Azure DevOps Lead: Cloud, Security & Automation

Fractal; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Fractal is seeking an Azure Infrastructure Architect to design and deliver enterprise cloud solutions. You’ll plan, architect, implement, and document Azure-based infra, collaborating with client teams to meet SoW and SLA commitments while guiding security and cost optimization.

You’ll mentor cross-functional squads, drive DevSecOps adoption, and help shape scalable, resilient architectures across multiple projects in a fast-growing analytics firm that values curiosity and execution.

Qualifications

• Well versed with IaaS and PaaS services of Azure.
• Strong understanding and implementation of DevSecOps Framework.
• Understand the technical, financial and organizational requirements and constraints of enterprise customers and work closely with multiple teams to lead cloud enabled solutions.
• Demonstrate ability to architect enterprise ready secure and scalable solution in cloud optimized for cost.
• Hands on experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OCI, etc.) and microservices architecture.
• Hands on experience with Unix and Linux based systems, shell scripting
• Effectively communicate the target state architecture topology on cloud to clients
• Solid understanding of design principles for resilient, scalable, high-performing distributed applications
• Experience with automation, orchestration, CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps and other tools.
• Have integrated code quality and security tools in CICD.
• Worked with build and release to Azure services like Azure WebApp, Logic App, Data Factory, Databricks and other services.
• Ability to work on multiple projects, collaborate effectively with multiple teams and be flexible to adapt to changing requirements.
• Have worked with external client, managed client expectation and delivery
• Good understanding of Infrastructure as a Code script like Terraform, ARM, Pulumi or others
• Experience in programming languages like Python, Bash, Perl, VBScript, GoLang, will be an added advantage.
• Monitoring and Logging tools knowledge/experience like Azure Monitor, App Insight and Log Analytics, Prometheus, Grafana and Fluentbit will be added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Planning, design and development of Azure Infra based architecture and solutions.
• Working closely with client and delivering outcomes per the SoW and SLA
• Architect, design, develop, deploy and document new systems or maintain existing systems on Cloud Platforms based on specifications.
• Collaborate with, provide continuous guidance to, and influence design decisions of various Agile development teams for various existing and new products and solutions w.r.t. Cloud enablement, migration and infrastructure needs, to adopt and promote Cloud best practices, and economies of scale.
• Engage customers understand their use cases and operational needs, as well as engage with Cloud Platform vendors to understand their technology roadmaps and evolution and translate to comprehensive technology guidance for various product teams.
• Design for Cloud security and compliance ensure solutions and operations reliability.
• Drive and conduct audits on current cloud utilization and recommend cloud optimization and security changes.
• Act as a mentor and technical consultant for the various teams.

Skills

Azure IaaS/PaaS

DevSecOps

Cloud architecture

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Terraform/ARM/Pulumi

Python

Unix/Linux scripting

Security and compliance

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OCI

Azure Monitor

Prometheus

Grafana

Log Analytics

Terraform

ARM templates

Job description

Fractal is seeking an Azure Infrastructure Architect to design and deliver enterprise cloud solutions. You’ll plan, architect, implement, and document Azure-based infra, collaborating with client teams to meet SoW and SLA commitments while guiding security and cost optimization.

You’ll mentor cross-functional squads, drive DevSecOps adoption, and help shape scalable, resilient architectures across multiple projects in a fast-growing analytics firm that values curiosity and execution.