GitHub Architect

GitHub Architect (5340)

Bangalore Whitefield (Work From Office)

Work Type - Canarys FTE

Client Interview / F2F Applicable

3 Rounds of technical interview

Background check process to be followed: YES

Budget / CTC: As per market standards

Number of Positions: 1

Notice period: Immediate

Relevant years experience: 8+ Years

GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Copilot, Self-hosted Runners, ARC, repository governance, SCM/DevOps, and enterprise stakeholder management.

Desired skills / Secondary skills*

Terraform/Ansible, Kubernetes, GitHub APIs, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), DevSecOps, and enterprise-scale migration experience.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced GitHub Enterprise Architect / Platform Engineer to drive GitHub Enterprise architecture, governance, CI/CD, security, and enterprise adoption.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and govern GitHub Enterprise, including organizations, repositories, teams, permissions, branching strategies, and enterprise policies.
• Design and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, including Self-hosted Runners and GitHub Actions Runner Controller (ARC).
• Implement and manage GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) – Code Scanning, Secret Scanning, and Dependabot.
• Administer and enable GitHub Copilot across enterprise environments, including licensing, governance, and responsible AI practices.
• Lead SCM migrations from Bitbucket, GitLab, SVN, Perforce, Azure DevOps, and other platforms to GitHub Enterprise.
• Conduct POCs, architecture assessments, platform optimization, and DevSecOps initiatives.
• Work closely with engineering, security, platform teams, leadership, and GitHub support/TAM teams to resolve enterprise-level issues and escalations.
• Create governance standards, documentation, best practices, and enablement programs for development teams.

Mandatory Skills:

GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Copilot, Self-hosted Runners, ARC, repository governance, SCM/DevOps, and enterprise stakeholder management.

Good to Have:

Terraform/Ansible, Kubernetes, GitHub APIs, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), DevSecOps, and enterprise-scale migration experience.