Cloud Infrastructure & DevSecOps Architect (Azure)

Cloud Infrastructure & DevSecOps Architect (Azure)

Experience: 12+ Years

Role Description

The Cloud Infrastructure & DevSecOps Architect is responsible for designing, securing, and governing enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure environments across Microsoft Azure and GCP platforms. This role focuses on cloud architecture, DevSecOps, infrastructure automation, vulnerability remediation, and operational governance within highly regulated enterprise environments.

The Architect will lead enterprise cloud transformation initiatives by implementing scalable, secure, and operationally resilient cloud solutions while partnering closely with cloud engineering, production services, DevOps, and security teams.

Cloud Environment & Platform Scope

Enterprise public and hybrid cloud environments including:

• Microsoft Azure (primary platform) 

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) preferred platform for data and AI workloads 

• Multi-region cloud architectures supporting enterprise operations 

• Enterprise production, pre-production, and development environments 

• Secure and regulated cloud infrastructure ecosystems 

Cloud Engineering & Security Responsibilities

• Define enterprise cloud architecture and DevSecOps standards 

• Lead remediation of cloud vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and exposure risks 

• Perform root-cause analysis of recurring infrastructure and operational issues 

• Design secure-by-default cloud infrastructure patterns 

• Improve cloud security posture across networking, identity, storage, and compute services 

• Collaborate with infrastructure automation and platform engineering teams 

• Drive cloud governance, compliance, and operational excellence initiatives 

• Support enterprise-wide cloud modernization strategies 

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation

• Terraform as the primary Infrastructure-as-Code standard 

• Secure infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Azure-native tooling 

• Integrate security controls into CI/CD and infrastructure automation pipelines 

• Standardize scalable remediation and configuration management frameworks 

• Lead automation initiatives using Python, APIs, and cloud-native services 

Security Operations & Exposure Management

• Lead vulnerability management and cloud exposure reduction initiatives 

• Work with security tooling including Qualys and cloud compliance platforms 

• Remediate: 

? VM vulnerabilities 

? Public access misconfigurations 

? Identity and access management weaknesses 

? Storage security gaps 

? Cloud infrastructure control failures 

• Support enterprise cloud security operations in regulated environments 

Leadership Responsibilities

• Mentor cloud and DevOps engineers 

• Define engineering and remediation best practices 

• Support incident response and post-incident remediation activities 

• Collaborate with global operational teams including US timezone overlap 

• Contribute to enterprise cloud governance and risk reduction programs 

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience supporting enterprise cloud infrastructure 

• Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) 

• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) 

• Deep understanding of DevSecOps, cloud security engineering, and remediation practices 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud automation 

• Strong experience in regulated enterprise environments 

• Proficiency in Python scripting and automation 

• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills 

• Ability to lead enterprise cloud engineering initiatives independently 

Preferred Qualifications

• Financial services or highly regulated industry experience 

• Experience with Qualys or similar vulnerability management platforms 

• Familiarity with cloud compliance and posture management tooling 

• Exposure to enterprise DevSecOps governance frameworks 

• Experience supporting large-scale production cloud environments