Azure DevOps Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated DevOps Engineer who can combine deployment engineering, network operations, and system administration with a strong passion for automation and scripting. The role focuses on solving complex technical challenges, improving release management processes, and ensuring stable and efficient IT operations.

The ideal candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to automate processes, manage configurations, monitor environments, and drive continuous integration and delivery practices.

Roles 

• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and delivery pipelines.
• Collaborate with developers to streamline builds and deployments.
• Drive adoption of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) practices
• Document and maintain configuration processes and policies.
• Keep the CMDB updated through automation and audits.
• Manage environment configuration using automation tools.
• Manage event detection, filtering, and escalation processes.
• Troubleshoot production deployment issues and analyze performance metrics.
• Maintain monitoring tools (e.g., Dynatrace, Qradar) and build dashboards for operational insights.
• Develop scripts and tools to automate operations and system management.
• Utilize platforms such as Ansible, Terraform, or similar for infrastructure automation
• Support workflow automation using tools like Automation Anywhere, UiPath, or Microsoft Power Automate.
• Define, test, and execute operations procedures.
• Run jobs, maintenance routines, and pre-approved changes.
• Provide support for day-to-day technical operations.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of IT experience, including system design, deployment, and operations.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Azure DevOps engineering.
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (Azure required; AWS exposure is a plus).
• Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, Git).
• Strong knowledge of virtualization and containerization (VMware, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with ITIL processes (Release & Configuration Management).
• Working knowledge of Windows/Linux system administration.
• Experience with observability tools and automated testing frameworks.

Preferred Skills

• Microsoft Azure certifications (Fundamentals, Administrator Associate, DevOps Engineer Expert).
• Knowledge of Jira, Postman, and automation frameworks.
• Experience with distributed services (SOAP, REST).
• Practical experience with IIS, Apache Tomcat, and SQL databases.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts (Firewalls, VPN, DNS, load balancing, TCP/IP).
• Experience with process re-engineering and improving operational efficiency.