Github Architect || Boston, MA (preferred) / Chaska, MN (Onsite)

Job Title: Github Architect

Location: Boston, MA (preferred) / Chaska, MN (Onsite)

Duration: 6 Months Contract

Design, implement, and manage organization's GitHub strategy to align with business objectives, improve developer productivity, and secure the software development lifecycle.

Skills required:

• More than 7 Years of experience as GitHub architect
• Implementation experience in atleast 2 to 3 production grade projects
• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage key stakeholders

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic planning and design

• Define GitHub strategy: Create an overarching strategy for using GitHub within the organization, including repository structure, branching models (like Gitflow or trunk-based development), and overall governance.
• Architect enterprise solutions: Set up and integrate GitHub Enterprise with the customer's infrastructure, defining comprehensive implementation plans.
• Map business needs to technology: Translate business requirements into technical solutions by matching them with the right GitHub features.

DevOps and CI/CD implementation

• Automate workflows: Design and establish scalable Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using GitHub Actions and other DevOps tools.
• Drive automation: Create and manage automated scripts and components (using tools like PowerShell, Python, or Terraform) for tasks like infrastructure management, repository provisioning, and access control.
• Enable engineering productivity: Introduce best practices for code reviews, collaboration, and automation to improve developers' efficiency and reliability.

Security and governance

• Integrate DevSecOps: Advise on embedding security best practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle using GitHub features, such as Advanced Security.
• Manage access and compliance: Implement and enforce policies for repository access, code reviews, and approvals to ensure compliance with security standards.
• Conduct risk assessment: Identify potential risks in solution designs, such as vulnerabilities or performance bottlenecks, and develop strategies to mitigate them.

Consulting and enablement

• Serve as a technical advisor: Act as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to both internal teams and external customers.
• Lead technical innovation: Research and evaluate new technologies and features (including AI and machine learning tools) to make recommendations for improvements and innovations.

Collaboration and oversight

• Partner with stakeholders: Collaborate with product managers, developers, DevOps engineers, and business leaders to execute on the GitHub strategy.
• Oversee project execution: Guide development teams to ensure their implementation aligns with the architectural vision. This includes conducting code and design reviews.
• Manage technical debt and migrations: Analyze existing systems and plan modernization efforts, including facilitating migrations from other platforms to the GitHub ecosystem.

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