CI/CD Pipeline Architect

CI/CD Pipeline Architect** (Contract)

Duration: 6 Months (Possibility for extension)

Location: London/Hybrid (2 days per week on site)

Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates

Role Overview

As a CI/CD Pipeline Architect, you will play a pivotal role in helping our development teams adopt GitHub Enterprise and Harness CD. Your expertise will guide the transition to efficient CI/CD practises, ensuring seamless integration and deployment across all environments-from development to production.

Key Responsibilities:

Assess current CI/CD pipelines and identify areas for enhancement.
Design target CI/CD pipeline architectures on the Unified CI/CD Platform.
Provide strategic guidance on implementing best practises and designs.
Define adoption milestones and refine user stories to track progress.
Collaborate with development teams throughout the adoption process, assisting with execution and troubleshooting as needed.
Transitioning from non-Git source code systems to Git-based systems.
utilising reusable components like GitHub Action Workflows and Harness Templates for increased efficiency.
Implementing CI/CD patterns suitable for various archetypes (SaaS, Product-Led, Service-Led) and architectures (micro-service, monolithic, layered).
Integrating security scans (SAST, SCA, container) and comprehensive testing (unit, functional, integration) within pipelines.

Skills & Experience:

Strong proficiency with Git Version Control, GitHub Enterprise, and GitHub Actions.
Experience with JFrog Artifactory and Harness CD.
Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or Kanban methodologies.
Knowledge of configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Helm).
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, Azure ARM, AWS CloudFormation).
Familiarity with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Proficiency in programming or scripting languages (JavaScript, Python, PowerShell, Groovy Script, or Golang).

Candidates will need to show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to hear more about this role 'apply now' to declare your interest in this opportunity with our client. Your application will be observed by our dedicated team.

We will respond to all successful applicants ASAP however, please be advised that we will always look to contact you further from this time should we need further applicants or if other opportunities arise relevant to your skillset.

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As part of our standard hiring process to manage risk, please note background screening checks will be conducted on all hires before commencing employment