Azure Devops Architect

Title: Azure DevOps Architect
Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ / Alpharetta, GA(5days onsite)
1. Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Landing Zones
Unified Governance: Architect and deploy automated Cloud Landing Zones with integrated
security guardrails, VPC/VNet topologies, and IAM synchronization across multiple regions.
On-Premise Integration: Design "Cloud-Adjacent" architectures that allow on-premises
workloads to burst into the cloud or maintain low-latency connections to local
storage/databases.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop modular, version controlled Terraform
or OpenTofu providers to manage resources across AWS, Azure, and private data centers.
2. Engineering & Automation
Python for Tooling: Build custom automation frameworks and "Glue Code" in Python to bridge
gaps between vendor APIs and internal developer portals.
GitOps & CI/CD: Implement GitOps workflows (using ArgoCD or Flux) to ensure the "Source of
Truth" in Git is automatically reflected in the live environment.
State Management: Design robust backend state management for multi-cloud IaC to prevent
configuration drift and ensure environment parity.
3. SRE & Operational Excellence
Toil Elimination: Identify repetitive manual tasks in the migration lifecycle and replace them with
automated self-service workflows.
Observability Architecture: Design a unified monitoring plane (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
that provides "Single Pane of Glass" visibility across hybrid environments.
Error Budgeting: Partner with engineering teams to define SLIs/SLOs and implement automated
"Circuit Breakers" for failing deployments.
Act as a Subject Matter Expert in Azure for the Hosted Operations Team
Gather feedback from the department on areas of improvement and provide
solutions utilizing Azure
Serve as a point of escalation for complex Azure cases
Participate in inter-departmental planning meetings on suggested solutions for existing issues as
well as systemic and process improvements
Work with internal team on identifying pain points in Azure deployments and configuration and
ways to alleviate them
Maintain and enhance current client environment configurations
Organize and execute training sessions for new workflows and procedure recommendations
Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers
Participate in an on-call rotation
Building and running applications in AKS
Required Skills & Qualifications
1. Experience
12+ years in Infrastructure/DevOps; 5+ years in a Lead Architect capacity.
2. IaC Mastery
Expert-level Terraform (module development, state management, Terragrunt).
3. Scripting
Proficiency in Python for complex automation and Bash for systems-level tasks.
4. Cloud Platforms
Deep hands-on experience with at least two: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
5. On-Prem/Hybrid
Experience with VMWare, Nutanix, or Bare-Metal automation (Ansible/Packer).
6. Containerization
Advanced Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/OpenShift) including Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd).
7. VCS
Mastery of Git (Branching strategies, Hooks, and CI/CD integration).
The "Hybrid Hero" Profile
1. The "Zero-Trust" Mindset: You assume the network is hostile and build security (mTLS, Vault)
into the automation from the start.
2. Vendor Agnostic: You prefer open standards and cloud-native patterns over proprietary vendor
lock-in features.
Resilience Obsessed: You don't just build systems; you build systems that recover themselves