GitHub Architect – DevOps

Role Description

Who we are

At UST, we help the world’s best organizations grow and succeed through transformation. Bringing together the right talent, tools, and ideas, we work with our client to co-create lasting change. Together, with over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at .

Company: UST

Title: GitHub Architect – DevOps

Role Overview The GitHub Architect at UST is a senior technical role within the PACE / DevOps ecosystem, responsible for designing, migrating, and governing GitHub Enterprise platforms for UST enterprise clients. This role supports large-scale DevOps transformations, SCM modernization, and automation enablement across delivery accounts, while ensuring compliance, security, and platform stability. The role will also focus on Kubernetes-based application deployments, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, and DevOps best practices, with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.

The Architect Works Closely With

• PACE Architects, Account Architects &
  • Delivery Leads

• Client Engineering &
  • DevSecOps teams

Key Responsibilities (UST / PACE Context)

GitHub Enterprise Architecture

• Design and deploy GitHub Enterprise Cloud/Server for UST client environments.
• Define org structure, repo strategy, access control models, and governance standards.
• Establish enterprise Git workflows, branching models, and release strategies aligned to client SDLC.

SCM Migration &

• Modernization

• Lead legacy SCM to GitHub migrations, including:

Full commit history migration

• Repo re-architecture and restructuring
• User, team, and permission mapping
• Git LFS strategy for large artifacts
• Own migration tooling, validation, rollback planning, and cutover execution.

CI/CD &

• Automation Enablement

• Architect and standardize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks for:

Repository onboarding

Policy enforcement

Compliance and audit readiness

• Use Python, Bash, or PowerShell to automate GitHub operations and DevOps workflows.

Cloud Infrastructure

• Design and architect cloud-based DevOps platforms aligned with security, scalability, and compliance requirements.
• Lead the design and implementation of Kubernetes clusters for multi-environment (Dev/Test/Prod) workloads.
• Implement Helm charts for application packaging, deployment, and lifecycle management.
• Security, Compliance &
  • Governance

• Implement secure-by-design GitHub patterns, including:
• Least-privilege access

Secrets management

• Audit logging and compliance controls
• Align GitHub usage with client security, DevSecOps, and regulatory standards.
• Ensure platform security, RBAC, secrets management, logging, monitoring, and auditability.

Technical Leadership &

• Enablement

• Act as the subject-matter expert for PACE and delivery teams.

Provide architecture guidance to:

DevOps engineers

Application teams

Client architects

• Define DevOps governance, branching strategies, environment promotion, and release management processes.
• Create documentation, runbooks, and enablement material for sustained adoption.
• Mentor DevOps and engineering teams on best practices and platform usage.

Core Requirements

Required Skills &

• Experience

• 5 years in Architect or Senior DevOps / SCM Engineering roles.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD, and cloud-native architectures.
• Hands-on expertise with GitHub Enterprise (Cloud).
• Deep understanding of Git internals, branching strategies, and repo design.
• Extensive experience with GitHub and GitHub Actions or enterprise CI/CD automation and platform.
• Proven experience migrating large Perforce repositories to GitHub.
• Strong scripting skills: Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Strong hands-on experience with public cloud services (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes Service – design, operations, and troubleshooting.
• Strong experience with Helm for Kubernetes application deployments.
• Experience designing secure, highly available, and scalable platforms.

Preferred / Good-to-Have

• GitHub Administration or equivalent SCM certification.
• Experience supporting multiple client accounts simultaneously.
• Exposure to regulated enterprise environments.
• Ability to work in PACE delivery hybrid models.
• Exposure to GitOps practices and modern DevOps governance models.
• Solutions Architect Expert certification from any commercial cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

What We Believe

We’re proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning. Since day one, we’ve been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. And today, it's those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone, to champion diversity and inclusion and to place people at the centre of everything we do.

Humility

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity

We honour our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

• To support and promote the values of UST.
• Comply with all Company policies and procedures

Skills devops,github enterprise,github,github actions,kubernetes,ci/cd,terraform,devsecops,cloud services