DevOps Engineer

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts, Releases). 

• Architect, implement, and manage Azure infrastructure (e.g., AKS, App Service, Functions, Virtual Machines, Storage, VNets, Application Gateway, API Management). 

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ARM/Bicep and/or Terraform for repeatable, version-controlled deployments. 

• Containerize applications using Docker and manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, including upgrades, scaling, and rollout strategies. 

• Set up and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and related tools. 

• Implement DevSecOps practices, integrating security scanning and compliance checks into CI/CD (e.g., code scanning, dependency scanning, container image scanning, secret management with Azure Key Vault). 

• Manage configuration and automation using tools such as Ansible, PowerShell, or scripts. 

• Optimize performance, cost, and reliability of Azure resources, including right-sizing, scaling strategies, and use of PaaS services. 

• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and on-call rotation for critical production systems. 

• Collaborate with architects and developers to design scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native solutions. 

• Create and maintain documentation, runbooks, and standards for Azure environments and DevOps practices. 

• Mentor junior team members and help drive DevOps culture and best practices across the organization. 

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 8–10 years of overall experience in DevOps / Site Reliability Engineering / Build & Release, with substantial hands-on work on Azure. 

• Strong experience with Azure DevOps (pipelines, YAML, build/release automation, environment approvals). 

• Proven experience with Azure services such as AKS, App Services, Functions, Storage Accounts, VNets, Load Balancers/Application Gateway, Azure SQL/other data services. 

• Solid expertise with containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes, preferably AKS. 

• Strong scripting/programming skills in PowerShell and/or Python/Bash for automation. 

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform and/or ARM/Bicep). 

• Good understanding of networking concepts (DNS, load balancing, SSL/TLS, firewalls, VPN/ExpressRoute, NSGs). 

• Experience implementing and managing monitoring, logging, and alerting in Azure. 

• Familiarity with security best practices in Azure (RBAC, managed identities, Key Vault, network security, least privilege). 

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and using Git-based workflows.