Solutions Architect (Contract Position) at Harnessinc

Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, founder of AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). The company has raised ~$570M in Series E venture funding, is valued at $5.5B, and backed by top investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Google Ventures, J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures and more. Harness is building the industry’s leading AI-powered software delivery platform, enabling teams worldwide to build, test, and deliver software faster, safer, and more reliably. Writing code is only 30–40% of the engineering lifecycle — the rest involves testing, deployments, security, compliance, and optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this outer loop, turning complex, time-consuming workflows into streamlined processes at massive global scale. The platform includes industry leading products in CI/CD, Feature Flags, Cloud Cost Management, Service Reliability, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights, Internal Developer Experience, and API discovery, observability, governance, and runtime protection. Over the past year, Harness powered 128M deployments, 81M builds, 1.2T API calls protected, and $1.9B in cloud spend optimized, helping customers like United Airlines and Choice Hotels accelerate releases by up to 75% and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency. With employees in over 25 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI-driven software delivery — and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster. Position Summary In this role, you will partner closely with enterprise customers across Brazil and Latin America to architect, design, and implement DevSecOps, FinOps, and Engineering Excellence solutions using the Harness platform. You will collaborate with Harness Engineering, Sales Engineering, and Customer Success, as well as customer teams including DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Finance, and Engineering Leadership. Your mission is to help customers modernize and scale their CI/CD practices in a way that is secure, cost-efficient, reliable, and aligned with business outcomes. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role in a high-growth global SaaS company, supporting organizations as they evolve their cloud-native and Kubernetes adoption across AWS, GCP, and Azure About the role • Engage directly with customer technical teams to assess and understand existing DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, governance models, and cloud cost management practices • Architect and implement scalable, repeatable, and production-ready Harness configurations tailored to enterprise and mid-market environments in Brazil • Work with engineering leadership and executives to understand business goals (speed, reliability, cost control, compliance) and translate them into effective CI/CD and DevSecOps solutions • Define and document best practices, reference architectures, and automation patterns based on real customer implementations • Create reusable templates, pipelines, and governance models to accelerate customer onboarding and long-term success • Contribute to internal enablement, technical documentation, and the Harness Community, sharing knowledge and practical implementation guidance • Provide advisory support on DevSecOps, cloud-native CI/CD, Kubernetes, and FinOps best practices • Partner closely with Pre-Sales, Sales Engineering, and Post-Sales teams to ensure smooth handoffs and strong customer outcomes • Act as a trusted technical advisor, building strong relationships with customers through deep technical expertise and professional communication About you • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience • 3–7+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE, or Cloud Engineering roles • Strong hands-on experience with several of the following technologies: • CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket, TeamCity, Bamboo, Travis CI • Containers & Kubernetes: Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, OpenShift • Cloud Platforms: AWS (very common in Brazil), GCP, Azure • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation • Observability & Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, New Relic, Dynatrace • Scripting & OS: Linux, Bash, Python, PowerShell • Experience delivering custom technical solutions for customers, ideally in a customer-facing or consulting role • Strong communication skills — able to explain complex technical concepts clearly to engineers, architects, and leadership • Comfortable working in English with global teams (spoken and written) • Curious, collaborative, and improvement-oriented, with a strong bias toward execution and results • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, scaling SaaS environment • Willingness to travel up to 25%, primarily within Brazil and occasionally Latin America Work Location • Sao Paulo Harness in the news: • Accelerating Our Mission to Bring AI to Everything After Code • Goldman Sachs leads investment in software delivery startup Harness at $5.5 billion valuation • How Harness runs 16 “startups within a startup” at scale | Jyoti Bansal • Harness Research Shows AI Visibility Crisis Fueling Security Nightmare • Harness has been named to the Inc. Power Partner list for software delivery success All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers. Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations. 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