DevOps Architect (Azure)

Exadel Inc (Website)

3d•$75 - $85

About The Position

Exadel is hiring a DevOps Architect to design and deliver Azure-hosted cloud solutions for a team developing enterprise technology and AI-driven tools for tax services at a Big Four professional services firm. The role partners with application architects, DevSecOps, Cyber, development, and infrastructure teams to ensure cloud solutions meet business and technical requirements, firm policies, and security standards. It also includes cloud operations, cost optimization, disaster recovery, documentation, vendor coordination, and mentoring junior colleagues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Extensive experience designing, developing, and deploying cloud architecture.
Expertise in Azure Cloud, including PaaS offerings such as AKS, Azure SQL, APIM, and Azure Service Bus.
Experience with cloud-native technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture.
Strong knowledge of networking, security, and database management in cloud environments.
Knowledge of source code management concepts, including code lines, branching, merging, integration, and versioning.
Experience producing proofs of concept (PoCs) to support development and DevOps teams.
Ability to translate traditional SDLC phases—plan, code, build, test, release, deploy, and monitor—into agile development phases when writing software to automate cloud architecture-related tasks.
Intermediate or higher English level.

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect certification.
Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

Design Azure-hosted solutions that meet business and technical requirements.
Create highly available, scalable, reliable, and secure cloud environments and ensure optimal performance.
Act as the Azure Cloud Champion for the App Development and DevOps teams.
Ensure compliance with industry standards and firm policies.
Work with application architects, DevSecOps, and the Cyber Team to review security questionnaires.
Guide DevOps and development teams to support smooth integration of cloud solutions.
Organize and coordinate infrastructure architecture reviews as needed.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members.
Liaise with vendors and cloud providers to ensure proper delivery of services.
Monitor cloud systems against performance benchmarks and security requirements.
Optimize cloud resources and costs through automation and monitoring.
Implement disaster recovery strategy and ensure high availability of cloud resources.
Maintain up-to-date technical documentation.
Report on cloud service performance and cost trends.