1. Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Landing Zones
- Unified Governance: Architect and deploy automated Cloud Landing Zones with integrated security guardrails, VPC/VNet topologies, and IAM synchronization across multiple regions.
- On-Premises Integration: Design "Cloud-Adjacent" architectures that allow on-premises workloads to burst into the cloud or maintain low-latency connections to local storage/databases.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop modular, version controlled Terraform or OpenTofu providers to manage resources across AWS, Azure, and private data centers.
- Python for Tooling: Build custom automation frameworks and "Glue Code" in Python to bridge gaps between vendor APIs and internal developer portals.
- GitOps & CI/CD: Implement GitOps workflows (using ArgoCD or Flux) to ensure the "Source of Truth" in Git is automatically reflected in the live environment.
- State Management: Design robust backend state management for multi-cloud IaC to prevent configuration drift and ensure environment parity.
3. SRE & Operational Excellence
- Toil Elimination: Identify repetitive manual tasks in the migration lifecycle and replace them with automated self-service workflows.
- Observability Architecture: Design a unified monitoring plane (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) that provides "Single Pane of Glass" visibility across hybrid environments.
- Error Budgeting: Partner with engineering teams to define SLIs/SLOs and implement automated "Circuit Breakers" for failing deployments.
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert in Azure for the Hosted Operations Team
- Gather feedback from the department on areas of improvement and provide solutions utilizing Azure
- Serve as a point of escalation for complex Azure cases
- Participate in inter-departmental planning meetings on suggested solutions for existing issues as well as systemic and process improvements
- Work with internal team on identifying pain points in Azure deployments and configuration and ways to alleviate them
- Maintain and enhance current client environment configurations
- Organize and execute training sessions for new workflows and procedure recommendations
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers
- Participate in an on-call rotation
- Building and running applications in AKS
Required Skills & Qualifications
Experience
12+ years in Infrastructure/DevOps; 5+ years in a Lead Architect capacity.
2. IaC Mastery
3. Scripting
- Proficiency in Python for complex automation and Bash for systems-level tasks.
- Deep hands-on experience with at least two: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Experience with VMWare, Nutanix, or Bare-Metal automation (Ansible/Packer). 6. Containerization
7. VCS
- Mastery of Git (Branching strategies, Hooks, and CI/CD integration).
The "Hybrid Hero" Profile
- 1. The "Zero-Trust" Mindset: You assume the network is hostile and build security (mTLS, Vault) into the automation from the start.
- 2. Vendor Agnostic: You prefer open standards and cloud-native patterns over proprietary vendor lock-in features.
- Resilience Obsessed: You don't just build systems; you build systems that recover themselves (Self-healing infrastructure).