Senior DevOps Administrator

Job Description

Why CDM Smith?

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior DevOps Cloud Administrator to join our Digital Engineering

Solutions team. This individual will be part of the Development group within the Digital Engineering

Solutions team, helping design and implementation of cloud-based solutions facilitating CI/CD pipeline, and ensuring that software development and operations teams work collaboratively. An ideal candidate will be a critical thinker, proactive, and a highly interested in the application of new

technologies and methods. This individual must showcase exceptional abilities in implementing

solutions for AEC initiatives that involve cutting-edge technologies. As a member of the Digital

Engineering Solutions team, the Development group will be engaged in research and development

and provide guidance and oversight to the AEC practices at CDM Smith, engaging in new product

research, and the incubation of innovative ideas that arise from around the company. The ideal

candidate should possess an extensive background in application development, that includes

security, scaling, integration, and application migration, along with a commitment to continuous

advancement and interest that drives measurable results.

Job Description

The following are the Key responsibilities for this position

• Possessing a solid understanding of cloud technologies, including architecture design, planning, configuring, and resource management in Microsoft Azure and other cloud platforms.
• Working collaboratively with the development team to understand their Azure infrastructure
  
  
  

requirements and providing assistance as needed.

• Establish standards by managing infrastructure with Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Collaborate closely with the IT operations, and security teams to ensure that best practices are
  
  
  

followed.

• Independently oversee and maintain the team's Azure cloud subscriptions.
• Incorporate security best practices into the cloud infrastructure and ensure compliance with
  
  
  

organizational security guidelines.

• Analyze the cloud service's business needs, investigate the necessary framework, design and
  
  
  

implement enterprise-class cloud service providing secure, scalable, and efficient solutions.

• Engage in multidisciplinary research on complex systems including serverless, endpoints,
  
  
  

networks, and hardware/software.

• Collaborates with stakeholders, program group leaders and development lead to analyze their
  
  
  

cloud initiatives and offer cost-effective system specifications that comply with the standards.

• Communicate verbally and in writing with non-technical cross-functional teams.
• Communicate verbally and in writing with non-technical cross-functional teams.
• Implement cost-saving measures and analyze resource utilization to optimize cloud costs.
• Design, build and implement a disaster recovery management system that aligns with the
  
  
  

project's requirements and industry standards.

• Ensure the Azure environment is maintained and supported, which includes providing user
  
  
  

access, troubleshooting, governance, and compliance.

• Establish standards and guidelines across cloud platforms in accordance with industry
  
  
  

standards.

• Develop and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems that ensure the performance
  
  
  

and health of the system.

Skills And Abilities

• Take ownership of the project and work independently in a team environment.
• Proficient in the dynamic deployment of Azure resources in landing zones using Infrastructure
  
  
  

as Code (IaC) methodologies.

• Working knowledge of the principles of role-based access control, modern security strategy,
  
  
  

and Azure network interfaces.

• Working knowledge of Git and version control systems, as well as the ability to configure CICD
  
  
  

pipelines using Azure DevOps using Infrastructure as code (IaC).

• Experience in Azure networking services, including content delivery, load balancing, network
  
  
  

security and cloud-native microservices architecture.

• Proficient in critical thinking, accurate analysis, and effective decision-making.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure services for horizontal scaling and high availability
  
  
  

system design, planning, and implementation.

• Have a solid understanding of data residency, data isolation, and data retention policies.
• Proficient with Azure Active Directory B2C & B2B, multi-factor authentication protocol,
  
  
  

federated identity, enterprise-level security services, and implementing Identity Access

Management standards using OAuth2 & SAML.

• Working knowledge of cybersecurity and networking, as well as automated security tools such
  
  
  

as intrusion detection and prevention and vulnerability scanning.

• Experience in Container Orchestration.
• Proficient in the development and management of data lakes and data bricks within a sharable
  
  
  

environment.

• Expert knowledge of creating disaster recovery strategies using industry standards and
  
  
  

requirements for the project.

• Excellent written, verbal, and diagrammatic communication skills.
• Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring tools and familiarity with programming languages like
  
  
  

Python, Azure PowerShell, Bash scripts, and Hashi Corp tools.

• Willing to enhance skills with cutting edge technology and tools to stay competitive in the
  
  
  

industry.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree.

• 6 years of related experience.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a college degree.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-304/AZ-500

• Bachelor’s degree in software development, Engineering or a related specialization preferred.
  
  
  

Amount Of Travel Required

0%

Background Check and Drug Testing Information

CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as “CDM Smith”) reserves the right to require background checks including criminal, employment, education, licensure, etc. as well as credit and motor vehicle when applicable for certain positions. In addition, CDM Smith may conduct drug testing for designated positions. Background checks are conducted after an offer of employment has been made in the United States. The timing of when background checks will be conducted on candidates for positions outside the United States will vary based on country statutory law but in no case, will the background check precede an interview. CDM Smith will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant's criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate. In addition, during employment individuals may be required by CDM Smith or a CDM Smith client to successfully complete additional background checks, including motor vehicle record as well as drug testing.

Agency Disclaimer

All vendors must have a signed CDM Smith Placement Agreement from the CDM Smith Recruitment Center Manager to receive payment for your placement. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of the CDM Smith staff will not be considered binding terms. All unsolicited resumes sent to CDM Smith and any resume submitted to any employee outside of CDM Smith Recruiting Center Team (RCT) will be considered property of CDM Smith. CDM Smith will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.

Business Unit

COR

Group

COR

Assignment Category

Fulltime-Regular

Employment Type

Regular