Remote DevOps Lead Architect - Cloud, Kubernetes & IaC

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

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