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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # DevOps Architect / Manager--F2F Mandate - **Company:** Keylent Inc. - **Location:** Reading, PA, United States - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, User Authentication, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Integration, DevOps, Github, Identity and Access Management, PostgreSQL, Apache Maven, Node.Js, OAuth, OpenID, OpenShift, Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Role-Based Access Control, Prometheus, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Data Logging, Enterprise Software Applications, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, Snowflake, Grafana, IT Architecture, Software Security, Generative AI, Apigee, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Cloudwatch, Restful APIs, Terraform, Devsecops, Api Management, OpenSearch, AWS EKS, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** October 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/7c6a4c9c-67f9-477f-800f-77dd31ddbc54 ## About the Role * 14+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Architecture. * Strong hands-on experience with Java 21. * Strong experience with Maven multi-module projects. * Experience supporting Node.js applications. * Hands-on experience with OpenShift/Kubernetes. * Strong AWS Cloud experience. * Experience with AWS Bedrock or AWS AI/GenAI services. * Strong understanding of IAM, authentication, authorization, RBAC, and access management. * Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka. * Strong experience with PostgreSQL. * Experience with Snowflake. * Hands-on experience with Apigee/API Management. * Experience with F5 application delivery/load-balancing technologies. * Experience with Alkira or enterprise cloud networking solutions. * Strong understanding of CI/CD, microservices, containers, cloud-native architecture, and DevOps practices. * Excellent troubleshooting, communication, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills. ## Description We are seeking an experienced DevOps Architect / Manager to support enterprise applications and cloud-native platforms for a major client in Reading, PA. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience across Java 21 services, Maven multi-module projects, Node.js applications, OpenShift, IAM, AWS, AWS Bedrock, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Apigee, F5, and Alkira networking. This position requires a strong technical leader who can work across application development, DevOps, cloud, security, networking, and infrastructure teams while providing architecture guidance and hands-on technical support., * Lead DevOps architecture, engineering, deployment, and production-support activities for enterprise applications. * Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD processes for modern Java and Node.js applications. * Support Java 21 microservices and services, including build, deployment, configuration, troubleshooting, and performance optimization. * Manage and support Maven multi-module projects, including dependencies, builds, packaging, and release processes. * Support Node.js applications across development, deployment, and production environments. * Design, deploy, and manage containerized applications using OpenShift/Kubernetes. * Develop and maintain cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services. * Support implementation and integration of AWS Bedrock and enterprise AI/GenAI capabilities. * Design and manage IAM solutions, including authentication, authorization, roles, policies, service accounts, and access controls. * Support Kafka environments, including topics, producers, consumers, integrations, monitoring, and troubleshooting. * Support application and data integrations involving PostgreSQL and Snowflake. * Design, deploy, and manage APIs using Apigee, including API security, policies, traffic management, and lifecycle management. * Support F5 technologies for load balancing, application delivery, traffic management, and availability. * Work with networking teams on Alkira cloud networking and connectivity. * Implement automation and standard DevOps practices across development, testing, and production environments. * Troubleshoot complex issues across application, cloud, container, IAM, database, API, and networking layers. * Establish monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational processes to improve application reliability and availability. * Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of critical production incidents. * Participate in architecture reviews, technical design sessions, deployment planning, and production-readiness assessments. * Collaborate with developers, architects, security teams, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders. * Provide technical leadership and mentoring to DevOps and engineering teams. * Identify opportunities to improve automation, scalability, security, performance, and operational efficiency., * Docker / Kubernetes * Helm * Terraform / Infrastructure as Code * Git / GitHub / GitLab * Jenkins / GitHub Actions * AWS EKS * CloudWatch * Prometheus / Grafana * ELK / OpenSearch * REST APIs / Microservices * OAuth 2.0 / OIDC / SAML * DevSecOps * Agile/Scrum Leadership & Collaboration The successful candidate should be comfortable functioning as both a hands-on technical architect and DevOps leader. Responsibilities will include: * Providing technical direction and architecture recommendations. * Coordinating with application, infrastructure, cloud, security, and networking teams. * Managing technical priorities, dependencies, and risks. * Leading critical incident resolution and root-cause analysis. * Mentoring engineers and promoting DevOps best practices. * Communicating technical solutions and risks effectively to senior stakeholders.