Senior DevOps Architect

Responsibilities

• Architect CI/CD platforms and Kubernetes infrastructure using best practices
• Design automation frameworks, observability strategies, and security integration patterns
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, and AWS CDK
• Create CI/CD pipelines, automation scripts, and configuration management
• Provide technical guidance and DevOps mentorship to client engineering teams
• Lead DevOps transformation workshops and knowledge transfer sessions
• Implement security scanning, compliance frameworks, and enterprise secret management
• Architect enterprise observability platforms using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK/EFK

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps architecture
• 7+ years of experience architecting and building AWS infrastructure
• 7+ years of DevOps toolchain experience (GitHub, GitLab, AWS Code Suite)
• Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)
• Proficiency in configuration management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (Python, Java, Node, Go, or Bash)
• Expert proficiency in Kubernetes and EKS platforms
• Experience with CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification
• Ability to work EST hours

Preferred Qualifications

• Multi-cloud experience (Azure, GCP)
• Compliance framework expertise (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2)
• FinOps and cost optimization expertise
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD)
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health insurances
• Short term and long term disability
• Life insurance
• 401k with company match
• 120 hours of accrued PTO per year
• 14 days of paid holiday

About the Company

Effectual provides technical leadership and professional services to help enterprise clients navigate DevOps transformation and platform engineering initiatives.