Senior Solution Architect – Enterprise DevOps & Azure

4p-Consulting-Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Company is seeking a Solution Architect II in Atlanta for a senior role specializing in enterprise DevOps, Azure Cloud, and CI/CD architecture. The candidate will lead cross-functional technical initiatives, influence architecture decisions, and communicate with Director-level and senior leadership.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on depth in DevOps, cloud platforms, and security, with a track record of delivering scalable platforms, automation, and governance in large enterprises.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of relevant professional experience in DevOps, cloud, platform engineering, or architecture.
• Experience leading architecture and technical initiatives in large enterprise environments.
• Strong communication with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide cross-functional technical leadership across DevOps, cloud, platform engineering, application development, security, and infrastructure teams.
• Design and support scalable enterprise DevOps platforms and engineering solutions.
• Architect and improve enterprise CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and software delivery processes.
• Design, manage, and optimize GitHub Actions Runner and build-agent infrastructure.
• Support enterprise Azure Cloud architecture, identity management, and governance.
• Develop and support cloud-native and container-based platforms.
• Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines and software delivery processes.
• Advance DevSecOps capabilities and secure software development practices.
• Evaluate GitHub Copilot and AI-enabled development technologies.
• Develop observability, reporting, analytics, and performance-monitoring capabilities.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and leadership.
• Present technical strategies and risks to Director-level and executive stakeholders.
• Establish standards and automation strategies across teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve developer productivity and platform reliability.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Enterprise DevOps

Azure Cloud

CI/CD architecture

Automation

GitHub Actions

Secure software delivery

DevSecOps

Leadership communication

Observability & analytics

Platform engineering

Tools

GitHub Actions Runner

Build-agent infrastructure

Kubernetes

GitHub Enterprise

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Southern Company is seeking a Solution Architect II in Atlanta for a senior role specializing in enterprise DevOps, Azure Cloud, and CI/CD architecture. The candidate will lead cross-functional technical initiatives, influence architecture decisions, and communicate with Director-level and senior leadership.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on depth in DevOps, cloud platforms, and security, with a track record of delivering scalable platforms, automation, and governance in large enterprises.