Hydrolix

https://www.hydrolix.io/

Series C

101-250

Software Development

Hydrolix is a streaming data lake optimized for log-intensive use cases that offer both real-time and historical analytics at scale.

Job Description

We're looking for a CI/CD Architect to drive our platform initiatives as we scale into a SaaS-first, high-velocity engineering organization. You'll partner with product engineering, SRE, and leadership to transform our CI/CD, evolve our repository and service architecture, and embed operational best practices across teams.

Key Responsibilities

Drive the implementation and optimization of CI/CD frameworks, developer tooling, and platform enablement using GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and modern deployment strategies
Execute the strategy to split our monorepo and evolve our repo & build systems with intelligent caching and microservices CI/CD
Create self-service CI/CD platforms that reduce build & deployment time from hours to minutes
Manage artifact registries, dependency management, and create secure, scalable build environments supporting our transition to SaaS architecture.
Build a scalable SaaS platform foundation — deployment automation, provisioning, multi-tenancy considerations using GitOps patterns
Collaborate with engineering teams to embed SRE practices into daily workflows (observability, reliability reviews, incident response)
Contribute to building a high-impact platform engineering team focused on developer experience and productivity
Be hands-on in technical design and architectural decisions, especially around CI/CD, deployments, and platform services
Partner with security and compliance on platform-level initiatives including automated security scanning and GitLab security features
Establish automated testing strategies, quality gates, and feedback loops for development teams
Implement pipeline observability and performance optimization with GitLab monitoring and ArgoCD dashboards

Qualifications and Skills

10+ years in engineering roles, with at least 7+ years building/deploying platform tooling at scale
Expert-level knowledge of CI/CD tools, particularly GitLab CI/CD and hands-on experience with GitOps and ArgoCD
Proven experience splitting monolithic codebases or moving towards service-oriented architectures
SaaS operational experience — understanding of multi-tenancy, deployment automation, and release engineering
Experience driving SRE principles like observability, incident management, and operational excellence within engineering teams
Strong collaboration skills with experience mentoring other engineers and working cross-functionally
Proficiency in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code (Pulumi, Terraform, CloudFormation), and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Deep understanding of software build systems, dependency management, and security best practices in CI/CD pipelines

Technical Skills & Platform Focus:

CI/CD Platforms: GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Tekton, CircleCI

Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm

Languages: Python, Go, Bash, YAML

Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Linode, Azure (with GitLab integration)

Infrastructure as Code: Pulumi, Terraform, CloudFormation

Build Systems: Maven, Gradle, npm, Docker, Bazel

Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, GitLab monitoring, ArgoCD metrics

Security: SAST/DAST tools, container scanning, secrets management, GitLab security features