Principal Architect - DevSecOps & Release Engineering

job summary:

Randstad Digital is hiring and we're looking for someone like YOU to join our team! If you are seeking a new opportunity, looking to grow in your career, or you know someone who is - we want to hear from you! Take a look at the below opportunity, or feel free to visit RandstadUSA.com to view and apply.

location: Irving, Texas

job type: Contract

salary: $91.09 - 96.09 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture Vision & Strategy:

Define and own the technical vision, architecture roadmap, and technology strategy for the Cross Platform Engineering and Reference Architecture team operating under the Chief Data Office

Lead the design, governance, and evolution of reference architectures for web services, APIs, data pipelines, CMS platforms, and enterprise integration patterns

Establish and chair architecture review boards; evaluate designs for alignment with enterprise standards, scalability, and security posture

Create comprehensive architectural decision records (ADRs), technology radar publications, and multi-year technology roadmaps

Drive architectural consistency and coherence across multiple product teams and technology domains

Mentor and guide Principal Engineers, Lead Engineers, and Senior Engineers in applying architectural patterns and making sound technical trade-offs

DevSecOps Architecture & Governance:

Define the target-state architecture for enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines with integrated security controls and compliance automation

Establish and govern security architecture standards across the software development lifecycle, including static code analysis (Sonar), SAST (Checkmarx), SCA (Black Duck), secret scanning (GitHub Secret Scanning), DAST (dynamic application security testing), and supply chain security

Design infrastructure-as-code reference patterns, container security frameworks, and platform architecture blueprints

Own the architectural vision for automated compliance validation, vulnerability management, and remediation processes

Lead architectural alignment of DevSecOps tooling across GitHub Actions (reusable workflows), static code analysis (Sonar), SAST (Checkmarx), SCA (Black Duck), secret scanning (GitHub Secret Scanning), and Harness CD deployments to OpenShift (OCP) platforms

Architect and maintain standardized GitHub Actions workflow templates and reusable workflows that encode enterprise best practices for build, test, security scanning, and release governance

Define and implement pipeline security gates and evidence collection by integrating static code analysis (Sonar), SAST (Checkmarx), SCA (Black Duck), secret scanning (GitHub Secret Scanning), and DAST (dynamic application security testing) into CI/CD workflows with automated enforcement and reporting

Design and govern Harness CD pipeline patterns for progressive delivery and environment promotion to OpenShift (OCP), including approvals, rollbacks, and audit-ready traceability

Enterprise Standards, Governance & Process Definition:

Serve as the primary architecture liaison with Enterprise Architecture, ensuring CDO standards align with firm-wide architectural principles and governance

Define and govern development standards, deployment patterns, operational frameworks, and technology selection criteria

Architect reusable workflow templates, pipeline frameworks, and automation libraries for broad organizational adoption

Establish observability architecture, monitoring strategies, and incident response patterns

Define branching strategies, release management governance, and deployment architecture patterns

Drive adoption of shift-left security practices, zero-trust architectures, and defense-in-depth design principles

Technical Leadership, Innovation & Influence:

Evaluate, select, and champion emerging technologies in the Python ecosystem, DevOps, cloud-native platforms, and AI-enabled development

Lead proof-of-concept and proof-of-architecture initiatives for new tools, frameworks, and platforms; translate findings into architectural recommendations

Build and maintain strategic partnerships with Platform Engineering, Security, Cloud Operations, and Enterprise Architecture teams

Drive cultural transformation toward DevSecOps, SRE practices, and engineering excellence through architectural leadership and evangelism

Represent the Chief Data Office as the senior technical voice in cross-organizational architecture forums, governance boards, and technology councils

Influence enterprise-wide technology decisions and contribute to firm-level architectural standards

qualifications:

Required Qualifications

12+ years of software engineering and architecture experience with demonstrated expertise designing systems in Python at enterprise scale

12+ years of architecting web applications, distributed systems, and platform solutions using industry-standard frameworks (Django, FastAPI, Flask)

12+ years of designing APIs, frameworks, automation pipelines, and distributed systems with a focus on scalability, resilience, and security

12+ years with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform, Azure, AWS) or on-prem platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift, including platform architecture and capacity planning

10+ years of experience architecting CI/CD pipelines, DevOps platforms, and release engineering systems, including GitHub Actions and reusable workflow design

Hands-on experience integrating automated security scans into CI/CD pipelines-static code analysis (Sonar), SAST (Checkmarx), SCA (Black Duck), and secret scanning (GitHub Secret Scanning)-and defining enforceable policy gates for release readiness

Experience designing and operating deployment automation to OpenShift (OCP) using Harness CD (or equivalent), including promotion, approvals, and rollback strategies

7+ years of security architecture experience including DevSecOps, application security, threat modeling, and compliance automation

7+ years of enterprise architecture leadership defining architecture standards, governance frameworks, and engineering processes across multiple teams

Experience utilizing coding assistants (GitHub Copilot) and AI-powered development tools, with ability to define organizational adoption strategies

Desired Qualifications

15-20 years of Python development with deep expertise in modern Python patterns, ecosystem, and large-scale system design

15+ years of web application architecture with at least 10+ years using the Django web application framework

5+ years of architecture and development using Wagtail CMS and Wagtail CRX (CodeRed CMS)

15+ years of designing and implementing testing strategies including unit testing, integration testing, and test automation using Pytest and related frameworks

15+ years of code versioning using Git distributed version control system with expertise in branching strategies and repository governance

10+ years of platform architecture and engineering experience with OpenShift or Kubernetes, including multi-cluster and multi-tenant design

10+ years of CI/CD platform architecture including GitHub Actions (reusable workflows), and enterprise automation at scale

10+ years of data pipeline architecture and orchestration (Kedro, MLFlow, Airflow, distributed computing)

7+ years of infrastructure-as-code and GitOps architecture (Terraform, Ansible) with enterprise governance patterns

7+ years of experience with security architecture, security tools (SAST, DAST (dynamic application security testing) (dynamic application security testing), SCA), threat modeling, and compliance frameworks

7+ years partnering with Enterprise Architecture teams to define standards, governance, and technology strategy

Experience defining organizational strategies for AI-enabled Integrated Development Environments (Cursor, AWS Kiro)

Deep familiarity with Spec-Driven Development (GitHub Spec-Kit), API-first design, and domain-driven design (DDD)

Experience with SRE practices, observability platform architecture, and incident management frameworks

Proven track record of leading enterprise-scale technical transformations, cultural change initiatives, and architecture modernization programs

Experience presenting to and influencing senior technology leadership and executive stakeholders

Job Expectations

Ability to work on-site at approved location

Ability to collaborate effectively in a hybrid enterprise environment

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.