Azure DevOps Engineer

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. 

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)