DevOps Lead Architect

i3; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

i3 in the United States seeks an experienced DevOps Lead Architect to drive enterprise cloud foundations on AWS, IaC, and CI/CD with CloudBees Core. You will lead hands-on design and implementation across Kubernetes, Artifactory, and observability platforms.

You’ll mentor teams, set standards for security, automation, and release pipelines, and partner with engineering to deliver scalable, reliable systems. Remote/hybrid work is available, with strong compensation and career growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevOps/Cloud Engineering with hands-on leadership.
• Deep hands-on expertise with core AWS services provisioned via Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Proven ability to design and operate CloudBees Core in Enterprise environments.
• Strong Kubernetes production experience and security hardening.
• Expertise in artifact management with JFrog Artifactory and SBOMs.
• Experience with Datadog or New Relic for full-stack observability.
• Scripting in Python, Groovy, Bash, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable AWS multi-account environments using IaC.
• Design, deploy, and manage CloudBees Core pipelines and agents.
• Scale and harden Kubernetes clusters (EKS or on-prem).
• Oversee JFrog Artifactory and implement vulnerability scans.
• Implement full-stack observability with Datadog or New Relic.
• Integrate DevSecOps practices into CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship.

Skills

AWS

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

CloudFormation

CloudBees Core

Kubernetes

JFrog Artifactory

Datadog

New Relic

Python

Groovy

Bash

Go

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

HashiCorp Terraform Associate

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

CloudBees Certified Jenkins Engineer / CloudBees Core Administration

Datadog Certified Professional

New Relic Certified Performance Pro

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CloudBees Core

JFrog Artifactory

Datadog

New Relic

Kubernetes (K8s)

Helm

OPA/Gatekeeper

Kyverno

Job description

Job Title: DevOps Lead Architect (Hands-On)

Location: Remote / Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced, hands‑on DevOps Lead Architect to drive enterprise cloud infrastructure, continuous delivery, automated security, and observability across our modern application ecosystems. This role requires a proven technical leader capable of architecting scalable AWS cloud foundations using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation), administering enterprise CI/CD via CloudBees Core, managing artifact lifecycles in JFrog Artifactory, orchestrating Kubernetes workloads, and implementing full‑stack monitoring using Datadog or New Relic.

Key Responsibilities

• AWS Architecture & IaC: Architect and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure multi‑account AWS environments using modular Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation), enforcing drift detection and automated state management.
• Enterprise CI/CD (CloudBees Core): Design, deploy, and administer CloudBees Core (Operations Center, managed controllers, high availability, role‑based access control, and Groovy‑based Shared Libraries) with dynamic build agents hosted on Kubernetes.
• Kubernetes Orchestration & Security: Design, scale, and harden enterprise Kubernetes clusters (EKS or self‑managed); manage Helm deployments, ingress controllers, service meshes, and enforce runtime security policies (OPA/Gatekeeper or Kyverno).
• Artifact & Package Governance: Oversee enterprise binary management using JFrog Artifactory, configuring promotion pipelines, virtual/remote repositories, caching policies, and automated vulnerability scanning with JFrog Xray.
• Full‑Stack Observability & APM: Architect enterprise monitoring, logging, and tracing using Datadog or New Relic—deploying daemonsets, APM tracing, custom metrics, SLI/SLO dashboards, and proactive alerting across AWS and Kubernetes layers.
• DevSecOps Integration: Embed shift‑left security practices directly into CloudBees Core pipelines, integrating SAST, DAST, container scanning (Trivy, JFrog Xray), and centralized secrets management (HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager).
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Lead and coach engineering teams, define infrastructure standards, establish code review guidelines, and lead architectural review boards (ARB).

Required Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: 8+ years in DevOps/Cloud Engineering with at least 3+ years in a lead or architectural capacity leading hands‑on implementations.
• AWS & IaC Mastery: Deep hands‑on expertise with core AWS services (IAM, VPC, EKS, RDS, S3, Route53, KMS) provisioned strictly via Terraform or CloudFormation.
• CloudBees Core Expertise: Demonstrated proficiency architecting and operating CloudBees Core, including Operations Center management, cross‑controller configurations, pipeline templates, and distributed agent scaling.
• Kubernetes Production Experience: Strong hands‑on background managing production Kubernetes clusters, cluster networking (CNI), storage classes (CSI), container lifecycle management, and Helm charting.
• Artifact Management: Advanced administration of JFrog Artifactory, repository lifecycle management, and supply chain security (SBOMs, signed images).
• Observability Tools: Hands‑on experience configuring and maintaining Datadog or New Relic for APM, infrastructure metrics, log aggregation, and synthetic monitoring.
• Scripting & Automation: Strong coding and scripting skills in Python, Groovy (for Jenkins pipelines), Bash, or Go.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional / AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• CloudBees Certified Jenkins Engineer / CloudBees Core Administration
• Datadog Certified Professional or New Relic Certified Performance Pro