Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer

Derex Technologies Inc specializes in providing IT consulting, staffing solutions and software services. Globally headquartered in Harrison New Jersey since 1996 Derex delivers the highest quality technology professionals and an array of customized IT talent solutions designed to improve productivity and drive results to global clients throughout North America.

With over two decades of unparalleled experience, Derex provides supports to its clientele, across such industries as Systems Integration, Banking and Finance, Telecommunications, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, Energy, Healthcare, Technology, Transportation, and local and federal Government agencies.

Position: Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer (812275)

Location: 9120 Lockwood Blvd, Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Interview:  Web Cam Interview Only

Job: Remote

The DevOps and Cloud Engineer supports VDOT ITD Tolling modernization by building secure, automated deployment processes and ensuring reliable delivery and update of services. The role standardizes CI/CD, improves availability, and cost efficiency.

Core Responsibilities: DevOps & Cloud Engineering

CI/CD Engineering & Release Automation

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (YAML and Classic) for microservices and APIs.

• Establish reusable pipeline templates, release standards, and guardrails for compliant, repeatable deployments.

• Implement secure secrets and key management using Azure Key Vault and managed identities in pipelines.

• Automate database deployment workflows (e.g., DACPAC/SQLCMD) and integrate migration steps into releases.

• Enable blue/green or automated rollback strategies to minimize downtime and risk.

Environment Consistency & Observability

• Standardize provisioning and configuration across Dev/QA/Prod environments; codify configuration baselines.

• Build monitoring dashboards and actionable alerts for pipeline and deployment health (App Insights, pipeline logs).

• Uphold DevOps best practices tailored to a compliant government environment.

Azure Resource Engineering & Governance

• Implement and maintain Azure services and governance standards (e.g., App Services, Function Apps, API Gateways/API Management, AKS) supporting Tolling workloads.

• Support identity and access management (e.g., Entra ID SSO and role assignments) following least-privilege principles.

• Ensure solutions are fault tolerant and highly available; coordinate change requests and rollback procedures.

Monitoring, Troubleshooting & Reliability

• Monitor Azure services and application workloads to ensure uptime and performance; perform diagnostic deep-dives with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.

• Triage production incidents, drive timely resolution, and document root cause findings; participate in operational cycles and maintenance readiness checks.

Compliance, Data Flows & Cost Awareness

• Consider PCI or comparable regulatory requirements when evaluating system behavior, logging, and integrations.

• Understand end-to-end data flows across tolling systems (e.g., roadway data, financial transactions, reporting) and support optimization of integrations.

• Contribute to cloud cost visibility and optimization recommendations; align operational choices with governance and budget goals.

Collaboration & Communication

• Partner with architects, developers, DBAs, and engineers to align deployments with secure network and identity configurations; communicate clearly with stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD (YAML & Classic).

• Azure application deployment engineering (e.g., App Services, Functions, Containers, APIs).

• Secure secrets & key management (Azure Key Vault, RBAC, managed identities).

• SQL deployment automation integrated with CI/CD.

• Logging & observability (App Insights, pipeline logs, dashboards, alerts).

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates).

• Scripting & automation (PowerShell and/or Python).

• Experience with Azure administration/engineering in production environments.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience designing CI/CD standards or DevOps frameworks for microservices.

• Containerization & orchestration (Docker, AKS); registry-integrated build and release pipelines.

• Governance & compliance automation (Azure Policy, RBAC standards, pipeline guardrails).

• Experience with PCI or similar compliance frameworks.

• Exposure to cloud …