Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DevAltus is a cloud-native consultancy delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance infrastructure solutions for enterprise clients. The company is seeking an On-Prem and COTS Migration Lead to lead large-scale migrations from legacy and on-premises systems to Azure, while architecting cloud infrastructure, managing DevOps automation, and coordinating stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support application and infrastructure migrations from on-premises into Azure, including workloads running on platforms such as vSphere and Pure Storage
- Lead assessment and upgrade of legacy commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software as part of cloud migration efforts
- Architect and implement Azure-based infrastructure following Azure Well-Architected Framework principles
- Write, review, and maintain Bicep or Terraform IaC modules for infrastructure provisioning
- Build and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps Pipelines
- Manage Azure-native services including VMs, AKS, ACR, App Services, Storage Accounts, SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Azure AD, Front Door, Application Gateway, and Azure Monitor/Log Analytics
- Design multi-subscription and hub-and-spoke networking topologies using Azure Management Groups, Virtual WAN, Private Link, and RBAC
- Deploy, configure, and manage Palo Alto firewalls in Azure, integrating with ExpressRoute, hybrid connectivity, and secure inter-VNet communications
- Debug and optimize Azure RBAC policies, Managed Identity integrations, and inter-service networking (VNets, NSGs, UDRs, Peering)
- Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure with Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Dynatrace
- Guide security and compliance practices (Azure AD SSO/SAML, Key Vault encryption, Azure Backup/Recovery Vault, resource tagging, policy enforcement, etc.)
- Document architecture and processes; support teams across US time zones
Skills
- **Work Authorization**: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship
- **Location Requirement**: Must be a resident of the continental United States
- - Minimum 12+ years overall work experience in related fields
- - 3+ years of hands-on experience leading or executing on-premises-to-cloud migrations, including migration planning, workload assessment, and cutover execution
- - 2+ years of experience with on-premises infrastructure (physical servers, legacy networking, and data center operations)
- - Experience assessing and upgrading legacy or COTS software systems as part of modernization or migration projects
- - 6+ years of hands-on DevOps or Cloud Engineering experience, including production-grade Azure infrastructure and core services
- - Deep knowledge of Azure core services and architecture patterns
- - Strong experience with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates
- - Proficiency in container tooling (Docker, AKS, or Container Apps preferred)
- - Solid understanding of Azure AD/RBAC, networking (VNets, NSGs, subnets), and monitoring best practices
- - Experience with CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, or Jenkins)
- - Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go
- - Understanding of Java
- - Excellent communication skills and experience supporting distributed teams
- - Experience with vSphere and Pure Storage in enterprise environments
- - Familiarity with hybrid networking scenarios (VPN, ExpressRoute Global Reach)
- - Exposure to enterprise compliance frameworks (CIS, NIST) and experience collaborating with SOC/SIEM teams
- - Knowledge of QRadar or similar SIEM platforms
- - Experience integrating third-party APIs into cloud platforms
- - Proficiency with Power BI, including building dashboards from Azure service data sources
- - Exposure to FinOps practices (Azure Cost Management, budgets, and governance for cost optimization)
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