Sr. Platform Architect at Derex Technologies Inc

Title: Sr. Platform ArchitectDuration: 9 MonthsLocation: Washington DC (Onsite) Job Summary:The Platform Architect is responsible for designing and evolving the enterprise-wide platform strategy ensuring scalable secure and resilient infrastructure to support IT services and business applications. This role focuses on defining the technical architecture automation frameworks and governance models for Platform Engineering ensuring a seamless integration of cloud on-prem and hybrid environments.The Platform Architect will lead infrastructure modernization automation adoption and the transition to a platform-as-a-product approach while collaborating with engineering operations security and development teams.  Key Responsibilities:1. Platform Architecture & DesignDefine and implement the technical vision for platform engineering ensuring reliability scalability and security.Develop reference architectures for cloud on-prem and hybrid infrastructure.Establish standardized patterns for platform automation infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and self-service provisioning.Lead the design of APIs and platform integrations to ensure seamless interoperability across tools and teams.2. Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) StrategyOversee the development and implementation of IaC frameworks using Terraform Pulumi or CloudFormation.Define automation roadmaps for infrastructure provisioning compliance enforcement and operational workflows.Work with CI/CD engineers to streamline infrastructure automation and release processes.3. Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure StrategyDevelop a multi-cloud and hybrid cloud strategy ensuring cost efficiency security and performance optimization.Standardize networking identity and security models across cloud providers (AWS Azure GCP).Define best practices for container orchestration Kubernetes management and microservices deployment.4. Observability Performance & Reliability EngineeringArchitect enterprise observability solutions using tools like Prometheus Grafana Splunk or Datadog.Establish site reliability engineering (SRE) best practices including SLIs SLOs and error budgets.Develop proactive monitoring and self-healing automation frameworks.5. Security Compliance & GovernanceEnsure platform security alignment with zero-trust models access controls and encryption standards.Define policies for automated security compliance and cloud governance.Collaborate with security architects to integrate DevSecOps principles into the platform.6. Leadership & Cross-Functional CollaborationPartner with Platform Engineering Cloud Security and Development teams to implement scalable solutions.Drive a culture of automation-first engineering by mentoring engineers and advocating for DevOps and SRE best practices.Lead architecture reviews and technical governance meetings to ensure consistency across teams.Required Qualifications & Skills:Technical Skills Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS Azure GCP VMware Kubernetes Automation & IaC: Terraform Ansible Pulumi CloudFormation DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI/CD ArgoCD Observability & Performance: Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack Splunk Datadog Security & Compliance: Zero Trust IAM SIEM DevSecOps principles Networking & APIs: API Gateways Service Mesh (Istio Consul) Load Balancing  Soft SkillsStrategic Thinking Ability to align technical roadmaps with business objectives.Cross-Functional Collaboration Works closely with security operations and development teams.Mentorship & Thought Leadership Guides engineers on best practices for platform development.Strong Documentation & Communication Ensures architecture decisions are well-documented and clearly communicated. Preferred CertificationsAWS Certified Solutions Architect ProfessionalMicrosoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect ExpertGoogle Professional Cloud ArchitectHashiCorp Certified: Terraform ArchitectCertified Kubernetes Architect (CKA)ServiceNow Certification and Experience   Regards ManojDerex Technologies INCContact : Ext 206Additional Information : All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.Remote Work : NoEmployment Type : Full-time Key Skills APIs,Pegasystems,Spring,SOAP,.NET,Hybris,Solution Architecture,Service-Oriented Architecture,Adobe Experience Manager,J2EE,Java,Oracle Experience: years Vacancy: 1