Azure DevOps Architect at Connect Tech+Talent
Durham, NC
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Aug 10, 2026
Durham, NC
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A 12-month contract role for an Azure DevOps Architect based remotely out of Durham, NC, focused on designing and governing enterprise-scale CI/CD platforms, GitOps delivery frameworks, and software supply chain security programs for large organizations spanning hundreds of engineering teams. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on expertise in a specific set of niche Azure and cloud-native technologies — including OPA policy-as-code, Sigstore, FluxCD, and Azure Confidential Computing — and has delivered at Fortune-level scale in regulated industries.
Senior level · 10+ years · Remote · Contract
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 12, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting explicitly states 'Proven hands-on experience with all seven mandatory niche skills listed above — generalist profiles will not be considered,' making all seven specialty skills (Azure Deployment Stacks, OPA, Sigstore, Azure Chaos Studio, Azure Confidential Computing, SBOM Automation Pipelines, FluxCD) hard gates.
The role is listed as a 12-month contract with 'Independent Visa only,' meaning corp-to-corp or sponsored visa candidates are excluded — a notable constraint for sourcing.
No compensation range is stated anywhere in the posting.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily about building and architecting DevOps platforms and pipelines (software/infrastructure engineering), which maps to 15-1252, but the infrastructure operations and systems administration aspects create some ambiguity with 15-1244.
Terraform is listed as 'Terraform and/or Bicep at enterprise scale' — Bicep is captured as an alternative since either satisfies the requirement.
The title contains no explicit seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 10+ years requirement and enterprise-scale scope clearly support a Senior classification.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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