GitHub Architect

We are seeking an experienced GitHub Architect to design, govern, and scale enterprise-wide GitHub platforms across organizations, teams, and repositories.

This role combines platform strategy, DevSecOps governance, CI/CD standardization, and large-scale operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage enterprise-scale GitHub organizations, teams, and repository structures
  
• Define and enforce governance, policies, branch protection, CODEOWNERS, and RBAC
  
• Establish GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS/GHAS-like) baselines, code scanning, and secret security
  
• Standardize and architect CI/CD frameworks using GitHub Actions
  
• Lead migration from legacy CI/CD tools → GitHub Actions
  
• Define strategy for GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners
  
• Implement environment promotion, artifact versioning, and release governance
  
• Architect Git LFS, monorepo/multirepo strategy, and scalability standards
  
• Build compliance automation for regulated and audited environments
  
• Integrate enterprise identity systems: SSO, SCIM, IAM
  
• Create architecture documentation, diagrams, and technical decision records (TDRs)
  

Required

• 5+ years experience in GitHub Enterprise administration & architecture
  
• Strong expertise in Java debugging and payments production support (since this is payments-focused hiring)
  
• Deep knowledge of CI/CD architecture & GitHub Actions
  
• Hands-on experience with DevSecOps, secure SDLC, pipeline security
  
• Strong understanding of IAM, RBAC, SSO, SCIM
  
• Experience in audit, compliance, governance automation
  
• Ability to work in mission-critical, large-scale enterprise environments
  
• Strong log analysis, incident troubleshooting, and stakeholder communication
  

Nice to Have

• GitHub Administration / GitHub Advanced Security certifications
  
• Azure or AWS Solutions Architect certification
  
• Kubernetes, Terraform, or DevSecOps certification
  
• Experience designing shared runners at scale
  
• GitHub storage optimization and performance tuning
  
• Executive presentation and architecture review experience