Chief Architect – DevOps

Chief Architect – DevOps & Observability Location: Columbus, OH Position Type: Long-Term Contract Work Arrangement: Hybrid/Onsite as required Job Summary We are seeking a highly experienced Chief Architect – DevOps & Observability to define, govern, and drive enterprise-wide standards for DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud, CI/CD, and Observability across diverse technology stacks and application environments. The ideal candidate will combine enterprise architecture, hands-on technical expertise, DevSecOps, cloud-native engineering, observability, technology evaluation, and transformation leadership. This role will lead initiatives from strategy and architecture through Proof of Value (POV), standardization, implementation, and enterprise-wide adoption. Key Responsibilities DevOps & DevSecOps Architecture - Define and govern enterprise-wide DevOps and DevSecOps Gold Standards. - Establish standards for source code management, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, artifact management, containerization, Kubernetes, GitOps, release and environment management. - Develop enterprise reference architectures, technology patterns, reusable components, and Golden Paths. - Define standardized CI/CD pipeline architectures and reusable templates. - Establish security integration standards including SAST, DAST, SCA, container security, IaC security, secrets management, and policy enforcement. - Develop DevSecOps patterns for cloud-native, containerized, VM-based, and legacy applications. Technology Evaluation & Proof of Value - Evaluate emerging DevOps, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud, and Observability technologies. - Develop technical evaluation frameworks and scorecards for technology selection. - Lead POCs/POVs, including requirements, use cases, success criteria, architecture,