Remote Forward-Deployed Platform Architect (CI/CD)

harnessinc; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based compensation

Equity

Remote-style engagement

Job summary

Harness Inc. is seeking a forward deployed engineer to embed deep technical expertise within customer environments and accelerate adoption of Harness's integrated software delivery platform across CI/CD, cloud cost management, feature flags, and security modules.

You will blend hands-on solution building with strategic advisory work, helping enterprise customers move from fragmented tooling to a unified platform approach, delivering measurable outcomes in deployment velocity, reliability, cost

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering or technical consulting.
• Background in deeply technical, customer-facing roles such as forward deployed, consulting, or professional services.
• Proven success leading complex implementations with measurable outcomes.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Hands-on with containers/orchestration (Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, OpenShift) and CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
• Strong communication to influence engineers and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity in fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Embed with customer teams to design and optimize CI/CD, infra, and DevSecOps workflows.
• Lead onboarding, implementation, and enablement programs across modules.
• Architect solutions spanning pipelines, infrastructure, security, and cloud cost management.
• Analyze usage data to surface gaps, deliver actionable recommendations, and mitigate adoption risks.
• Advise engineering and platform leadership through technical reviews aligned to outcomes.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, sales, and customer success to relay feedback and influence roadmap.

Skills

Cloud platforms

CI/CD experience

DevSecOps

Solution architecture

Customer-facing

Python/Bash/YAML

Go programming

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Helm

Kustomize

OpenShift

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Python

Bash

YAML

Job description

Harness Inc. is seeking a forward deployed engineer to embed deep technical expertise within customer environments and accelerate adoption of Harness's integrated software delivery platform across CI/CD, cloud cost management, feature flags, and security modules.

You will blend hands-on solution building with strategic advisory work, helping enterprise customers move from fragmented tooling to a unified platform approach, delivering measurable outcomes in deployment velocity, reliability, cost