Principal Architect

About Brillio: Brillio is the partner of choice for many Fortune 1000 companies seeking to turn disruption into a competitive advantage through innovative digital adoption. Backed by Bain Capital private equity, and growing at nearly 60% YoY since its inception, Brillio is one of the fastest growing digital technology service providers. We help clients harness the transformative potential of the four superpowers of technology – cloud computing, internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and mobility. Born digital in 2014, we apply Customer Experience Solutions, Data Analytics and AI, Digital Infrastructure and Security, and Platform and Product Engineering expertise to help clients quickly innovate for growth, create digital products, build service platforms, and drive smarter, data-driven performance.With delivery locations across the United States, Romania, Canada, Mexico, and India, our growing global workforce of over 6,000 Brillians blends the latest technology and design thinking with digital fluency to solve complex business problems and drive competitive differentiation for our clients. Brillio was awarded ‘Great Place To Work’. Learn more www.Brillio.com. Please find the below JDWork Model: Hybrid (3 days office)Experience: 15 - 20 YearsLocation: BangaloreAbout the Role:We are looking for a Principal Architect – DevOps, DevSecOps & SRE to lead the design and evolution of next-generation engineering frameworks and platform capabilities that enable scalable, secure, and reliable software delivery across the enterprise.This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role focused on Platform Engineering, SRE, and DevSecOps automation—driving architecture excellence, defining reusable frameworks, and shaping enterprise-wide engineering standards.Key Responsibilities:Architecture & Platform EngineeringArchitect and evolve core DevOps, SRE, and DevSecOps platforms delivering CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure automation as shared enterprise services.Define and standardize infrastructure provisioning, release orchestration, monitoring, incident management, and cost optimization frameworks.Develop reusable SDKs and internal developer tools to drive faster adoption and scalability.Ensure platform scalability, multi-cloud compatibility (AWS, Azure, GCP), and adherence to enterprise security and compliance standards.DevOps & DevSecOps StrategyEstablish enterprise-wide CI/CD blueprints and governance models for secure, consistent delivery.Embed GitOps, Policy-as-Code, and Security-as-Code principles into automation pipelines.Integrate DevSecOps tools for vulnerability scanning and compliance (e.g., Vault, Trivy, OPA).Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies to enhance delivery speed and security.Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)Define and drive SRE principles—SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets—across delivery ecosystems.Champion automation for self-healing, proactive monitoring, and chaos testing.Design observability frameworks using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK, Datadog, or Dynatrace.Solutioning & Pre-SalesLead technical solutioning for RFPs/RFIs—owning architecture blueprints, effort estimates, and value propositions.Collaborate with delivery and sales teams to craft modern DevOps/SRE/Platform solutions.Build POCs and demos showcasing automation, modernization, and AIOps capabilities.Represent the practice in client discussions and architecture reviews.Leadership & CollaborationMentor DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering teams across business units.Partner with Product, Security, and Cloud CoEs to align on technology strategy and governance.Contribute to the Engineering Excellence roadmap and define reusable design patterns for scalable delivery.Key Skills & Competencies:Technical ExpertiseDeep hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures (Azure, AWS, GCP).Strong proficiency in Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and modern CI/CD frameworks (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitLab CI).Familiarity with DevSecOps tools such as Vault, Snyk, Trivy, SonarQube, and Checkov.Strong scripting and automation skills (Python / Go / Bash).Understanding of AIOps and ML-driven operations.Pre-Sales & Customer EngagementProven track record in RFP/RFI responses, solution proposals, and technical presentations.Strong experience building POCs, demos, and accelerators.Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across all levels, including CXOs.Leadership AttributesCustomer Advocacy – Align technology outcomes with business priorities.Owner’s Mindset – Act in the best interest of customers and the organization.Innovation Ethos – Challenge the status quo and experiment boldly.Execution Excellence – Deliver high-quality outcomes at speed.Big-Picture Thinking – Link long-term vision to near-term execution.Winning Through Teams – Foster collaboration and collective success.Qualifications & ExperienceExperience: 15–20 years in IT Services with strong architecture experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.Expertise:Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, Integration)Cloud transformation & modernization programsMicroservices, APIs, event-driven design (Kafka, RabbitMQ)Observability, chaos engineering, performance optimizationExposure to AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn) – preferred