Lead Architect - GitHub

Why SoftwareOne?

SoftwareOne is a global software and cloud solutions provider and distributor, powered by around 12,000 people across more than 70 countries. But what really makes us SoftwareOne is our people: curious minds, different perspectives, and talented teams working together to solve real challenges and create meaningful impact. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, explore new possibilities, and build a career that’s uniquely yours, while helping shape what’s next in technology.

The role

Are you ready to define how SoftwareOne designs, productizes, assures, and scales GitHub-based developer platforms worldwide?

Do you want to shape GitHub Copilot-enabled modernization services while remaining close enough to the technology to prototype, review, and challenge engineering patterns?

Is your next step a global technical leadership role with one of the global leaders in software and cloud?

Practical Information

Location: Bulgaria, Romania or Poland | Reports to: CoE – Engineering & Architecture Lead | Team Size: 20+ | Work Arrangement: Hybrid | Visa Requirements: Valid work visa for the country you are based in | Language Requirements: English | Learn more: softwareone.com

As our new Lead Architect - GitHub, you will provide global technical leadership within SoftwareOne’s Center of Excellence, shaping GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, GitHub Advanced Security, and GitHub Copilot architecture and offerings. Drawing on deep expertise in DevOps, platform engineering, DevSecOps, and AI-assisted modernization, you will create scalable services, standards, and delivery patterns for customers and regional teams. This role combines strategic architecture with hands-on engineering credibility, global partner alignment, and the development of repeatable modernization-agent services.

Key Responsibilities

Own global technical direction, standards, delivery patterns, quality expectations, roadmap input, and lifecycle governance for the GitHub portfolio

Shape global offerings spanning GitHub platform transformation, DevOps modernization, platform engineering, secure software delivery, developer productivity, Copilot adoption, and AI-assisted engineering

Define migration architecture and standards for moving from Azure DevOps, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jenkins, and other platforms to GitHub

Build repeatable modernization-agent services covering assessment, pilots, scaled modernization factories, security and quality controls, acceptance measures, and production transition

Support strategic customer opportunities through executive discovery, workshops, assessments, solution shaping, presales, architecture assurance, and escalation support

Enable regional architects, consultants, and engineers through reusable assets, reference architectures, architecture clinics, learning paths, accelerators, and project-ready quality criteria

What we need to see from you

Solid senior architecture experience across software architecture, application engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, cloud transformation, security engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise consulting

Deep hands-on experience with GitHub Enterprise Cloud and/or Server, including organizations, repositories, identity, permissions, governance, audit, lifecycle, integrations, and operations

Experience with GitHub Actions or comparable CI/CD, GitHub Advanced Security, secure software supply chains, reusable workflows, runner architecture, deployment controls, migration, reliability, and governance

Proven experience designing or leading application modernization using GitHub Copilot modernization agents with controlled pull-request workflows, automated testing, security validation, human review, measurable acceptance criteria, and production transition

Practical expertise with Azure and another major cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform or comparable IaC, plus automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, APIs, GitHub Apps, webhooks, or equivalent technologies

Ability to translate technical capability into global offerings and engage effectively at executive and engineering level, collaborating across product, sales, presales, delivery, regions, partners, and adjacent Centers of Excellence

What we offer

Our company benefits vary based on your location, but always include:   

Global company culture: We defined our 6 core values through our company culture (https://www.softwareone.com/en/our-story/our-values)  

A mentor who supports your successful start and is at your side with advice and action  

President’s Club: Recognition awarded by leadership and your peers  

Lifelong education: A variety of training and development opportunities  

Hire to Grow: We optimize our internal structures and feedback culture constantly to be your Employer of Choice, today and in future 

Job Function

Services

Accommodations

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At SoftwareOne, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Additionally, we encourage experienced individuals that have taken an intentional career break and are now prepared to return to work to explore our SOAR program.