DevOps Lead Architect

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

Job summary

i3 Consulting seeks a hands-on DevOps Lead Architect to drive enterprise cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and security across modern apps. You will architect multi-account AWS foundations using Terraform or CloudFormation, operate CloudBees Core with Kubernetes agents, and govern artifacts via JFrog Artifactory.

You will harden Kubernetes clusters, enable automated security with Vault or AWS Secrets Manager, and implement comprehensive monitoring with Datadog or New Relic while leading a team of

Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevOps/Cloud Engineering with hands-on leadership
• Deep AWS IaC experience (IAM, VPC, EKS, RDS, S3, Route53, KMS)
• Expertise with CloudBees Core and Operations Center
• Production Kubernetes cluster management and Helm
• Artifact management with JFrog Artifactory and security tooling
• Observability setup with Datadog or New Relic
• Scripting in Python, Groovy, Bash, or Go

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable AWS multi-account environments with IaC
• Deploy and administer CloudBees Core with HA and RBAC
• Manage production Kubernetes clusters and Helm charts
• Oversee JFrog Artifactory pipelines and Xray security scans
• Configure Datadog/New Relic for full-stack observability
• Embed shift-left security in CI/CD pipelines
• Lead architectural reviews and mentor engineering teams

Skills

AWS

IaC

Terraform

CloudFormation

CloudBees Core

Kubernetes

Datadog

New Relic

Groovy

Python

Go

Bash

Secrets Management

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

HashiCorp Terraform Associate

CKA or CKS

CloudBees Certified Jenkins Engineer

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jfrog Artifactory

JFrog Xray

CloudBees Core

Jenkins

Kubernetes

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