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 Google Cloud Platform. 
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 (Self-healing infrastructure).