Solution Architect – DevOps Pipeline
At a glance
Mid-level DevOps & Release role at Chevron Corporation. Houston · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $120,000–$167,500 across the United States.
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What you'll do
- Design CI/CD and developer platforms for enterprise use, keeping their architecture current as business and security needs change
- Set shared pipeline patterns for building, testing, deploying and managing artifacts across teams
- Guide platform modernization, toolchain connections and AI additions that improve pipeline capabilities and developer productivity
- Work with product, engineering and cyber teams to align solutions with enterprise architecture, cloud strategy and security controls
- Review architecture choices, assess technical risks and costs, and plan compliant implementations with vendors and other architects
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or a related discipline
- At least eight years in software development and solution architecture, including three or more in architecture or senior technical leadership
- Experience building enterprise services or platforms for developers and teams, rather than consumer-facing applications
- Hands-on ability to design cloud-native solutions with Microsoft Azure services and apply security, compliance and software architecture practices
Who this fits
This role suits a senior technical architect focused on enterprise developer platforms, CI/CD and cloud architecture. U.S. employment authorization is required, as Chevron will not sponsor visas or consider applicants with time-limited visa status; relocation may be considered under company parameters.
From the employer
Total Number of Openings
1Chevron is accepting online applications for the position Solution Architect – DevOps Pipeline through 10/26/2026 at 11:59 p.m. (CST).
The DevOps Solution Architect is responsible for designing and delivering scalable, secure, and enterprise-aligned CI/CD and developer platform solutions. This role partners with business partners, engineering, and cyber security teams to translate business needs into technical architectures and ensures solutions align with Chevron’s enterprise standards, cloud strategy, and DevOps modernization objectives.
This position plays a key role in advancing enterprise capabilities including GitHub Enterprise adoption, pipeline standardization, and open-source software governance. You will ensure that architecture of existing solutions are kept updated and evergreen to meet evolving business needs and compliance or security requirements. Excellent communication skills are essential, as you will translate complex technical concepts into business terms for a wide range of stakeholders.
Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:
- Designing and supporting the DevOps CICD Pipeline and Enterprise development and deployments at a large enterprise scale.
- Own end-to-end architecture for CI/CD and developer platform solutions
- Design and standardize enterprise pipeline patterns (build, test, deploy, artifact management)
- Lead AI efforts to improve the pipeline capabilities and enable developer productivity.
- Lead architecture decisions for next generation Development Platforms, pipeline modernization, and toolchain integrations
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards, security controls, and cloud strategy
- Partner with Product Owners, Technical Leads, and Cyber teams to deliver compliant and scalable solutions
- Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and technologies for performance, scalability, and maintainability
- Collaborate with other Architects by bringing up cross-functional dependencies and requirements.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks, vulnerabilities, and technical debt
- Lead architecture reviews and ensure compliance with enterprise governance processes
- Support cost analysis, feasibility assessments, and implementation planning
- Ability to work effectively with Vendors and influence vendor product direction to achieve business outcomes.
- Evaluate AI acceleration opportunities and integrations into the CICD pipeline.
- Strong partnerships and understanding of the latest Cyber Security requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
- A minimum of 8+ years’ experience in software development and solution architecture.
- A minimum of 3+ years in Solution Architecture or senior technical leadership role.
- Demonstrated experience in designing and developing enterprise-level services or platforms intended for use by other developers and teams, as opposed to consumer-facing applications.
- Skilled in designing and implementing cloud-native solutions using a wide stack of Microsoft Azure services, including Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Database, among others.
- Skilled in implementing various architecture styles, design patterns and best practices for software development.
- Skilled in evaluating technology and product options, and modern trade-off analysis for various architecture and design choices.
- Skilled in ability to design and implement security best practices and compliance requirements.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- GitHub Enterprise expertise at scale for a large number of repositories and cross-organizational dependencies.
- Experience with Oil and Gas workflows and Industry.
- Has a cloud first and agile mindset.
- Expertise use complex infrastructure – ideally with Ansible.
- Full Application Stack capabilities.
- Experience with application inventory management and infrastructure governance – preferably with ServiceNow.
- Familiarity with finOps processes and cost recovery models. Particularly AI Tokenization usage.
Relocation Options:
Relocation may be considered within Chevron parameters.
International Considerations:
Expatriate assignments will not be considered.
Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.
U.S. Regulatory notice:
Chevron is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, reproductive health decision-making, military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please email us at emplymnt@chevron.com.
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