Azure DevOps Engineer
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About the job
This role blends deep Azure cloud expertise, DevOps engineering practices, and a strong focus on automation and reliability. It ensures the stability, scalability, and performance of our Azure-based platforms while enabling development teams through modern CI/CD practices. Acting as a bridge between engineering, operations, and security, the Azure DevOps Engineer drives cloud best practices, promotes automation-first thinking, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and operational excellence.
Role Context
Key responsibilities
Azure Cloud Management
• Oversee daily operations and maintenance of Azure cloud infrastructure.
○ Monitor and manage Azure resources, ensuring optimal performance and cost efficiency.
○ Configure and tune Azure services (IAM, networking, web apps, functions, AFD, AKS, DNS zones, key vaults, app insights, Azure Monitor, etc.).
○ Support scalability, reliability, and resilience across cloud workloads.
• DevOps & CI/CD Enablement
○ Utilize Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions to streamline development and deployment workflows.
○ Collaborate with software engineers to design and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines.
○ Integrate QA automation into pipelines to support continuous testing.
• Performance Monitoring and Optimization
○ Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using Azure Monitor, App Insights, and related tools.
○ Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and optimize resource utilization.
○ Conduct periodic performance reviews to improve system efficiency and reliability.
• Automation and Infrastructure as Code
○ Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell, Bash, or similar tools.
○ Manage infrastructure as code using Bicep and other IaC technologies.
○ Automate routine operational tasks, configuration management, and environment provisioning.
○ Promote reusable, modular, and scalable automation patterns.
• Security and Compliance
○ Apply cloud security best practices and ensure compliance with internal and industry standards.
○ Implement secure-by-design principles across infrastructure and pipelines.
○ Manage secrets, identities, and access using Azure Key Vault and IAM.
○ Collaborate with security teams to conduct audits, vulnerability assessments, and remediation.
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
○ Explore emerging tools, technologies, and DevOps practices to enhance platform reliability and performance.
○ Drive automation, standardization, and simplification across cloud and DevOps processes.
○ Encourage experimentation, prototyping, and innovation within engineering teams.
• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing
○ Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation for configurations, processes, and troubleshooting.
○ Share knowledge through mentoring, workshops, and collaborative sessions.
Support onboarding and skill development across engineering teams.
Candidate Profile
Technologies & Skills
Core Technologies
• Azure Cloud: networking, web apps, functions, AFD, Automation Runbooks, AKS, DNS zones, Key Vault, App Insights, Azure Monitor, and related services.
• Infrastructure as Code: Bicep
• CI/CD: Azure DevOps pipelines, GitHub Actions
• Scripting: PowerShell, Bash
• Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• DevOps Practices: GitHub repositories, deployments, branching strategies, automation
Nice to Have
• Programming experience (e.g., .NET, Node.js)
• QA automation experience (tools, frameworks, pipeline integration)