Azure DevOps Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a seasoned Azure DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining our robust infrastructure on Azure using Terraform. As a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer, you will possess a deep understanding of Azure services and technologies, including Azure DevOps, Azure Repos, Azure Pipelines, Azure Boards, and Azure Test Plans. You will also have extensive experience with PowerShell, GitHub, CI/CD practices, and Azure administration. In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable, reliable, and high-performance CI/CD pipelines that seamlessly integrate with our existing ecosystem. You will also be responsible for Azure administration, including managing resources, implementing security measures, and ensuring high availability and disaster recovery. You will collaborate closely with developers, data professionals, and business users to ensure that our infrastructure is accessible, secure, and readily available for development, testing, and deployment. Responsibilities: Use tools like Terraform to define and deploy infrastructure using code, including provisioning MS Azure resources using terraform, configuring security settings, and applying updates. Create and implement effective DevOps strategies, planning how development, testing, and deployment processes will be streamlined using Azure DevOps tools. Collaborate with development teams to establish efficient workflows, including setting up version control (e.g., Azure Repos or Git) and ensuring code quality through continuous integration (CI) practices. As a Devops engineer design and manage CI/CD pipelines that automatically build, test, and validate code changes, ensuring seamless integration into the application. As an Azure administrator create and manage Azure resources (virtual machines, storage accounts, networks, databases) by setting up resource groups, defining access controls, and ensuring proper configuration. Ensuring the security and compliance of the Azure environment, including managing access controls and implementing security measures. Monitoring and optimizing Azure resources for maximum performance and cost-effectiveness. Troubleshooting and resolving platform issues in the Azure environment. Snowflake admin knowledge is an add on. Create and manage Snowflake warehouses, monitor user activity, audit logs, define and manage roles (such as ACCOUNTADMIN, SYSADMIN), optimize query execution plans, analyze bottlenecks, and fine-tune SQL queries. Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent from an accredited institution. Minimum of 3 years of Devops experience and Familiarity with CI/CD practices, Terraform, and experience with tools like Jenkins or Azure DevOps. Minimum 6-8 years of experience and good experience with Azure administration tasks, including resource provisioning, security configuration, and updates Good to have experience with Azure data engineering using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure SQL Database Good to have Snowflake administration experience Position Criteria: Leadership: A senior Devops engineer, must be able to lead and mentor team members wherever required. Problem-solving: Must be able to analyze/debug complex Devops and administration problems and develop innovative solutions. Customer service: Must be able to understand customer needs and work to deliver solutions that meet those needs. Creativity: Think outside the box and come up with new and innovative solutions to data problems. Analytical skills: Must be able to analyze large sets of devops requirements, identify patterns and insights, and use that information to inform decision-making. Minimum of 5 years of Devops experience and Familiarity with CI/CD practices, Terraform, and experience with tools like Jenkins or Azure DevOps. Minimum 6-8 years of experience and good experience with Azure administration tasks, including resource provisioning, security configuration, and updates Good to have experience with Azure data engineering using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure SQL Database