Senior DevOps Architect — AI-Driven Cloud & GitOps

MediData; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life and disability

401(k) matching

Flexible paid time off

10 paid holidays

Job summary

Medidata is seeking a senior platform engineer to architect secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and modernize CI/CD with Argo CD and GitHub Actions. You will mentor teams and collaborate with Engineering and InfoSec to drive scalable DevOps across the platform.

With deep AWS, container orchestration, data pipelines, and IaC expertise, you will influence architecture and ensure compliance (FedRAMP, DR) while delivering reliable, observable systems in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of AWS expertise automating build, test, and deployment lifecycles.
• 7+ years of container orchestration experience (Docker, EKS) including Helm and GitOps.
• Deep experience with Data Pipelines, Iceberg, MSK, and MSK Connect.
• Proficiency with Hashicorp Vault, GitHub Actions, and modern CI/CD modernization (Argo CD).
• Proven success in architectural leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and compliance-driven development (FedRAMP, DR).
• BS or MS in CS, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement secure, scalable infrastructure solutions using IaC and AI-driven principles.
• Lead modernization of CI/CD pipelines with Argo CD and GitHub Actions.
• Implement advanced logging, monitoring, and observability (e.g., Grafana).
• Collaborate with Engineering and InfoSec to drive scalable, compliant DevOps practices.
• Mentor and coach junior and offshore teams; participate in key architectural meetings.
• Hands-on AWS cloud, IaC, and modern CI/CD orchestration; design scalable architectures.

Skills

AWS expertise

Container orchestration (Docker, EKS)

Data pipelines

CI/CD modernization (Argo CD)

Security/compliance (FedRAMP, DR)

Architectural leadership

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

Grafana

HashiCorp Vault

GitHub Actions

Argo CD

Kubernetes

Job description

Medidata is seeking a senior platform engineer to architect secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and modernize CI/CD with Argo CD and GitHub Actions. You will mentor teams and collaborate with Engineering and InfoSec to drive scalable DevOps across the platform.

With deep AWS, container orchestration, data pipelines, and IaC expertise, you will influence architecture and ensure compliance (FedRAMP, DR) while delivering reliable, observable systems in a hybrid work environment.