Staff Software Architect – DevOps

General Motors

Continuous Integration Developer tasked with architecting enterprise-scale CI/CD systems for GM’s virtual development platform. Focusing on automation, cloud orchestration, and embedded systems integration.

Posted 6/14/2026full-timeMarkham • 🇨🇦 CanadaLead💰 CA$137,300 - CA$203,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect enterprise-scale CI/CD systems for embedded, simulation, and cloud workloads
Define branching, release, and quality-gate standards across multiple engineering domains
Design GitOps-based delivery for multi-cluster Kubernetes environments
Lead progressive delivery strategy including automated rollback and analysis
Establish IaC architecture using Terraform modules and multi-environment patterns
Integrate security and compliance into pipelines and artifact flows
Define observability standards for pipelines, simulation workloads, and runtime systems
Mentor DevOps and simulation developers across the organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
10+ years of relevant experience in CI/CD, DevOps, automation, or software architecture
Expertise in CI/CD architecture for large distributed systems
Deep Kubernetes knowledge including cluster operations
Strong Terraform/ IaC experience with production-grade module design
Experience with embedded or simulation workflows (vECUs, FMUs, SIL)
Cloud architecture experience across AWS, Azure, or GCP
Knowledge of security frameworks such as SLSA or OPA.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave
Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits
Life insurance plans to cover you and your family
Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement
GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family and friends.

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Hard Skills & Tools

CI/CDDevOpsautomationsoftware architectureKubernetesTerraformIaCcloud architecturesecurity frameworksobservability

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree