DevOps Architect

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We're looking to grow our Shared Services Team at NLS!

Are you passionate about designing innovative cloud solutions and shaping scalable, secure architectures? As a Dev Ops Architect
, you’ll be a key technical leader driving our cloud transformation efforts across the organization. If you love solving complex problems, collaborating with smart and supportive teams, and staying hands‑on with cutting‑edge cloud technologies (especially Azure!), this role is calling your name.

In this position, you’ll guide cloud migrations, build enterprise‑level infrastructure, spearhead Dev Ops best practices, and mentor engineers—all while helping shape the future of our platform. If you're energized by autonomy, challenge, and impact, we can’t wait to meet you.

• Design and configure cloud infrastructures to support migrations and modernization initiatives
• Partner with technical and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable architectures
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to develop integration strategies across systems
• Work with infrastructure teams to map software solutions to effective hardware implementations
• Ensure all solutions meet corporate and regulatory security requirements in partnership with IT Security
• Provide strategic and technical guidance to leadership, including evaluating alternatives, assessing risk, and planning resources
• Support tool and metrics development, process improvement, data interpretation, and performance analysis
• Monitor system performance and maintain solution integrity
• Lead proofs‑of‑concept to evaluate new technologies and approaches
• Assess legacy and current applications and recommend enhancements for performance, design, and quality
• Mentor architects and engineers at varying levels of experience
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and stay up‑to‑date on emerging technologies
• Collaborate with architects to define and document design patterns and best practices
• Work with engineering teams to implement consistent patterns and best practices
• Architect and build cloud‑optimized customer applications
• Act as a technical specialist partnering with business, development, and infrastructure teams
• Provide guidance on Cloud and Dev Ops best practices
• Implement Dev Ops practices such as IaC, CI, and automated deployments

• Expertise with major cloud platforms, with a strong focus on Azure
• Deep experience with CI/CD practices, tools, and pipelines
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• Ability to implement and maintain security and compliance across the cloud ecosystem
• Strong scripting and automation skills
• Experience with monitoring and logging solutions
• Knowledge of RDBMS and No
  
  SQL databases
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle
• Experience with system performance tuning and automation of deployment/configuration baselines
• Familiarity with Azure AD and PIM
• Experience with cloud cost management and tagging best practices
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including leading virtual, cross‑functional teams
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and guide stakeholders toward optimal solutions
• Hands‑on experience with LAN/WAN technologies, firewalls, NAT, DNS, IP, OSI, and route tables
• Experience with AWS or Google Cloud is a plus
• Consulting background is a plus
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, ARM, Azure Dev Ops, Power Shell, YAML
• M.S. or B.S. in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of system design and technology architecture experience, including building and deploying SaaS using cloud‑native principles
• Experience creating POCs and working closely with business teams and partners
• Ability to travel when needed
• Ability to work a full‑time schedule, including occasional after‑hours support as needed
• Ability to work remotely or from our Springfield, MO;
  Puerto Rico; or Honduras offices

Bring your authentic self to the Next Level Solutions team! Go‑getter. Learner. Team…