Production Validation Architect (ID: 4117)
Key Skills
Job Description
- Lead Blue-Green and production validation assessments across complex, interconnected applications.
- Evaluate hosting, parallel deployments, test-user routing, database compatibility, integrations, cutover, and rollback.
- Conduct workshops with application teams, vendors, and partners to assess application readiness and identify technical constraints.
- Define reference architecture, release orchestration, testing workflows, implementation roadmap, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Guide engineering teams as the architecture design authority throughout implementation.
- 12+ years of experinece in software delivery, including at least 5 years as a Solution, Platform, or Release Architect.
- Proven experience designing and implementing Blue-Green, Canary, or similar production release strategies.
- Strong knowledge of API gateways, load balancers, Kubernetes ingress, service mesh, header/cookie-based routing, and feature flags.
- Expertise in zero-downtime database migrations, backward-compatible schema changes, and shared databases.
- Experience with API integrations, message queues, event-driven architectures, file/batch interfaces, Kubernetes, VM-based infrastructure, and SaaS applications.
- Assess end-to-end customer journeys, application dependencies, production readiness, and integration risks.
- Design secure test-user routing and release workflows covering deployment, validation, approval, cutover, monitoring, and rollback.
- Classify applications as ready, adaptable, or unsuitable and recommend practical remediation options.
- Prepare architecture documentation, risk assessments, and roadmaps, and present recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Communicate technical limitations and trade-offs clearly while guiding teams toward reliable implementation.
- The opportunity to lead enterprise-scale production validation and release architecture initiatives.
- The ability to shape deployment standards, improve production reliability, and minimise release risks.
- Collaboration with senior stakeholders, application teams, vendors, and engineering partners throughout assessment and implementation.
Core Responsibilities
Lead production validation assessments and define reference architectures for complex, interconnected applications. Guide engineering teams as the architecture design authority to ensure reliable release strategies and risk mitigation.
Requirements
Requires over 12 years of experience in software delivery with at least 5 years in solution, platform, or release architecture. Proven expertise in production release strategies, Kubernetes, and zero-downtime database migrations is essential.
About STAFIDE
Industry: Staffing and Recruiting
Company size: 11-50 employees
Headquartered in the Netherlands, STAFIDE specializes in Niche Tech Recruitment across Europe, connecting top talent with outstanding opportunities in the IT sector. Our data-driven recruitment model ensures the ideal match between candidates and employers, enhancing both skill alignment and cultural fit. With a strong focus on Skill-Based Hiring, we provide candidates with an in-depth understanding of the organization—whether for permanent positions or temporary assignments (interim opdrachten) like secondment (detachering)—strengthening employer branding for our clients as a recruitment company (uitzendbureau). In today’s fast-evolving tech landscape, we recognize the unique challenges companies face in sourcing highly skilled talent. Our advanced, AI-driven talent intelligence system (ATS) is specifically designed to prioritize Skill-Based Hiring for niche IT roles, empowering organizations to address talent shortages by identifying professionals with the expertise to drive innovation and growth. Whether you’re a company in search of exceptional talent or a professional seeking your next ICT role, STAFIDE is your strategic recruitment (werving en selectie) partner. Our deep expertise in the Dutch market, combined with a steadfast commitment to excellence, makes us the preferred choice for all your recruitment needs.