Cloud DevOps Architect

About the role

CleanSlate Technology Group (CSTG) is a modern technology consulting firm transforming how organizations use Data, AI, and Cloud Modernization to fuel innovation. As a top-tier cloud partner, we design and deliver cloud-native solutions and modern data platforms that unlock the power of data, accelerate digital transformation, and enable businesses to build what’s next.

Responsibilities

• Lead team to deliver DevOps solutions for designing and building modern cloud tenants and application deployments with minimal human intervention
• Work closely with client to understand the business requirements. Drive the analysis and design the technical solutions in compliance with architectural blueprints and technology strategy
• Build complex automation platforms to support applications
• Embrace agile delivery processes and influence adoption of DevOps best practices
• Ensure DevOps methodologies and automation are leveraged as required by project and/or client
• Interact with clients during presales or consultancy roles, including interactions with senior level client personnel
• Provide input and estimates to create proposals

Requirements

• 7 years of experience working with DevOps platforms or similar automation experience
• 5 years of experience in the overall design and implementation of DevOps platforms
• 3 years hands on experience implementing AWS and/or Azure cloud solutions
• 1 year of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementations
• Deep technical expertise supporting clients by building and managing enterprise-scale DevOps platforms, code repositories, automated build and testing tooling, automated deployment tooling, containerization and general automation of infrastructure provisioning, and configuration management functions
• Comprehensive understanding of enterprise software development tools and methodologies, including typical enterprise application architectures and ability to write scripted or compiled application and automation code
• Experience in facilitating design and working sessions with clients and technical teams
• Demonstrated experience integrating Identity and Access Management as well as security best practices
• Strong understanding of enterprise scale automated software development using current tools
• Hands on technical DevOps expertise with supporting clients or internal operations
• Hands on experience with cloud compute, storage, and network services
• Strong oral and written communication skills interacting with a variety of audiences (Architects and technical implementers, and developers)

Preferred Qualifications

• Completed AWS certifications or willing to acquire them
• Experience with AWS CloudFormation, Amazon CDK, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) or Terraform with an understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Experience with Python, PHP, JavaScript, Java, C# or other languages used for automation or shell scripting
• Exposure to Chef, Puppet, Salt, Ansible, Docker, and/or Kubernetes
• Exposure to Sonar, CheckMarx, Veracode, Fortify, or other OWASP Top 10 tooling
• Knowledge of networking including DNS, load balancing and firewalls
• Experience with development and automating testing
• Understanding of microservices and distributed application architecture