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# Azure DevOps Architect

- **Company:** Ipolarity LLC
- **Location:** Hanover, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), OpenShift, Ansible, Prometheus, Zero Trust Network Access, Datadog, Scripting, Software Modules, Istio, Grafana, Multi-Cloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Backend, Git, Containerization, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Bare Metal, Build Tools, Linkerd (Service Mesh), Nutanix, Terraform, Vmware
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=198e8bee7c6735a3

## About the Role

1. Experience
 * 12+ years in Infrastructure/DevOps; 5+ years in a Lead Architect capacity.

 2. IaC Mastery
 * Expert-level Terraform (module development, state management, Terragrunt).

 3. Scripting
 * Proficiency in Python for complex automation and Bash for systems-level tasks.

 4. Cloud Platforms
 * Deep hands-on experience with at least two: AWS, Azure, or GCP.

 5. On-Prem/Hybrid
 * Experience with VMWare, Nutanix, or Bare-Metal automation (Ansible/Packer).

 6. Containerization
 * Advanced Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/OpenShift) including Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd).

 7. VCS
 * Mastery of Git (Branching strategies, Hooks, and CI/CD integration).

 * The \"Hybrid Hero\" Profile

 1. The \"Zero-Trust\" Mindset: You assume the network is hostile and build security (mTLS, Vault) into the automation from the start.
 2. Vendor Agnostic: You prefer open standards and cloud-native patterns over proprietary vendor lock-in features.
 * Resilience Obsessed: You don't just build systems; you build systems that recover themselves (Self-healing infrastructure).

## Description

* Unified Governance: Architect and deploy automated Cloud Landing Zones with integrated security guardrails, VPC/VNet topologies, and IAM synchronization across multiple regions.

 * On-Premise Integration: Design \"Cloud-Adjacent\" architectures that allow on-premises workloads to burst into the cloud or maintain low-latency connections to local storage/databases.

 * Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop modular, version controlled Terraform

or OpenTofu providers to manage resources across AWS, Azure, and private data centers.

 2. Engineering & Automation
 * Python for Tooling: Build custom automation frameworks and \"Glue Code\" in Python to bridge gaps between vendor APIs and internal developer portals.

 * GitOps & CI/CD: Implement GitOps workflows (using ArgoCD or Flux) to ensure the \"Source of Truth\" in Git is automatically reflected in the live environment.

 * State Management: Design robust backend state management for multi-cloud IaC to prevent configuration drift and ensure environment parity.

 3. SRE & Operational Excellence
 * Toil Elimination: Identify repetitive manual tasks in the migration lifecycle and replace them with automated self-service workflows.

 * Observability Architecture: Design a unified monitoring plane (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) that provides \"Single Pane of Glass\" visibility across hybrid environments.

 * Error Budgeting: Partner with engineering teams to define SLIs/SLOs and implement automated \"Circuit Breakers\" for failing deployments.

 * Act as a Subject Matter Expert in Azure for the Hosted Operations Team

 * Gather feedback from the department on areas of improvement and provide solutions utilizing Azure

 * Serve as a point of escalation for complex Azure cases

 * Participate in inter-departmental planning meetings on suggested solutions for existing issues as well as systemic and process improvements

 * Work with internal team on identifying pain points in Azure deployments and configuration and ways to alleviate them

 * Maintain and enhance current client environment configurations

 * Organize and execute training sessions for new workflows and procedure recommendations

 * Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers

 * Participate in an on-call rotation


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