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INTRODUCTION
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A Professional Services Technical Architect works closely with salespeople (especially engagement managers) to define custom professional services projects during pre-sale and takes successful deals into delivery, where they are responsible for technical oversight and becoming an embedded trusted advisor within the client. As a highly visible and customer-facing position, you will work with an exceptional Professional Services organization, and the wider Customer Success team, including Professional Services Engineers, Project Managers, and Solution Architects. You will play a critical role in the success of Professional Services engagements as we expand our world-class professional consulting organization that has a proven track record of working with clients from different industries around the world. The Professional Services Technical Architect reports to the Senior Manager, Professional Services Technical Architects.
Responsibilities
Pre-sales
- Articulate the benefits of a GitLab DevSecOps transformation project to prospective clients, working directly with Engagement Managers and the sales team
- Provide support to PS Engagement Managers during the scoping and creation of the customer statement of work (SOW)
- Lead technical discovery sessions with customers, partners and GitLab PSEs to understand their business goals, technical constraints and requirements
- Provide technical expertise and consultative advice during the planning stages of a customer engagement
Delivery
- Own the design, development, implementation, and support of GitLab-related Professional Services engagements
- Coordinate and oversee functional implementation activities for internal and partner consultants, developers, and customer points of contact (POC) on large-scale enterprise projects
- Provide technical leadership to the Professional Service Engineering team during the delivery of services engagements
- Ensure that the deliverable accurately meets the defined expectations of the customer, ensuring that proper testing is implemented and performance requirements are closely monitored by working with the customer
- Work closely with the customer project team (specifically the Project Manager) to ensure accurate task-level articulation of the work required
Practice development
- Mentor PS and partner consultants to provide guidance regarding ‘Best Practices,’ communication, and implementation strategies; provide input to PS training materials and presentations and other collateral in the form of documentation and delivery kits
- Develop case studies, presentations, design documentation, best-practice methodologies and internal process development
- Liaise with and support other functional groups within GitLab – including (but not limited to) training, development, support, product, engineering
- Stay up to date on new features, and fixes within the monthly GitLab product releases and disseminate key information to the PSE team
- Hold enablement sessions for PS or other team members to learn how to use or how to sell particular service offerings
- Assist Regional Delivery Managers with + Technical Vetting of Partner Consultants + New hire candidates + SOW staffing assessments
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated progressive leadership in the full life-cycle of the software development environment
- Demonstrated progressive experience delivering two or more of the following consulting services
- SCM migration
- Cloud Architecture
- Development
- CI/CD consulting services
- Demonstrated progressive enterprise-level software development experience
- Demonstrated progressive DevOps Platform experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence internal team members, customers and partners
- Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making abilities with effective organizational and time management skills and the ability to handle multiple projects and priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking and presentation skills. Ability to create momentum and foster organizational change
- Capability to apply fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of particular field of specialization
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or other advanced technical degree, or equivalent experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees
- Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental Leave
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.
Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.
INTRODUCTION
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A Professional Services Technical Architect works closely with salespeople (especially engagement managers) to define custom professional services projects during pre-sale and takes successful deals into delivery, where they are responsible for technical oversight and becoming an embedded trusted advisor within the client. As a highly visible and customer-facing position, you will work with an exceptional Professional Services organization, and the wider Customer Success team, including Professional Services Engineers, Project Managers, and Solution Architects. You will play a critical role in the success of Professional Services engagements as we expand our world-class professional consulting organization that has a proven track record of working with clients from different industries around the world. The Professional Services Technical Architect reports to the Senior Manager, Professional Services Technical Architects.
Responsibilities
Pre-sales
- Articulate the benefits of a GitLab DevSecOps transformation project to prospective clients, working directly with Engagement Managers and the sales team
- Provide support to PS Engagement Managers during the scoping and creation of the customer statement of work (SOW)
- Lead technical discovery sessions with customers, partners and GitLab PSEs to understand their business goals, technical constraints and requirements
- Provide technical expertise and consultative advice during the planning stages of a customer engagement
Delivery
- Own the design, development, implementation, and support of GitLab-related Professional Services engagements
- Coordinate and oversee functional implementation activities for internal and partner consultants, developers, and customer points of contact (POC) on large-scale enterprise projects
- Provide technical leadership to the Professional Service Engineering team during the delivery of services engagements
- Ensure that the deliverable accurately meets the defined expectations of the customer, ensuring that proper testing is implemented and performance requirements are closely monitored by working with the customer
- Work closely with the customer project team (specifically the Project Manager) to ensure accurate task-level articulation of the work required
Practice development
- Mentor PS and partner consultants to provide guidance regarding ‘Best Practices,’ communication, and implementation strategies; provide input to PS training materials and presentations and other collateral in the form of documentation and delivery kits
- Develop case studies, presentations, design documentation, best-practice methodologies and internal process development
- Liaise with and support other functional groups within GitLab – including (but not limited to) training, development, support, product, engineering
- Stay up to date on new features, and fixes within the monthly GitLab product releases and disseminate key information to the PSE team
- Hold enablement sessions for PS or other team members to learn how to use or how to sell particular service offerings
- Assist Regional Delivery Managers with + Technical Vetting of Partner Consultants + New hire candidates + SOW staffing assessments
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated progressive leadership in the full life-cycle of the software development environment
- Demonstrated progressive experience delivering two or more of the following consulting services
- SCM migration
- Cloud Architecture
- Development
- CI/CD consulting services
- Demonstrated progressive enterprise-level software development experience
- Demonstrated progressive DevOps Platform experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence internal team members, customers and partners
- Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making abilities with effective organizational and time management skills and the ability to handle multiple projects and priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking and presentation skills. Ability to create momentum and foster organizational change
- Capability to apply fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of particular field of specialization
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or other advanced technical degree, or equivalent experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees
- Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental Leave
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.
Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)134
- NVIDIA126
- CVS Health104
- Google86
- Databricks82
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software2,031
- Consulting & Professional Services452
- Electronics & Hardware247
- Healthcare & Medical Services188
- Manufacturing160
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in technical architect jobs.
- Eight or more years of experience in software engineering or IT infrastructure roles
- Proven ability to design and document enterprise or cloud-scale system architectures
- Proficiency with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Experience with architecture frameworks including TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent
- Strong communication skills for presenting architecture decisions to executive stakeholders
- Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or TOGAF
Tips for Your Technical Architect Job Search
Tailor your resume to architecture tiers
Technical architect roles vary sharply between solution, enterprise, and domain architect. Align your resume's headline and bullet points to the specific tier in each posting, not a generic architect title, so hiring managers immediately see the right fit.
Document system scale with concrete context
Hiring managers for technical architect roles want to see the systems you've designed, not just your tools. Describe architecture decisions you owned, the problem they solved, and the scale they operated at, without overstating scope or citing made-up numbers.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists technical architect openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter postings by architecture domain
Cloud, data, security, and integration architects rarely share the same hiring funnel. Search openings by the domain you specialize in rather than the broad architect title so you're applying to roles where your depth matches the team's actual need.
Prepare a design whiteboard walkthrough
Most technical architect interviews include a live system design exercise. Practice narrating your reasoning as you draw, explaining tradeoffs between approaches, and asking clarifying questions about scale and constraints before committing to a design direction.
Negotiate scope before accepting an offer
Technical architect offers often carry ambiguous authority over engineering decisions. Before accepting, clarify whether the role has direct influence over technology choices, which teams you partner with, and how architecture decisions are approved or overridden.
Technical Architect Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most technical architects?
The companies hiring the most technical architects right now include Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), NVIDIA, and CVS Health, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is concentrated in organizations undertaking large-scale cloud migrations or digital transformation programs.
How many technical architect jobs are remote?
About 37% of technical architect openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, reflecting the strategic and advisory nature of the role. Cloud and solution architect positions tend to have the highest share of remote flexibility, while data center and infrastructure-focused roles more often require on-site presence.
How do you become a technical architect?
Most technical architects start as software engineers, systems engineers, or infrastructure specialists and build toward the role by taking on design ownership within their teams. From there, earning a cloud or architecture certification, leading a cross-functional system design project, and developing the ability to communicate technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders are the clearest steps into an architect title.
Can you get hired as a technical architect without prior architect experience?
Yes, if you can demonstrate that you've already done architect-level work under a different title. Employers respond to candidates who can show system design decisions they owned, cross-team technical leadership, and documentation like architecture decision records or design proposals, even when the role was listed as a senior engineer or tech lead position.
What does the technical architect interview process look like?
Most technical architect hiring processes include a recruiter screen, a technical depth interview covering your past system designs, a live whiteboard or virtual design exercise where you architect a system from a prompt, and a panel interview with engineering leads and sometimes executive stakeholders. Some employers also ask for a written architecture proposal or case study before the final round.
Where can I find and apply to technical architect jobs?
You can find and apply to technical architect jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and specialization, and apply directly to each listing.
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