Lead DevOps Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Direct the design, governance, and advancement of enterprise cloud architecture within a federal setting.

• Establish Azure cloud architecture standards, reference architectures, frameworks, and best practices.

• Supervise highly available, secure, and scalable Azure architectures involving compute, storage, networking, and identity services.

• Provide guidance on Azure identity, governance, policy enforcement, monitoring, and observability.

• Assess cloud-native Azure services and strategies for modernization.

• Define standards for Infrastructure as Code architecture using Terraform.

• Assist DevOps teams in the implementation of automated CI/CD pipelines utilizing Azure DevOps, GitLab, GitHub, and Artifactory.

• Offer architectural oversight for container-based deployment models, including Kubernetes and Docker.

• Lead architecture planning for the migration of on-premises workloads to Azure.

• Develop hybrid connectivity and networking architectures.

• Ensure that architecture complies with federal security and regulatory requirements.

• Act as the technical authority for Azure architecture throughout the program.

• Provide direction to DevOps engineers, cloud engineers, and development teams.

• Transform mission requirements into technical architecture strategies and roadmaps.

• Convey architectural approaches and trade-offs to government stakeholders, ACIOs, and program leadership.

• Facilitate technical discussions and design reviews.

⛳️ Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is mandatory.

• Must currently possess or have previously held a Public Trust designation.

• At least 6 years of experience in designing and implementing Azure cloud architectures.

• A minimum of 6 years of experience working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including Terraform and ARM templates.

• At least 6 years of DevOps experience focused on Azure technologies, encompassing cloud deployment automation and pipeline development.

• Proven experience in architecting CI/CD strategies using GitLab, GitHub, and Artifactory.

• Strong comprehension of Kubernetes, Docker, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

• Experience in devising cloud migration strategies and converting on-premises workloads into cloud-native architectures.

• Familiarity with Azure Active Directory, Autopilot / Intune, Microsoft 365 / Office 365, SharePoint, Exchange, and OneDrive.

• Proficiency in PowerShell, Bash, and Python.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities.

• Preferred: experience in supporting U.S. federal cloud environments and compliance frameworks.

• Preferred: experience in leading cloud transformation initiatives within complex enterprise environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus opportunity.

• Medical benefits.

• Dental benefits.

• Vision benefits.

• Paid time off (PTO).

• Company-paid life insurance.

• Generous 401(k) matching program.

• Equal opportunity employment.