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Office Practicum · 16 hours ago

Sr. Cloud Solutions DevOps Architect

Fort Washington, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$135K/yr - $140K/yr

10+ years exp

Office Practicum is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions DevOps Architect who will be responsible for the architecture, automation, security, networking, and operational excellence of the organization’s AWS and Azure cloud platforms. This role serves as the primary technical bridge between Software Development and SaaS Operations, ensuring applications are designed for scalability, security, performance, and reliability.

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Responsibilities

Architect and implement secure, scalable cloud environments across AWS and Azure

Lead application and infrastructure modernization initiatives using cloud-native services

Design highly available, multi-region architectures aligned with SLA, RPO, and RTO requirements

Establish cloud architecture standards, reference architectures, and operational guardrails

Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using Git and GitLab across multiple environments

Lead enterprise-scale Infrastructure as Code (IaC) programs using Terraform

Automate environment provisioning, configuration management, and release orchestration

Enable DevSecOps practices including automated testing, security scanning, and deployment approvals

Design and manage complex cloud networking architectures, including: VPC/VNET design and segmentation, Hybrid connectivity (VPN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute), Load balancing, WAFs, NAT, routing, and DNS

Lead network security architecture including: Firewalls, security groups, NSGs, zero-trust network segmentationDDoS protection, traffic inspection, and secure ingress/egress

Troubleshoot complex cross-cloud, cross-region, and hybrid connectivity issues

Act as a technical liaison between Development, QA, Security, and SaaS Operations

Translate application requirements into secure, scalable, and operable production architectures

Partner with Development teams to improve: Build and deployment reliability, Release velocity and rollback safety, Observability and performance monitoring

Partner with SaaS Operations to ensure: 24/7 operational stability, Incident response readiness, Capacity planning and cost optimization

Drive 'operability by design' across the full SDLC

Embed security-by-design and zero-trust principles across cloud and DevOps platforms

Support compliance initiatives including SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, HITRUST, ISO 27001, and customer security audits

Lead identity, access management (IAM), secrets management, and encryption strategy

Implement and maintain: Centralized logging, SIEM integration, Performance and health monitoring, Automated alerting and incident response workflows

Lead FinOps initiatives, including cloud cost optimization, forecasting, and chargeback

Develop operational runbooks, disaster recovery plans, and architecture documentation

Perform advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews

Drive continuous improvement across availability, performance, security, and delivery metrics

Serve as senior technical authority for cloud, networking, and DevOps platforms

Mentor DevOps Engineers, Cloud Engineers, and SaaS Ops Reliability Engineers

Participate in architectural governance, roadmap planning, and technology evaluation

Influence platform strategy through data-driven recommendations

Qualification

AWSAzureTerraformGitLab CI/CDDevOps automationAdvanced networkingSecurity complianceIncident managementChange managementTroubleshootingCommunication skillsCross-functional leadership

Required

10+ years of experience in Infrastructure, Systems Engineering, Networking, or DevOps

7+ years of hands-on cloud engineering and architecture experience in AWS and/or Azure

Extensive enterprise networking experience including: Routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and network segmentation; Hybrid cloud connectivity and secure remote access; Load balancers, reverse proxies, and WAFs

Expert-level experience with: AWS core services (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC, EKS, ELB, Route 53); Azure core services (VMs, VNETs, Azure AD, App Services, AKS, Load Balancer, Front Door); Terraform for large-scale IaC; Git and GitLab CI/CD

Strong experience with: Linux and Windows server platforms; Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes); Scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar)

Demonstrated ability to operate as a bridge between Development and SaaS Operations teams

Strong background in production operations, reliability engineering, and incident management

Preferred

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Terraform Associate/Professional

Network certifications (CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent experience)

Experience in: Regulated SaaS environments (healthcare, financial services, government); SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, HITRUST; Observability tools (Dynatrace, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, etc.); FinOps and consumption-based cost governance

Experience with hybrid identity (AD, Azure AD, SSO, federation)

A Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or Similar Competency is preferred, but not required to be successful