Azure DevOps Architect

Title: Azure DevOps Architect

Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ / Alpharetta, GA (5days onsite)

Duration: Full-Time


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


(Self-healing infrastructure).