Job Title: Azure DevOps Lead
Location:
Gurgaon (On-site)
Experience:
8+ years
Type:
Full-time
Salary :
20 - 25 LPA
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced
Azure DevOps Lead
to architect, implement, and optimize our end-to-end DevOps ecosystem on Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience with Azure-native DevOps tooling, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, containerization, microservices, and managing high-availability production systems at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Azure DevOps & Infrastructure Leadership
- Define and execute the Azure-focused DevOps strategy, including tooling, automation, and cloud-native practices.
- Lead, mentor, and scale the DevOps team while ensuring continuous improvement and best practices.
- Architect and maintain Azure-native CI/CD pipelines for microservices-based applications using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
- Manage and optimize Azure multi-region, high-availability, and high-performance environments.
Azure Cloud Architecture & Operations
- Design and administer production workloads across Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Container Apps.
- Implement Azure Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
- Drive automation for provisioning, scaling, deployments, and rollbacks across Azure environments.
- Establish observability through Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and integration with Prometheus/Grafana.
Performance, Reliability & Security
- Ensure 24/7 uptime, reliability, and cost optimization across Azure services.
- Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and monitoring for high-traffic, high-concurrency systems.
- Implement Azure-native DevSecOps practices including:
- Azure Defender, Azure Sentinel (SIEM), Key Vault, RBAC, IAM, NSGs, ASGs, WAF, Firewall.
- Manage secure pipelines, vulnerability scanning, compliance controls, and network security.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with architects and engineering teams to ensure Azure systems are scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant.
- Support applications built in Node.js, Python, Machine Learning, and AI; exposure to LLMs is a plus.
Required Skills & Experience
- 8+ years of DevOps experience with minimum 4–5 years on Microsoft Azure.
- Strong expertise in Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Boards, Artifacts).
- Hands-on experience with:
- AKS (mandatory)
- Azure App Services
- Azure Functions
- Azure Container Registry (ACR)
- Azure Load Balancer, Traffic Manager, Front Door, CDN
- Strong proficiency in CI/CD tools: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI.
- Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts, service mesh (Istio/Linkerd).
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture.
- Strong scripting skills: Python, Bash, PowerShell.
- Experience with monitoring & logging:
- Azure Monitor, Application Insights
- Log Analytics
- Integration with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Loki
- Security & compliance experience:
- Azure Sentinel, Azure Defender
- IDS/IPS (OSSEC, Suricata, Snort)
- Vulnerability scanners (Qualys, Nessus, OpenVAS)
- Compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC2, PCI-DSS)
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft Azure Certifications (Highly Preferred)
- AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer Expert)
- AZ-305 (Solutions Architect Expert)
- AZ-104 (Azure Administrator)
- Exposure to SRE concepts and Azure reliability tools.
- Experience with serverless, event-driven architecture, and service mesh.
