[Remote] Lead DevOps Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pluribus Digital is a purpose-driven company delivering digital solutions that support government agencies and the public good. The Lead DevOps Engineer will provide architectural leadership for enterprise Azure cloud environments in a federal setting, defining standards, governance, and modernization strategies while guiding DevOps and engineering teams. The role also oversees cloud migration, security, compliance, infrastructure architecture, and engagement with government stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Design and oversee highly available, secure, and scalable Azure architectures across compute, storage, networking, and identity services
- Define enterprise Azure reference architectures, patterns, and best practices for development teams
- Establish architectural guidance for Azure identity, governance, policy enforcement, and monitoring frameworks
- Evaluate and guide the adoption of cloud-native Azure services and modernization strategies
- Define architectural standards for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementations using Terraform
- Guide DevOps teams in implementing automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and cloud-agnostic tooling such as GitLab, GitHub, and Artifactory
- Ensure IaC approaches support repeatable, secure, and auditable infrastructure deployment patterns
- Provide architectural oversight of container-based deployment models including Kubernetes, Docker, and more
- Lead architecture planning for migration of on-premises workloads to Azure
- Evaluate workloads and recommend cloud-native transformations leveraging services such as:
- Develop strategies for hybrid connectivity and networking architectures
- Define Azure governance strategies including:
- Ensure architecture aligns with federal security and compliance requirements
- Serve as the technical authority for Azure architecture across the program
- Provide architectural guidance to DevOps engineers, cloud engineers, and development teams
- Translate mission needs into technical architecture strategies and roadmaps
- Communicate architecture approaches and tradeoffs to government stakeholders, ACIOs, and program leadership
- Lead technical discussions and design reviews to ensure alignment with enterprise cloud strategy
Skills
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Current or previous Public Trust designation
- Minimum of 6 years of experience designing and implementing Azure cloud architectures, including: + Highly available cloud architectures + Azure identity and governance + Storage and compute services + Virtual networking and hybrid connectivity + Azure policy and proactive monitoring
- Minimum of 6 years of experience working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including Terraform and ARM templates
- Minimum of 6 years of DevOps experience focused on Azure technologies, including cloud deployment automation and pipeline development
- Demonstrated experience architecting CI/CD strategies using: + GitLab + GitHub + Artifactory
- Strong understanding of containerization technologies, including Kubernetes, Docker, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Experience designing cloud migration strategies and translating on-premises workloads into cloud-native architectures
- Knowledge of Azure ecosystem services including: + Azure Active Directory + Autopilot / Intune + Microsoft 365 / Office 365 + SharePoint + Exchange + OneDrive
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, and Python
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly present technical strategies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience supporting U.S. federal cloud environments and compliance frameworks
- Demonstrated experience leading cloud transformation initiatives within complex enterprise environments
Benefits
- Opportunity to earn annual bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- PTO
- Company-paid life insurance
- Generous 401k match program
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