Hands-On DevOps Lead Architect - Cloud & CI/CD

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

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.