DevOps Lead Architect

i3 • Baltimore, MD

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 .

Requirements

• 8+ years in DevOps/Cloud Engineering with at least 3+ years in a lead or architectural capacity leading hands-on implementations.
• Deep hands-on expertise with core AWS services (IAM, VPC, EKS, RDS, S3, Route53, KMS) provisioned strictly via Terraform or CloudFormation .
• Demonstrated proficiency architecting and operating CloudBees Core , including Operations Center management, cross-controller configurations, pipeline templates, and distributed agent scaling.
• Strong hands-on background managing production Kubernetes clusters, cluster networking (CNI), storage classes (CSI), container lifecycle management, and Helm charting.
• Advanced administration of JFrog Artifactory , repository lifecycle management, and supply chain security (SBOMs, signed images).
• Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining Datadog or New Relic for APM, infrastructure metrics, log aggregation, and synthetic monitoring.
• Strong coding and scripting skills in Python, Groovy (for Jenkins pipelines), Bash, or Go.

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• Oversee enterprise binary management using JFrog Artifactory , configuring promotion pipelines, virtual/remote repositories, caching policies, and automated vulnerability scanning with JFrog Xray.
• 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.
• 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).
• Lead and coach engineering teams, define infrastructure standards, establish code review guidelines, and lead architectural review boards (ARB).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed