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Job Title: Azure Cloud DevOps Architect / Senior Technical Specialist
Location: Sacramento, CA (Hybrid)
Duration: 1 Year
Engagement Type: Contract
Project Overview:
The Client Investment Office requires additional resources for their existing and newly proposed solutions, all requiring advanced cloud architecture expertise and resources to consistently support the maintenance, optimization, and critical incident response during extended business hours. The consultant will undertake duties and responsibilities consistent with a senior cloud technology specialist in the support of Clients' existing cloud infrastructure and the architecture, design, and support of existing and new INVO cloud solutions.
Clients Technology Infrastructure Services Division (TISD) is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Consultant to support their Investment Office (INVO) in transitioning from on-premise to cloud-based infrastructure. The consultant must possess deep technical expertise in cloud architecture, automation, DevOps, and infrastructure governance to support INVO's Central Data Platform and Spoke Enablement initiatives.
Key Deliverables:
1. Cloud Infrastructure Design and Implementation Plan
- Design scalable, secure, cost-effective Azure-based cloud infrastructure
- Migrate on-premises systems to Microsoft Azure/Snowflake
- Develop Terraform-based Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates
2. Infrastructure Automation and Governance Framework
- Automate provisioning and deployment using Terraform
- Implement logging, alerting, monitoring, and role-based access controls
- Ensure compliance with GDPR, SOC 2, and internal Clients governance standards
3. Knowledge Transfer and Operational Support
- Provide documentation, runbooks, and cloud infrastructure diagrams
- Conduct knowledge transfer sessions for internal Client teams
- Define operational support plans for continued infrastructure maintenance
Minimum Qualifications (Evaluation Criteria):
Requirement |
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3+ years of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) in Azure or AWS | |
5+ years of Git and code pipeline experience | |
5+ years with automation tools (e.g., Ansible) | |
5+ years with cloud-based disaster recovery |
Additional Requirements:
- Experience in supporting large enterprise cloud environments
- Strong DevOps background: CI/CD, monitoring, logging, security automation
- Familiarity with data platform enablement, hub-and-spoke architecture