Terraform Jobs in Usa

Must have

Teradata platform expertise

• Deep knowledge of Teradata architecture: parsing, BYNET, AMP, vproc, fallback, hashing, PDCR, fallback, and spool management.

• Data distribution and primary index design; collecting statistics and understanding optimizer behavior.

• Experience with recent Teradata versions and releases migration/upgrade planning: TD 16.XX, TD 17.XX and preferably TD 20.XX.

System administration

• Provisioning and managing Teradata nodes and clusters (physical and virtual).

• OS-level skills: Linux administration (SLES/RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux) for Teradata on Linux, including kernel tuning, package management, user and permissions management.

• Storage subsystem knowledge: SAN, NAS, Fibre Channel, LUNs, RAID, and how storage impacts Teradata I/O and spool.

Performance tuning and troubleshooting

• SQL query and plan analysis; collecting and interpreting Explain plans.

• Workload management (WLM) and resource allocation: query prioritization, throttling, and KRI/SLAs.

• Monitoring and diagnostics: using Teradata tools and logs to analyze spool, CPU, memory, disk I/O, network, BYNET contention.

Backup, recovery & high availability

• Best practices for backups restore procedures, and disaster recovery (DR) planning and testing.

• Knowledge of fallback, AMP resilience, replication methods and physical vs logical protection.

Security & compliance

• DB and platform-level security: roles, privileges, LDAP/Kerberos integration, encryption (at rest/in transit), auditing and compliance (SOx and Others as applicable).

• Secure configuration and hardening practices.

Networking & infrastructure

• Network architecture for Teradata clusters, VLANs, link aggregation, low-latency requirements, and BYNET tuning.

• Integration with enterprise infrastructure: DNS, NTP, monitoring stacks, and identity providers.

Automation, scripting & tools

• Scripting languages: Bash, Python, Perl for automation, maintenance, and custom monitoring. – one of them

• Configuration management and automation tools: Ansible, Terraform, Chef, or Puppet (as used in the enterprise). – one of them

• Familiarity with Teradata utilities and tools: BTEQ, FastLoad, MultiLoad, TPT (Teradata Parallel Transporter), DBSControl, Viewpoint, Teradata Studio/SQL Assistant. – one of them

Observability & tooling

• Use of monitoring/alerting tools (Viewpoint, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Nagios, etc.) and designing dashboards and alerts. One of them, View point is mandatory

• Capacity planning, trending, and forecasting for CPU, disk, spool, and concurrency.

Soft skills & organizational capabilities

• Incident management and on-call experience

• Leading postmortems, RCA (root-cause analysis), implementing corrective actions.

• Communication and stakeholder management: vendors, management and applications

• Translate technical impacts to business stakeholders; coordinate with DBAs, developers, network/storage teams, and vendors.

Role and Responsibilities

Installs, configures and upgrades Teradata software and related products.

• Backup, restore, migrate Teradata data and objects

• Establish and maintain backup and recovery policies and procedures.

• Manages and monitor system performance. proactively monitor the database systems to ensure secure services with minimum downtime

• Implements and maintains database security.

• Sets up and maintains documentation and standards.

• Supports multiple Teradata Systems including independent marts/ enterprise warehouse.

• Work with the team to ensure that the associated hardware resources allocated to the databases and to ensure high availability and optimum performance.

• Responsible for improvement and maintenance of the databases to include rollout and upgrades.

• Responsible for implementation and release of database changes as submitted by the development team, Working with end customer

• Teradata, customer, datacenter, vendor co-ordinations

• Forecast data, security audits

• User account and access management

• Teradata active system management and customer requests and system allocation

• Backup and recovery

• SOX compliance and audits

• DB support from 3rd party vendors

• Product evaluations

• On call support and major incidents

• Backup restore, frequency and retention

• Disaster recovery

• Create long r

Job Title- Sr Data Center Implementation Engineer (VMware & Cisco UCS)

Work Location: Full Onsite Bethesda, Maryland

Visa: USC, GC Only

Interview Process: Video

Rate:- $65/hr on W2(Some flexibility)

Key Responsibilities:

VMware Infrastructure Deployment & Migration:

Design, implement, and manage VMware vSphere and vCenter environments.

Plan and execute the migration of VMware ESXi workloads to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).

Use VMware tools and best practices to facilitate seamless migration from ESXi to VCF, ensuring minimal downtime and no data loss.

Configure and optimize VMware ESXi hosts, clusters, and virtual machines on VCF platforms for performance and scalability.

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Management:

Oversee the deployment and management of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), integrating it with existing VMware environments.

Manage and maintain VCF components, including vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and vRealize Suite, to provide a fully automated cloud infrastructure platform.

Monitor VCF health, capacity, and performance, and provide recommendations for optimization.

Cisco UCS Management:

Implement, configure, and maintain Cisco UCS hardware, including servers, fabric interconnects, and chassis.

Create and manage server profiles and policies within Cisco UCS Manager.

Troubleshoot and perform firmware upgrades on Cisco UCS components, ensuring seamless integration with VMware.

Storage Solutions:

Implement and maintain storage solutions within VMware environments, including SAN/NAS and VMware vSAN.

Integrate storage into VMware clusters, ensuring redundancy, high availability, and performance.

Provide support for storage provisioning, LUNs, datastores, and VMware storage policies.

Automation & Scripting:

Leverage automation tools such as PowerCLI, Ansible, or Python to streamline VMware and Cisco UCS operations.

Automate common tasks and configuration changes to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.

Project Implementation & Delivery:

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth and timely delivery of IT infrastructure projects.

Assist in the creation of project timelines, risk assessments, and detailed implementation plans.

Provide high-level and granular configuration documentation for systems and solutions.

Support & Troubleshooting:

Provide ongoing support for VMware and Cisco UCS environments, ensuring minimal downtime.

Troubleshoot hardware, software, and configuration issues within both VMware and Cisco UCS environments.

Monitor systems for performance and capacity issues, responding to alerts and ensuring optimal system uptime.

Required Qualifications:

At least 5 years of hands-on experience with VMware vSphere and vCenter in enterprise environments, including experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) for managing cloud infrastructure

Strong experience with Cisco UCS hardware, including servers, fabric interconnects, and UCS Manager.

Experience working with VMware storage technologies (vSAN, iSCSI, NFS, etc.).

Proficiency in configuring, optimizing, and managing VMware clusters, virtual machines, and storage within VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

Familiarity with server provisioning and resource management in VMware environments.

Strong troubleshooting skills for both VMware and Cisco UCS systems.

Experience with scripting tools like PowerCLI or Python to automate VMware and UCS tasks, including automation for VCF management.

Good knowledge of system monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery processes in virtualized environments, including VCF-based solutions.

Preferred Qualifications:

VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification.

Experience with VMware NSX, VMware vRealize Suite, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), or other VMware enterprise tools.

Experience with storage systems such as Pure Storage, NetApp, or similar platforms.

Familiarity with cloud environments or hybrid cloud solutions.

Knowledge of automation frameworks (Ansible, Terraform) for infrastructure management.

Work Environment:

Office environment with the potential for occasional client visits.

Requirement for full-time on-site presence at customer location.

Some travel may be required for implementation, support, or training.

Best Regards,

Jaideep Shastri

916-365-9533 (D) |

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior AI Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale Agentic AI systems and multi-agent orchestration platforms. This role requires deep expertise in LLM-based architectures, distributed systems, and cloud-native infrastructure.

As a technical authority, you will guide enterprise clients through their Agentic AI transformation, from evaluating AI frameworks and communication protocols to deploying scalable, production-ready AI automation solutions.

You will work at the forefront of GenAI platform engineering, designing architectures that power intelligent automation, enterprise knowledge systems, and AI-driven workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Agentic AI Architecture & Design

• Design and implement end-to-end multi-agent orchestration systems for enterprise automation and decision intelligence.
• Define agent design patterns, including agent roles, delegation frameworks, task decomposition, and orchestration strategies.
• Architect scalable agent ecosystems with lifecycle management, monitoring, fallback mechanisms, and human-in-the-loop capabilities.
• Evaluate and implement inter-agent communication protocols such as MCP, A2A, REST, gRPC, JSON-RPC, and event-driven messaging.

GenAI & Foundation Model Integration

• Select and integrate LLMs and foundation models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, Llama, etc.) based on task requirements.
• Develop advanced prompt engineering and context management strategies, including:
• Few-shot prompting
• Chain-of-thought reasoning
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Structured output pipelines
• Implement tool and function calling patterns enabling agents to interact with enterprise APIs, databases, and services.
• Optimize context window management, token budgets, and dynamic context injection for scalable production systems.

State Management & Agent Memory

• Architect stateful AI systems with short-term, long-term, and episodic memory layers.
• Implement persistence strategies using:
• Vector databases
• Key-value stores
• Graph databases
• Relational systems
• Design auditable and idempotent execution patterns suitable for enterprise governance and compliance requirements.

Microservices & Platform Engineering

• Build AI platforms using loosely coupled microservices with scalable APIs and observability built in.
• Deploy AI systems using container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, or GKE).
• Establish CI/CD pipelines for AI workloads including model versioning, prompt versioning, and deployment strategies.
• Promote Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform and GitOps deployment practices.

Enterprise Client Engagement

• Partner with enterprise stakeholders to assess AI readiness and automation opportunities.
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable AI system architectures.
• Provide guidance on build vs. buy decisions for AI frameworks and vendor tools.
• Produce architecture documentation, reference designs, and implementation playbooks.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering or platform architecture.
• 3+ years of experience designing AI/ML systems or GenAI platforms.
• Hands-on experience building multi-agent or agentic AI orchestration systems in production.
• Strong experience with agent frameworks such as:
• LangChain
• LangGraph
• AutoGen
• CrewAI
• Semantic Kernel
• Expertise integrating LLMs, embeddings, tool/function calling, and RAG pipelines.
• Deep knowledge of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and API design.
• Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes preferred) and cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Strong programming skills in Python, with additional experience in TypeScript, Go, or Java preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with enterprise clients or consulting environments.
• Knowledge of AI governance, responsible AI, and compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with model fine-tuning, RLHF, or adapter-based model customization.
• Experience with AI observability tools such as LangSmith, Arize AI, or OpenTelemetry.
• Experience working with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, pgvector).
• Contributions to open-source AI or agentic system projects.

Sr Software Engineer (Site Reliability Engineering)

Contract- 5+ months CTH possibility

Peachtree Dunwoody Atlanta GA Hybrid- 2 days in the office no relocation

Pay rate: 70/h W2 hourly

USC or GC holders only.

Skills

AWS broadly (EC2, but moving away and going to Fargate) ECS, code pipeline and build, deploy, RDS, Dynamo, WAP, CloudFront)

GitHub actions moving away from AWS code connect

Terraform (must) most of the day there, or CDK is a benefit but terraform the hard requirement

Terraform modules strong plus

Splunk, new relic, pager duty is great lot of alerting, dashboarding, capacity planning, running internal PaaS

Interview: 1st round with him, quick screen, overview on role, team structure, projects, high level tech questions, not coding more high-level systems design on the spectrum

Second round with tech leads: more systems design, potentially a live coding question things. Theu have an eye on people using AI to answer, culture ft as well.

Job Description:

This role is for an opening for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on the Manheim Logistics SRE team. The SRE team is tasked with designing and maintaining AWS infrastructure and deployment pipelines for Manheim Logistics' 15+ development teams. The team has currently standardized on a Docker-based infrastructure solution and is adding functionality to support new development team requests and architectural patterns (such as Lambda, Step Functions, Fargate, etc). The SRE team has a strong focus on IaC with Terraform and best practices such as least privilege access, proactive monitoring and alerting, etc. This role will work directly with a release train and help with IaC and SRE activites such as improving monitoring/alerting, defining an error budget, assisting with DevSecOps, etc.

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer you will:

Strong automation experience- testing, deploying, monitoring, etc.

Take complex problems and come up with a technically reasonable solution

Experience working with and defining SLOs, error budgets, etc.

Have innate curiosity about how things work

Design and assist in the authoring of software tools that reliably manage application delivery & performance

Design and assist in the setup and maintenance of application monitoring and alerting

Engage with engineering teams to ensure best practices are implemented

Improve predictability and reliability of software releases, workflows, and operating software.

Reduce mean time to recovery (MTTR) by helping troubleshoot, monitor, alert, and automating recovery.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and at least 3-5 years working experience

Expertise in software development and architecture/solutioning experience

Strong background with Terraform

Experience with Amazon AWS technologies especially: ECS and Lambda

Experience with monitoring/observability tools such as: New Relic, Splunk, PagerDuty

Experience with agile development, continuous integration and automated testing

Solid written communication, problem solving, and process management skills

Preferred Skills:

Broad AWS platform skills including Cognito, WAF, Elasticache (Redis), Elasticsearch, SNS, SQS, S3, Systems Manager

Experience automating Terraform at scale

Experience with Database Server infrastructure (RDS, MySQL, Postgres, etc)

NET core development experience

GitHub Actions

Experience with Github, docker, and Linux adminstration experience

DevOps Architect

Los Angeles, CA - Onsite (Day 1)

Long Term Contract

Skills Required:

• AWS & GCP
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Pulumi

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Architect with deep expertise across multi‐cloud environments and modern DevOps tooling. The ideal candidate is an SME with strong hands‐on experience building, automating, deploying, and optimizing infrastructure at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a DevOps SME with 8+ years of multi‐cloud experience, including AWS, GCP, and hypervisor frameworks.
• Expertise in managed cloud services such as Lambda, Cloud Functions, S3 (large volumes), Elasticsearch, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Aurora, and other RDS services.
• Strong background in Docker-based container platforms and CI/CD workflows.
• Advanced scripting and automation capabilities with Terraform, IaC, and Pulumi.
• Ability to write reusable modules and infrastructure code (Python preferred).
• Strong SQL skills and understanding of relational and non-relational databases; proficiency in database tuning.
• Experience working with multiple build systems: npm, Maven, Poetry, Mono, ReactJS, VueKit.
• Proficient in all aspects of Kubernetes, including deployment automation using Helm and Kustomize.
• Ability to understand APIs, create reusable CI/CD modules, and document work in GitHub.
• Experience leading offshore DevOps/System Engineers and enforcing IaC adoption.
• Collaborate with AWS, GCP, Apple Cloud/Hybrid Cloud teams to troubleshoot 3PC issues.
• Skilled in observability tooling, incident management, and performance optimization.
• Strong knowledge of networking (DNS, load balancers, VPNs, VPCs, firewalls, access control).
• Experience building modules using Terraform, AWS CDK, or Pulumi.
• Knowledge of Java is a plus.

Must Have Qualifications

• Proven leadership and mentoring experience.
• Deep understanding of security best practices, vulnerability mitigation, and risk management.
• Performance tuning and optimization expertise.
• Experience with disaster recovery and backup strategies.
• Strong experience in hybrid cloud environments.

Title- Sr. Azure Solutions Architect

Location- Dallas, TX- Onsite

Type- Fulltime

Job Description:

AgreeYa Solutions is hiring a permanent Senior Azure Solutions Architect to anchor our growing Azure practice. This is a high-impact, client-facing role that spans the full engagement lifecycle — from structured cloud readiness assessments and gap analysis through hands-on architecture design and implementation delivery.

The successful candidate will lead our Azure infrastructure engagements across multiple client accounts, beginning with a structured cloud readiness assessment and transitioning into ongoing architecture and delivery responsibilities as the practice grows. This role requires equal comfort operating as a trusted advisor, assessment lead, and delivery architect — adapting to the engagement phase and client context.

Responsibilities

1. Cloud Readiness Assessment & Advisory

Lead structured, evidence-based Azure cloud assessments aligned to Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Security-first SDLC principles:

Conduct current-state Azure tenant reviews across all platform domains: tenant topology, management group hierarchy, subscription structure, RBAC model, and policy framework.

Assess identity and access configurations including Microsoft Entra ID, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Conditional Access policies, and GitHub/Azure DevOps RBAC.

Evaluate security posture using Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Zero Trust alignment, vulnerability management, and network exposure analysis (NSGs, firewall rules, public vs. private endpoints).

Perform regulatory compliance gap assessments against NYDFS Part 500, SOC2 Trust Services Criteria, and other applicable frameworks, producing risk-rated gap registers.

Review IaC and CI/CD maturity including Terraform state management, drift detection, pipeline health (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions), and non-prod to prod promotion workflows.

Assess monitoring and observability stacks: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, alert coverage, ITSM integration, and MTTD/MTTR benchmarking.

Evaluate backup and DR configurations, RTO/RPO alignment, recovery runbook completeness, and business continuity readiness.

Review FinOps maturity: cost governance, resource tagging, reserved instance utilization, and savings plan coverage.

Produce executive-ready deliverables: current state reports, gap registers, remediation roadmaps, Target Operating Models (TOM), and C-level presentation decks.

Define objective go-live entry criteria and identify critical blockers that materially increase breach, outage, or compliance exposure.

2. Azure Platform & Infrastructure Architecture

Design and govern Azure platform environments for client workloads with a Terraform-first, pipeline-driven approach:

Define and maintain reference architectures across all stack layers: identity (Entra ID / Auth0 / Okta CIC), application (App Service / AKS), PaaS (Key Vault, Front Door / WAF, API Management), networking, data, storage, and monitoring.

Architect isolated, per-environment landing zones (QA, Stage, Prod) including VNets, subnets, NSGs, Private Endpoints, and firewall rules enforcing least privilege and environment segmentation.

Lead the design of Terraform IaC modules and environment promotion patterns (QA → Stage → Prod), including remote state management, state isolation, and change control governance.

Partner with DevOps engineers to design Azure DevOps multi-stage YAML pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments, including approval gates, rollback strategies, and release tagging.

Architect highly available, secure, scalable, and cost-optimized solutions incorporating backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies.

Define cloud security standards: network segmentation, Zero Trust architecture, WAF and DDoS protection, encryption, and key management.

Set observability standards: App Insights/Log Analytics workspaces, KQL-based alerting, dashboards, Sentinel workbooks, and WAF policy-as-code.

Translate business, compliance, and regulatory requirements (including NYDFS MFA and security mandates) into concrete Azure architecture decisions and technical guardrails.

3. Client Engagement & Delivery Leadership

Operate as a trusted technical advisor and delivery lead across client engagements:

Serve as the primary Azure technical point of contact for clients, including C-suite and senior technical stakeholders.

Lead architecture reviews, technical workshops, and go/no-go decision sessions with structured evidence and documentation.

Translate business and compliance requirements into actionable architecture decisions and phased remediation roadmaps.

Provide Level 2 architectural support during critical delivery windows including rollouts, environment rebuilds, production cutovers, and hypercare periods.

Document architecture decisions, diagrams, runbooks, and ensure these are reflected in implementation and quality gates.

Mentor and guide junior engineers and offshore team members, providing technical direction and code/configuration review.

Support structured MSP onboarding activities including RACI definition, responsibility demarcation, and takeover domain identification.

Required Qualifications

8+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions on Microsoft Azure, with at least 5 years in an architect or technical lead capacity.

Deep expertise across core Azure services including:

Compute: Azure Web Apps, App Service, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions

Networking: VNets, NSGs, Private Endpoints, Azure Front Door, WAF, VPN/ExpressRoute

Integration & API: Azure API Management, Service Bus, Event Grid

Data & Storage: Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Storage Accounts (Blob, Queue, Table)

Security: Key Vault, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Azure Policy

Identity: Entra ID (Azure AD), PIM, Conditional Access

Observability: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, KQL

Proven experience architecting and governing Terraform-based infrastructure in Azure, including module design, remote state backends, environment isolation, and promotion workflows.

Strong background with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Artifact Feeds) and CI/CD patterns for both application and infrastructure, including multi-stage YAML and environment approvals.

Demonstrated experience conducting structured cloud assessments, gap analyses, and producing risk-rated findings and remediation roadmaps aligned to frameworks such as Microsoft CAF, CIS, or NIST.

Solid understanding of identity and access management including Entra ID, OAuth/OIDC flows, MFA enforcement, RBAC, and CIAM solutions (Auth0 / Okta CIC).

Working knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks applicable to cloud environments, particularly NYDFS Part 500 and SOC2 Trust Services Criteria.

Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices: Zero Trust, network segmentation, WAF and DDoS, encryption, key management, and vulnerability management.

Experience defining monitoring, alerting, and observability strategies using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and SIEM tools such as Sentinel.

Excellent communication and documentation skills, with proven ability to produce executive-level presentations, architecture decision records, and go/no-go assessment reports.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with FinOps practices including cost governance, resource tagging strategy, reserved instance analysis, and Azure cost management tooling.

Experience with ITSM integration and tooling including ServiceNow workflows (incident, change, problem management) in cloud-managed services contexts.

Knowledge of additional monitoring platforms such as ScienceLogic or similar enterprise observability tools.

Experience with database migration strategies and tools (Flyway, Liquibase) integrated into CI/CD for Azure SQL or Cosmos DB.

Background working in regulated or audit-focused industries (financial services, healthcare, insurance) with knowledge of evidence requirements for MFA enforcement, penetration testing, and environment parity.

Experience designing and reviewing Target Operating Models (TOM) for Managed Services onboarding and MSP readiness assessments.

Relevant certifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or Security Engineer Associate.

Familiarity with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) landing zone patterns and Well-Architected Framework review methodology.

Acceptable visas are US Citizen, GC, GC EAD, H4-EAD.

W2 Candidates Local to Missouri preferred

Company Overview

AMUR Technologies Inc. is a Illinois-based IT and software company delivering innovative, cost-effective, and high-quality solutions to Fortune 500 and mid-market clients across multiple industries. Founded by experienced IT professionals, we are committed to leveraging emerging technologies to exceed customer expectations and drive growth across North America and beyond.

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Java/Spring Boot Lead Developer with strong leadership and technical expertise.

Key Responsibilities

· Develop and maintain applications using Java and Spring Boot

· Manage AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

· Lead multiple development teams (5–6 members per team)

· Work with Oracle backend systems and application integrations

· Conduct code reviews and ensure best practices

· Monitor applications, address vulnerabilities, and optimize performance

· Lambda

· ECS/ECR

· EventBridge

• Preferred PCF(Pivotal Cloud Foundry) Experience

Qualifications

· Strong experience in software development, microservices, and programming

· Proficiency in Java and Spring Framework

· Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

· Ability to work independently and collaboratively

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills

· Experience with Agile methodologies is a plus

Additional Details

· Employment Type: W2 Only

· Multiple offers - First filling

· Junior Role - Pay Rate $48-$50 Hourly, Senior Role - $49-$55 Hourly.

· Position Level: Lead

· Interview Process: Video interview including a Gladiator (hands-on) test

· Requirement: Senior-level, hands-on experience is mandatory

Day to Day: We are looking for an Azure Devops Architect who will be responsible to Architect and govern end-to-end Azure DevOps and cloud platform solutions, including CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), security controls, monitoring, and release management. To Define, maintain, and evolve reference architectures, design patterns, and standards for Azure DevOps, Terraform, and Azure-native services to support reuse across client engagements. To Provide architectural oversight and technical direction to Azure DevOps Developers and implementation teams, ensuring solutions meet scalability, reliability, and security best practices. To lead DevSecOps strategy, embedding security, compliance, identity, and risk management controls into pipelines and infrastructure designs from the outset. To Collaborate with Solution Architects and client stakeholders to translate business and technical requirements into actionable architectures and delivery roadmaps. To Establish and enforce CI/CD governance standards, including branching strategies, artifact management, quality gates, approvals, and release policies. To Review and approve infrastructure designs, pipeline configurations, and automation frameworks prior to implementation to ensure architectural integrity. To Guide migration strategies from legacy and on-premises environments to Azure, including hybrid and multi-cloud architectures where applicable.

Must Haves:

• Expert-level knowledge of Azure DevOps Services, including Azure Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Test Plans, and Artifacts.
• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure architecture roles.
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale CI/CD and IaC solutions.
• Deep expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, including module design, state management, and environment strategy.
• Strong experience integrating security, compliance, and identity controls into cloud and DevOps architectures.
• Advanced scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Bash, and/or Python.
• Proven experience in client-facing architectural leadership, including requirements discovery, solution design, and executive-level communication.
• Strong knowledge of Azure platform services and the MS 365 ecosystem.

Plusses:

• MS Azure Architect Expert certification (or equivalent).
• Demonstrated leadership in DevSecOps within regulated, enterprise, or high-compliance environments.
• Experience defining and implementing enterprise governance models, including landing zones, Azure Policy, RBAC, cost management, and security baselines.

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)

Robert Half is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to support the design, security, and operation of a security-first Azure cloud platform for a company based in Kirkland, WA.

This role focuses on building and maintaining a highly secure and reliable Azure environment using Infrastructure as Code, hub-and-spoke networking architecture, and private-by-default application patterns.

Job Duties:

Schedule: Monday – Friday 8 to 5pm PST

Location: Hybrid in Kirkland, WA (2-3 days onsite)

Duration: 6 month contract with potential to extend

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure Azure landing zones using hub-and-spoke networking architecture
• Enforce private connectivity patterns using Private Endpoints, Private DNS, and controlled routing
• Route all ingress and egress traffic through Azure Firewall and associated policy controls
• Partner with security stakeholders to implement defense-in-depth security controls across networking, identity, and workloads
• Ensure Azure environments meet internal security standards and audit requirements
• Build and maintain Terraform modules supporting virtual networks, peering, firewall routing, private endpoints, and DNS zones
• Develop Terraform modules supporting Azure Container Apps environments
• Enforce immutable infrastructure practices and repeatable deployments through Infrastructure as Code
• Review and refactor existing Terraform code for security, consistency, and maintainability
• Participate in code reviews and CI/CD pipelines supporting infrastructure deployments
• Deploy and operate workloads using Azure Container Apps (ACA)
• Integrate container workloads with private networking, managed identities, and secure secrets management
• Implement scaling, resiliency, and availability best practices for containerized applications
• Troubleshoot networking, identity, and performance issues within Azure workloads
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting across the Azure platform
• Support incident response and root cause analysis related to reliability or security events
• Automate operational tasks and continuously improve platform reliability

Required Skills

• Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer with hands-on expertise designing, implementing, and operating infrastructure in Microsoft Azure.
• Strong experience writing and maintaining Terraform scripts, including creating new modules and modifying existing configurations.
• Hands-on experience deploying and supporting Azure Container Apps.
• Solid understanding of Azure networking, including Azure Firewall, routing, and network architecture.
• Background in cloud and network security, including implementing private endpoints and secure connectivity patterns.

Title: Azure Solution Architect

Location: Remote

Key Responsibilities

1. Architectural Leadership & Strategy

• Define the End-to-End Architecture for massive digital transformation projects, moving from legacy on-premise environments to modern cloud-native designs.
• Lead Greenfield projects, building secure and scalable \"Landing Zones\" from the ground up.
• Act as a Trusted Advisor to C-suite stakeholders and lead cross-functional discussions between security, networking, and application teams.

2. Multi-Cloud & Identity Governance

• Architect solutions that span Microsoft 365, Azure, and AWS seamlessly.
• Design complex Identity & Access Management (IAM) frameworks, specifically integrating HR Systems (e.g., Workday, SAP) with cloud identity providers like Microsoft Entra ID.
• Enforce Zero Trust security principles across all cloud and hybrid environments.

3. Hands-on Execution & DevOps

• Stay \"in the weeds\" by reviewing and occasionally writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, or CloudFormation.
• Oversee the migration of monolithic applications into Microservices and containerized environments (AKS, EKS, Docker).
• Implement and govern CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub) to ensure automated, repeatable deployments.