Senior Azure DevOps Architect — Cloud Platform Leader

Devopsroles; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Comprehensive insurance

401(k) match

Stock option grants

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

PLACE is seeking a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to architect and govern our enterprise Azure cloud platform, drive CI/CD and IaC strategies, and set standards for secure, scalable systems. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with product and engineering leadership to align infrastructure with business priorities.

The role is hybrid in Bethesda, MD, offering competitive benefits and the opportunity to influence platform reliability at scale.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Azure cloud platform expertise with enterprise-scale experience.
• Strong proficiency in design/implementation of IaC and automated deployments.
• Proven ability to lead CI/CD adoption, standardize processes, and mentor teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise Azure infrastructure using IaC and enforce standards.
• Develop reusable deployment patterns and optimize Azure costs without sacrificing reliability.
• Design, implement, and govern Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines across multiple teams.
• Implement security controls (Key Vault, RBAC, identity) in line with enterprise standards.
• Lead observability and incident reviews using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.

Skills

Azure Expertise

IaC (Infrastructure as Code)

CI/CD Pipelines

Security & FinOps

Mentoring

Tools

Azure App Services

Azure AKS

Azure Key Vault

Azure API Management

Job description

PLACE is seeking a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to architect and govern our enterprise Azure cloud platform, drive CI/CD and IaC strategies, and set standards for secure, scalable systems. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with product and engineering leadership to align infrastructure with business priorities.

The role is hybrid in Bethesda, MD, offering competitive benefits and the opportunity to influence platform reliability at scale.