Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pluribus Digital is a company dedicated to redefining the future of digital solutions, fostering a collaborative work environment. They are seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to lead the design and governance of enterprise cloud architecture within a federal environment, focusing on strategic planning and technical oversight.

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 and ARM templates
• Guide DevOps teams in implementing automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and cloud-agnostic tooling such as GitLab, Jenkins, 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 Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Lead architecture planning for migration of on-premises workloads to Azure
• Evaluate workloads and recommend cloud-native transformations leveraging services such as: Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Service, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Key Vault, Azure Active Directory
• Develop strategies for hybrid connectivity and networking architectures
• Define Azure governance strategies including: Azure Policy, Role-based access control (RBAC), Identity and access management, Monitoring and observability
• 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: Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins, 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
• Microsoft Azure certifications, such as: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• 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/dental/vision benefits
• PTO
• Company paid life insurance
• Generous 401k match program

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