DevOps Architect

NLB Services; Mahwah (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud services company in Mahwah, New Jersey, seeks an experienced architect specialized in cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience with Microsoft Azure, proven skills in CI/CD platform architecture, and a strong understanding of security practices. Responsibilities include architecting cloud solutions that meet enterprise scale, ensuring observability, and implementing best practices in security. A collaborative environment that focuses on continuous improvement and innovative cloud solutions awaits the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure with 5+ years on Microsoft Azure.
• Proven experience architecting CI/CD platforms on Azure.
• Deep hands-on experience with Terraform or Bicep.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure architecture

Microsoft Azure

CI/CD platforms

Terraform

Azure networking

Security background

Observability expertise

AKS

Job description

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure/architecture with 5+ on Microsoft Azure.
• Proven experience architecting CI/CD platforms (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and pipeline orchestration at enterprise scale.
• Deep hands‑on with Terraform (preferred) or Bicep, GitOps (Flux/Argo), Azure networking (VNETs, Private Link, App Gateway/WAF), and AKS.
• Strong security background: Entra ID, RBAC, Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, secrets rotation.
• Observability expertise: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, App Insights, Prometheus/Grafana.
• Container platform experience: AKS (node pools, autoscaling, Ingress/Nginx/AGIC, CSI, CNI), container registry (ACR), Helm/Kustomize.
• Solid understanding of software delivery lifecycle and platform engineering patterns (self‑service golden paths, reusable templates, internal developer platforms).

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure de with 3+ on Microsoft Azure.
• Proven experience architecting CI/CD platforms (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure).
• Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer, DevOps Engineer Expert).
• Experience with service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), APIM, Event‑driven architectures (Event Grid/Service Bus), Managed SQL/MI, Redis, Cosmos DB.
• Supply chain security (SLSA, signed containers, SBOMs, OPA/Conftest, admission controllers).
• Experience with Windows and Linux workloads in AKS; hybrid connectivity (ExpressRoute, VPN, Private DNS).
• Familiarity with NIST, SOC2, ISO 27001 and enterprise change management.