Lead Architect- DevOps / SRE / Cloud Hands-on

Lead Architect

We are seeking a hands-on Lead Architect to design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure and DevOps / SRE solutions. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise in Azure (and optionally GCP), infrastructure automation, and modern DevOps / SRE practices. This role combines architectural leadership with hands-on execution, ideal for someone who enjoys designing systems and building reliable solutions.

Essential Functions :

• Architect, build, and manage highly available, resilient, and scalable cloud infrastructure across Azure (and optionally GCP).
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible for repeatable, version-controlled deployments.
• Design, deploy, and operate containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Build and maintain CI / CD pipelines with GitHub Actions for efficient and secure software delivery.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting using OpenTelemetry (OTel), Elastic Cloud, and other observability tools.
• Automate operational tasks using Python and Bash scripting.
• Architect and manage networking, load balancing, and DNS configurations across multi-region cloud environments.
• Design and implement high-availability, active-active, and multi-region architectures leveraging global load balancers.
• Collaborate with application teams to ensure performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Drive cloud governance and cost optimization strategies.
• Provide technical mentorship to DevOps and engineering teams.
• All other duties as assigned

Experience / Qualifications :

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability :

Travel Requirements :

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Independent Judgement :

Performs duties within scope of general company policies, procedures, and objectives. Analyzes problems and performs needs assessments. Uses judgment in adapting broad guidelines to achieve desired result. Regular exercise of independent judgment within accepted practices. Makes recommendations that affect policies, procedures, and practices.

Full Time Benefits Summary : Enjoy discounts on retail merchandise, our restaurants, world-class resorts and conservation attractions!

Bass Pro Shops is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations

Qualified individuals with known disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit your nearest location or contact us at hrcompliance@basspro.com.