Senior Microsoft Azure DevOps Architect leading CI/CD initiatives for one of our long-standing Federal Government customers. Supporting the Agile development transformation with a focus on cloud solutions.
Responsibilities
Architect and enhance the organization-wide Agile development transformation initiative, including developing a clear vision, strategy, and roadmap for adoption.
Design CI/CD solutions using Microsoft Azure DevOps to automate build, test, and deployment processes for applications and services.
Collaborate with development teams to optimize code integration and delivery workflows, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
Develop CI/CD best practices, standards, and guidelines across the organization to ensure consistency and quality in software delivery.
Lead initiatives to continuously improve CI/CD processes, tools, and technologies to enhance developer productivity and accelerate time-to-market.
Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams on CI/CD best practices, automation techniques, and DevOps principles.
Collaborate with infrastructure teams to optimize cloud infrastructure and configuration management processes to support CI/CD pipelines.
Monitor, measure, and analyze CI/CD pipeline performance and reliability metrics, and implement optimizations and enhancements as needed.
Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in DevOps, cloud computing, and CI/CD practices, and evaluate their potential impact on our development processes.
Requirements
10 years of experience working on IT software/application support and development as an engineer, developer, architect or technical lead.
5 years of experience leading Azure DevOps implementations in large organizations, preferably in the government sector.
Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean, etc.) and best practices.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and technologies such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages such as PowerShell, Bash, Python, or YAML.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field (or 4 additional years of professional experience).
Microsoft Azure and/or Microsoft 365 certifications are a plus.
Capability Maturity Model Integration ( CMMI) Associate (or higher) certification is a plus.
ScrumMaster (CSM/PSM) and/or or SAFe Agilist (SA) certifications are a plus.
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance from the Federal Government.
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