DevOps Architect / ManagerSanta Clara, CA (Hybrid) (Local Candidates Preferred)Contract 6 - 12 MonthsJob description:Minimum 14+ years of experience in DevOps/Infrastructure engineering roles and 5+ years in architectural or strategic leadership positionsDesign and establish a DevOps Center of Excellence (CoE), including governance framework, operating model, and metricsDevelop comprehensive business cases for continued investment in DevOps transformation initiativesCreate and maintain DevOps capability maturity models and assessment frameworksDefine ROI metrics and KPIs for measuring DevOps transformation successEstablish standardized processes, tools, and best practices across the organizationDrive cultural transformation and adoption of DevOps practicesCreate strategic roadmaps for tool consolidation and optimizationDesign enterprise-wide security and compliance frameworks for cloud infrastructureLead the development of reusable infrastructure components and deployment patternsEstablish automated lifecycle management processesDesign self-service capabilities for cloud infrastructure provisioningProvide technical oversight for global migration initiativesExperience with building CI/CD using GitHub and migrating repositories to GitHubAdvanced expertise in Infrastructure-as-CodeDeep understanding of cloud security architecture and compliance frameworksStrong background in DevSecOps practices and security automationExpertise in CI/CD pipeline design and implementation