DevOps Solution Architect - CI/CD, GitLab & Kubernetes

Horizontal Talent; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking a DevOps Solution Architect to bridge application architecture and enterprise platform capabilities, with a strong emphasis on GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and secure delivery practices across complex environments.

You will define CI/CD architectures, guide deployment strategies (rolling, blue/green, canary), and embed security and supply-chain controls into the software delivery lifecycle while collaborating with platform, cybersecurity, and cloud teams.

Qualifications

• Led DevSecOps and platform engineering initiatives implementing secure CI/CD across complex environments.
• Defined enterprise delivery patterns, alignment to security controls, and release governance.

Responsibilities

• Define application delivery and DevSecOps architecture patterns for secure, scalable releases.
• Translate platform standards and security controls into practical guidance for app teams.
• Design CI/CD approaches, reusable pipelines, and release workflows.
• Advise on repository structure, branching, merge requests, and pipeline optimization.
• Guide deployment patterns for Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.
• Support rolling, blue/green, canary, feature flags, and automated rollback strategies.
• Establish IaC and configuration automation patterns; promote GitOps-based delivery.
• Embed security scanning and supply-chain protections into the SDLC.
• Collaborate with platform, cybersecurity, cloud, and DevSecOps teams to improve delivery capabilities.
• Provide architecture reviews and guidance to improve reliability and developer experience.
• Promote observability, monitoring, and post-deployment validation for operational readiness.
• Support modernization efforts and DevSecOps maturity across teams.

Skills

DevOps leadership

CI/CD architecture

Git-based delivery workflows

Pipelines & automation

Kubernetes/OpenShift

DevSecOps practices

IaC & configuration automation

Security in SDLC

Cross-team collaboration

Production readiness

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Argo CD

JFrog Artifactory

HashiCorp Vault

Nginx

Apache HTTPD

Tomcat

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Job description

Horizontal Talent is seeking a DevOps Solution Architect to bridge application architecture and enterprise platform capabilities, with a strong emphasis on GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and secure delivery practices across complex environments.

You will define CI/CD architectures, guide deployment strategies (rolling, blue/green, canary), and embed security and supply-chain controls into the software delivery lifecycle while collaborating with platform, cybersecurity, and cloud teams.