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applicable cloud, on-premises, edge, and hybrid environments.\nEstablish architectural requirements for containerization, Kubernetes, configuration management, CI/CD, observability, backup, disaster recovery, and high availability.\nCollaborate with DevOps, IT, Network Operations, and support teams to ensure that the solution is deployable, supportable, and maintainable.\nDefine production monitoring, diagnostic, troubleshooting, and support requirements.\nSupport capacity planning, performance engineering, release planning, and production-readiness reviews.\nProgram Delivery and Governance\nSupport CONOPS development, requirements analysis, architecture documentation, program planning, and technical baselining.\nParticipate in PI planning, milestone planning, design reviews, CDRs, customer reviews, and technical working groups.\nProvide architecture input to scope, estimates, sequencing, staffing, and delivery commitments.\nPresent architecture status, decisions, risks, and 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