Senior DevOps Architect: CI/CD, Kubernetes & Kafka

Virtusa; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa seeks a senior DevOps engineer to architect and deliver end-to-end CI/CD pipelines. You will implement release strategies, secure artifact management, and automate build and deployment processes across environments.

Collaboration with QA, Dev, and security teams is essential to ensure robust, auditable releases. Responsibilities include mentoring staff, driving DevOps best practices, and integrating Kafka for real-time data streaming.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building CI/CD toolchains with modern platforms.
• Architect end-to-end pipelines using Spinnaker, Jenkins and GitLab CI.
• Define release strategies and automation governance across teams.
• Integrate secure artifact management and automated build pipelines.
• Collaborate with QA/Dev/Ops and drive architecture decisions.
• Lead release audits, ensure rollback/traceability, and mentor staff.
• Incorporate Kafka in event-driven microservices and data streaming.
• Troubleshoot complex systems; stay current with DevOps best practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable CI/CD pipelines across environments.
• Define release policies, security governance and artifact management.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and security teams for deployments.
• Mentor teammates and promote DevOps maturity and best practices.
• Integrate microservices with Kafka for real-time streaming.
• Troubleshoot issues and optimize performance and reliability.

Skills

CI/CD design

DevOps leadership

Troubleshooting

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Spinnaker

Jenkins

Docker

Helm

GitLab CI

Nexus/Artifactory

Kubernetes

Kafka

TM Vault

AWS (EC2/Lambda/S3/RDS)

Job description

Virtusa seeks a senior DevOps engineer to architect and deliver end-to-end CI/CD pipelines. You will implement release strategies, secure artifact management, and automate build and deployment processes across environments.

Collaboration with QA, Dev, and security teams is essential to ensure robust, auditable releases. Responsibilities include mentoring staff, driving DevOps best practices, and integrating Kafka for real-time data streaming.