Role overview

Role Objective
The DevOps Engineer will own the design, implementation, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines supporting multiple development teams and projects. This role requires hands-on expertise in Azure DevOps pipeline architecture, infrastructure automation, and troubleshooting deployment issues at scale.
You will work with software development, data, and security teams to ensure reliable and secure application delivery across multiple cloud and platform environments.

Specific Responsibilities and Duties

Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines across multiple projects
Support application deployments for Windows and Linux environments, ensuring reliable releases
Continuously improve system performance, availability, reliability, and security posture
Troubleshoot failed deployments and pipeline executions, analyzing logs and identifying infrastructure or configuration issues
Optimize pipeline performance and reliability, reducing build times and deployment failures through architectural improvements
Participate in incident responses, triage, root‑cause analysis, and implement preventive measures
Set up and maintain monitoring and alerting
Build and maintain infrastructure using Infrastructure‑as‑Code
Containerize applications and manage container images
Manage secrets, certificates, and access control
Integrate software composition analysis, static analysis, and dynamic analysis scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines, flagging vulnerabilities and partnering with development teams to triage and remediate findings
Collaborate with development teams, helping them understand infrastructure and technology constraints and capabilities

Qualifications and Required Skills
Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience)
1–5 years of hands-on DevOps or software engineering experience, preferably with Azure cloud platform

Technical Skills

Advanced proficiency with Azure DevOps and Git
Practical scripting or programming ability in Bash, PowerShell, Python, C# or similar
Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes
Working knowledge of Azure: AKS, Azure Monitor, APIM, networking, load balancing, Entra ID, Azure SQL Database, Front Door
Familiarity with container image management (Docker, Azure Container Registry)
Hands-on experience with Linux and Windows operating systems administration and troubleshooting
Terraform skills, with the ability to write reusable modules
Experience with.NET and Python application deployments
Understanding of the Azure observability stack: Log Analytics, Application Insights, Azure Monitor alerts, Grafana, and Prometheus
Experience with code, dependency, and container scanning tools such as GitHub Advanced Security, CodeQL, Trivy, and Checkov
Knowledge of database principles and SQL
Knowledge of network fundamentals

Nice to Have Skills

SQL Server and Azure SQL Database administration
Snowflake data warehouse knowledge
Experience with Entra ID, Azure AD B2C, managed identities, and RBAC
Experience with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or HIPAA
Familiarity with Helm for Kubernetes application package management
Knowledge of GitOps practices for infrastructure and application deployment
Basic familiarity with Azure Local or Hyper-V virtualization platforms

Analytical & Soft Skills

Strong troubleshooting mindset; comfortable diving into logs and traces to diagnose issues
Clear communication when explaining complex infrastructure decisions and trade-offs to developers
Detail-oriented with focus on reliability, repeatability, and documentation
Ability to work cross-functionally, translating developer needs into infrastructure solutions
Willingness to learn emerging technologies and DevOps practices
Comfortable working independently on infrastructure projects while collaborating with other teams