CI/CD | Kubernetes | GitOps | Terraform/IaC | Cloud | Observability | APM | SAST/DAST/SCA | AIOps | SRE

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.