Senior Cloud Architect

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are...

When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Introduction: We are looking for a Sr Cloud Architect specializing in CI/CD pipelines, who will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based solutions that facilitate streamlined software development and deployment processes. This role demands expertise in pipeline strategies, as well as the ability to ensure robust, scalable, observable, and secure cloud architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and provide oversight of cloud architecture tailored for CI/CD pipelines, ensuring high availability, scalability, security, and performance.
• Provide standards, architecture, and implementation guidance for multi-cloud, and on-prem, deployments.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to refine and optimize build and deployment workflows.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud services and tools suitable for CI/CD processes, including containerization, orchestration, and monitoring solutions.
• Partner with CloudSec to ensure security compliance; and incorporate best practices for vulnerability remediation, data protection, and access management within multiple cloud environments.
• Provide expert level troubleshooting for high impact major incidents related to cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and application deployments.
• Provide architectural diagrams and design documents for current tech stack deployments.
• Present team cloud strategy and future cloud related technical roadmap to executive stakeholders, as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field; 5-10 years equivalent work experience may be considered.
• Proven experience in cloud architecture design and implementation, preferably with major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and hands-on experience with tools like Jenkins, Ansible, Github Actions, Argo CD, Flux CD, or equivalent.
• Expert in containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Solid programming and scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams.

Preferred Skills and Attributes:

• Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Architect, Google Cloud Professional Architect).
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Strong communication skills to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

How We Get Things Done...

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

Client-provided location(s): Sterling, VA

Job ID: Discovery-WAMEGLOBALR000098407EXTERNALENGLOBAL

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-09-17T20:06:07