Lead DevOps Engineer

Pluribus Digital is a company focused on redefining the future of digital solutions, seeking passionate individuals to join their community. The Lead DevOps Engineer will lead the design and governance of enterprise cloud architecture, focusing on strategic planning and technical oversight, ensuring Azure environments are scalable, secure, and compliant.

Responsibilities:

• Design and oversee highly available, secure, and scalable Azure architectures across compute, storage, networking, and identity services
• Define enterprise Azure reference architectures, patterns, and best practices for development teams
• Establish architectural guidance for Azure identity, governance, policy enforcement, and monitoring frameworks
• Evaluate and guide the adoption of cloud-native Azure services and modernization strategies
• Define architectural standards for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementations using Terraform and ARM templates
• Guide DevOps teams in implementing automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and cloud-agnostic tooling such as GitLab, Jenkins, and Artifactory
• Ensure IaC approaches support repeatable, secure, and auditable infrastructure deployment patterns
• Provide architectural oversight of container-based deployment models including Kubernetes, Docker, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Lead architecture planning for migration of on-premises workloads to Azure
• Evaluate workloads and recommend cloud-native transformations leveraging services such as: Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Service, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Key Vault, Azure Active Directory
• Develop strategies for hybrid connectivity and networking architectures
• Define Azure governance strategies including: Azure Policy, Role-based access control (RBAC), Identity and access management, Monitoring and observability
• Ensure architecture aligns with federal security and compliance requirements
• Serve as the technical authority for Azure architecture across the program
• Provide architectural guidance to DevOps engineers, cloud engineers, and development teams
• Translate mission needs into technical architecture strategies and roadmaps
• Communicate architecture approaches and tradeoffs to government stakeholders, ACIOs, and program leadership
• Lead technical discussions and design reviews to ensure alignment with enterprise cloud strategy

Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Current or previous Public Trust designation
• Minimum of 6 years of experience designing and implementing Azure cloud architectures, including: Highly available cloud architectures, Azure identity and governance, Storage and compute services, Virtual networking and hybrid connectivity, Azure policy and proactive monitoring
• Minimum of 6 years of experience working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including Terraform and ARM templates
• Minimum of 6 years of DevOps experience focused on Azure technologies, including cloud deployment automation and pipeline development
• Demonstrated experience architecting CI/CD strategies using: Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory
• Strong understanding of containerization technologies, including Kubernetes, Docker, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Experience designing cloud migration strategies and translating on-premises workloads into cloud-native architectures
• Knowledge of Azure ecosystem services including: Azure Active Directory, Autopilot / Intune, Microsoft 365 / Office 365, SharePoint, Exchange, OneDrive
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, and Python
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly present technical strategies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Microsoft Azure certifications, such as: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Experience supporting U.S. federal cloud environments and compliance frameworks
• Demonstrated experience leading cloud transformation initiatives within complex enterprise environments