Role Summary We are seeking an experienced CI/CD Architect to design, implement, and govern scalable CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks across cloud and enterprise environments. The role combines DevOps architecture, RPA-driven automation, and application lifecycle optimization, with a strong focus on Azure-based platforms and modern development stacks. Key Responsibilities CI/CD and DevOps Architecture • Design and implement end-to-end CI/CD architectures for enterprise-grade applications and automation platforms. • Define CI/CD best practices, engineering standards, governance controls, and reusable pipeline templates across teams. • Enable secure, scalable, resilient pipelines for cloud-native and hybrid deployments. • Integrate code quality, security scanning, testing, compliance, approval, and audit controls into delivery pipelines. Automation and RPA Enablement • Architect and integrate RPA-based automation into CI/CD and operational workflows. • Design automation solutions using Automation Anywhere and Microsoft Power Automate. • Enable unattended and attended automation for build, deployment, testing, environment provisioning, and operational activities. Application and Cloud Engineering • Support application delivery for .NET Core, Web API, ASP.NET Core MVC, C#, and Python solutions. • Design CI/CD pipelines for applications hosted on Azure App Service. • Implement of deployment strategies such as blue-green, canary, and rolling deployments, including rollback mechanisms. Scripting and Tooling • Develop automation scripts using Shell scripting, PowerShell, and Python. • Create reusable scripts for environment setup, configuration management, deployment orchestration, and operational tasks. Collaboration and Governance • Collaborate with developers, architects, QA, security, and operations teams to improve application delivery outcomes. • Provide CI/CD architecture guidance, technical leadership, and design reviews. • Support DevOps maturity assessments and roadmap development. • Troubleshoot complex pipeline, automation, integration, and deployment issues. • Document architecture standards, reusable patterns, runbooks, and operational procedures. Core Technical Skills | Mandatory ✓ CI/CD architecture and DevOps enablement ✓ RPA: Automation Anywhere ✓ RPA: Microsoft Power Automate ✓ Shell scripting ✓ PowerShell ✓ Python ✓ C# ✓ .NET Core, Web API, and ASP.NET Core MVC ✓ Azure App Service Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills • Experience with Azure DevOps, Git-based CI/CD pipelines, or comparable platforms. • Understanding cloud security, identity and access management, and secrets management. • Exposure to containerization and infrastructure automation. • Experience in large enterprise or regulated environments. Qualifications • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. • 8–11 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native application delivery. • Strong architectural thinking with the ability to design scalable, secure, reusable solutions. • Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder collaboration, documentation, and technical communication skills.