Principal Architect (Python with Anaconda or Conda)-ACSL01H39

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Job Title: Principal Architect (Python with Anaconda or Conda)

Location: Irving, TX (Hybrid-3 days onsite and 2 days remote)

Duration: 24+ months full time – contract

Pay Rate: Open, DOE

Visa: W2 with 12 months visa validity

Must have: 12+ years of Python, Python (Anaconda), GitHub Actions and CI/CD automation, cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, AWS)

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.

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 (GCP, 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.

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. Experience 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.

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