Principal Solutions Architect – Platform Engineering

Fierceli Inc is a company focused on providing professional services in platform engineering. They are seeking a Principal Platform Engineering Architect to lead technical consulting engagements, drive platform engineering and DevOps transformation initiatives, and collaborate with various teams to modernize infrastructure and automate delivery pipelines.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical discovery sessions with customers to understand platform engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure automation requirements
• Design scalable platform architectures supporting CI/CD, containerization, and cloud-native workloads
• Develop solution presentations, technical proposals, and effort estimates for services engagements
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers throughout consulting engagements
• Partner with sales and practice leadership to support pre-sales opportunities and technical solution development
• Lead proof-of-concepts and demonstrations showcasing automation, DevOps pipelines, and modern platform capabilities
• Assist with solution sizing, bill of materials, and services scoping
• Provide architecture oversight across professional services engagements
• Contribute hands-on when needed to ensure successful project outcomes
• Guide customers through platform engineering transformations , automation adoption, and cloud modernization initiatives
• Mentor engineers and consultants within the platform engineering practice
• Contribute to practice strategy, service offerings, and internal enablement materials
• Demonstrate thought leadership through internal presentations, customer workshops, and technical demonstrations
• Collaborate with other consulting practices to deliver multi-domain solutions

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or CI/CD environments
• Strong experience designing and implementing build and deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation, and platform tooling
• 4+ years experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and hybrid/on-premise environments
• 3+ years experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ruby, or Java
• Experience working with Git-based source control workflows
• Strong understanding of networking, operating systems (Linux/Windows), and security fundamentals
• Experience working in Agile or iterative development environments
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for customer-facing engagements
• Ability to travel up to 25–35% as required
• Cloud certifications such as AWS, Azure, or GCP Solutions Architect
• Certifications in Kubernetes (CKA/CKD)
• Experience with HashiCorp tools (Terraform, Vault) or Red Hat Ansible
• Experience integrating platform automation with ITSM/ITOM platforms such as ServiceNow
• Prior experience in customer-facing consulting roles combining pre-sales and delivery
• Familiarity with value stream mapping or DevOps value stream management