Senior DevOps Architect

Accountabilities:

As a Senior DevOps Architect, you will take ownership of cloud infrastructure and CI/CD engineering across client engagements while helping establish scalable DevOps practices that can be reused across environments.

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure delivery using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or the client's preferred tooling.
• Develop and maintain Terraform modules for provisioning and managing Azure infrastructure, with additional support for AWS resources on cross-cloud engagements.
• Manage infrastructure as code across multiple client environments, including remote state, module versioning, and drift detection.
• Automate build, testing, and deployment workflows to reduce manual processes and accelerate reliable releases.
• Implement infrastructure and pipeline security practices, including secrets management, least-privilege IAM, RBAC, and policy-as-code controls.
• Monitor pipeline health and infrastructure reliability while troubleshooting issues across build, deployment, and runtime environments.
• Collaborate with development teams to containerize applications and integrate deployment workflows with Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, or equivalent platforms.
• Support developers across frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers, troubleshooting full-stack issues beyond the CI/CD pipeline itself.
• Document infrastructure architectures, pipeline configurations, reusable patterns, and operational runbooks to support client handoffs.
• Mentor client engineers and junior team members on DevOps practices, Terraform standards, and infrastructure automation.
• Present technical approaches, architecture decisions, and delivery progress to both technical and non-technical client stakeholders.
• Build trusted day-to-day relationships with client teams throughout each engagement.
• Partner with senior engineering leadership to develop repeatable DevOps patterns, reference architectures, and reusable Terraform modules.
• Take ownership of multiple client pipelines and infrastructure environments, improving reliability and reducing deployment bottlenecks.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to standardize and scale DevOps practices across engagements.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate combines deep hands-on cloud and DevOps expertise with strong consulting skills and the ability to communicate effectively with engineering teams and business stakeholders.

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure, including Azure DevOps, Azure Resource Manager, networking, IAM, compute, and storage services.
• Working knowledge of AWS core services such as EC2, IAM, VPC, and S3.
• Proven production experience designing and maintaining Terraform infrastructure, including reusable modules and remote state management.
• Demonstrated ability to build CI/CD pipelines from the ground up rather than simply configuring existing solutions.
• Experience designing reusable infrastructure and pipeline patterns that can scale across multiple clients or environments.
• Strong scripting capabilities in at least one of Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, or comparable container orchestration technologies.
• Working knowledge across frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers, with the ability to support developers and troubleshoot full-stack technical issues.
• Understanding of infrastructure and pipeline security fundamentals, including secrets management, access control, and secure deployment practices.
• Hands-on experience using Claude Code as part of day-to-day engineering work.
• Comfortable working directly with client teams in agile delivery environments and presenting technical concepts to stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Azure certifications such as AZ-400, AZ-104, or AZ-305 are a plus.
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate or higher certification is a plus.
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification is a plus.
• Anthropic/Claude certification is a plus.
• Experience with policy-as-code tools such as Sentinel, OPA, or Azure Policy is desirable.
• Experience integrating SAST, dependency scanning, container scanning, or other security controls into CI/CD pipelines is desirable.
• Previous consulting or client-facing technology delivery experience is strongly beneficial.
• Ability to work remotely while accommodating working hours of approximately 8:30 AM–5:30 PM EST.
• Must be legally authorized to work for a U.S. employer without requiring employment sponsorship.

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary of approximately $124,000–$200,000, depending on skills, experience, training, certifications, and other compensation factors.
• Annual profit-sharing opportunity.
• 401(k) matching.
• 25 days of accrued annual paid time off.
• Supplemented medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Reimbursement for commuting, mobile phone, and home internet expenses.
• North America-wide team training and retreats.
• Professional certification and training sponsorship.
• Up to 5 days of paid training time per year.
• Opportunity to work on complex cloud infrastructure and DevOps engagements across multiple client environments.
• High level of ownership and exposure to senior engineering leadership.
• Remote work environment with opportunities to build reusable technical architectures and practices.
• Collaborative, inclusive culture focused on professional growth, autonomy, and meaningful client impact.