DevOps Architect

Overview

On Site
$60 - $78
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

DevOps
Architect
Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
Linux
Python
Bash
PowerShell

Job Details

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Architect with 8+ years of hands-on expertise in designing, implementing, and scaling cloud-native, automated, and secure DevOps ecosystems. The ideal candidate will have strong architectural thinking, leadership capability, and deep knowledge of CI/CD, containerization, IaC, and cloud platforms.
You will be responsible for building highly available, resilient, and automated infrastructure while driving DevOps best practices across teams.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Architecture & Strategy
  • Design end-to-end DevOps architecture across CI/CD, automation, cloud infrastructure, monitoring, and security.
  • Define DevOps roadmap, standards, and governance models.
  • Evaluate and integrate new DevOps tools, frameworks, and technologies.
  1. CI/CD & Automation
  • Architect scalable CI/CD pipelines for microservices, monoliths, and distributed systems.
  • Automate build, test, release, and deployment workflows.
  • Standardize pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Bamboo, or Azure DevOps.
  1. Cloud Infrastructure (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform)
  • Build and optimize cloud-native infrastructure using best practices.
  • Lead cloud migration, cost optimization, and architecture modernization.
  • Ensure high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery planning.
  1. Containerization & Orchestration
  • Architect and manage Kubernetes clusters (EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift).
  • Implement service mesh, ingress management, autoscaling, and secure container workflows.
  • Optimize Docker images, deployments, and resource usage.
  1. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Create and manage IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, or Ansible.
  • Automate provisioning, configuration management, and environment consistency.
  1. Observability & Monitoring
  • Architect full-stack monitoring for logs, metrics, traces, and alerts.
  • Tools: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Datadog, New Relic, Splunk, Dynatrace.
  1. Security & Compliance
  • Implement DevSecOps practices across SLDC.
  • Ensure secrets management, vulnerability scanning, compliance, and zero-trust principles.
  • Tools: Vault, Snyk, Checkmarx, Trivy, SonarQube, AWS/Azure Security tools.
  1. Collaboration & Leadership
  • Work closely with engineering, QA, cloud, SRE, and security teams.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and support.
  • Drive documentation, best practices, and continuous improvement.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • 8+ years of DevOps / Cloud / SRE experience.
  • Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Linux.
  • Expertise in AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform architecture.
  • Strong scripting skills: Python, Bash, PowerShell.
  • Deep understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools.
  • Strong understanding of networking, load balancers, firewalls, DNS, VPCs.
  • Experience with GitOps (ArgoCD, Flux) is a plus.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and architectural skills.
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