Principal Solutions Architect at GitLab

Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience lead

Exp. Years 5+ years

Education Not specified

Category Consulting & Advisory

About this role

Principal Solutions Architect at GitLab, leading AI-driven pre-sales engagements for customers, shaping technical strategy, and delivering architectural solutions across AI, security, and cloud-native domains.

Key Responsibilities

Lead technical discovery and architecture design; Drive AI-focused solution strategy; Own technical strategy for strategic accounts; Create reusable assets and enablement material; Mentor other Solutions Architects

Technical Overview

Deep hands-on AI and cloud architecture experience, with Python, IaC (Terraform/Ansible), REST/GraphQL APIs, CI/CD, and enterprise deployment patterns; advisory role in AI governance and value realization.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior-level Solutions Architect with 5+ years in pre-sales/software consulting, strong Python/Terraform/Ansible experience, and hands-on AI/LLM knowledge, capable of guiding enterprise customers through AI-driven DevSecOps transformations.

Must-Have Skills

Deep hands-on expertise with AIsuch as designing or implementing AI-powered solutionsTechnical pre-sales or software consulting experiencePractical background in CI/CDDevSecOps practicesKnowledge of cloud computing concepts and architecturesAbility to design architectures spanning multiple teams and phases

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience building AI agent workflows (Custom Agents/Custom Flows)Experience with GitLab Duo Agent PlatformEnterprise governance and security controls

Tools & Platforms

GitLabGitLab CI/CDGitLab APIsRESTGraphQLTerraformAnsibleDocker

Required Skills

PythonTerraformAnsibleRESTGraphQLGitLab APIsCI/CDDevSecOpsAIAI-powered solutionscloud computingcloud-nativeAI governancereference architecturesworkshopsproduction-grade deployments

Hard Skills

PythonTerraformAnsibleRESTGraphQLGitLab APIsCI/CDDevSecOpsAIAI-powered solutionscloud computingcloud-native

Soft Skills

communicationrelationship-buildingstakeholder managementleadershipmentoringcollaboration

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Act as the AI-focused pre-sales technical advisor to drive architecture outcomes for GitLab’s customers

Role Subtype Solutions Architect

Tech Domains Python, Terraform, Ansible, REST, GraphQL, CI/CD, DevSecOps, Cloud, Cloud Native, AI

Keywords for Your Resume

principal solutions architectaipre-salessolution architectureci/cddevsecopscloudcloud-nativegitlab ci/cdrestgraphqlpythonterraformansibleai governanceworkshopsreference architecturesvalue stream analyticsdora

Deal Breakers

Lack of pre-sales / solution-architecture experience, Inability to operate in a remote/asynchronous environment

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