Azure DevOps Engineer

Job Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Azure DevOps Engineer to join our innovative IT team. In this role, you will be at the forefront of designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure and automation pipelines that drive our software development lifecycle. Your expertise will empower us to deliver high-quality enterprise software solutions with agility, reliability, and security. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and are passionate about leveraging cutting-edge cloud and DevOps tools, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Duties

• Develop, configure, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and other automation tools to streamline software deployment processes.
• Manage cloud infrastructure across platforms such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and OpenStack, ensuring scalable and resilient environments.
• Automate provisioning and configuration of resources using Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, PowerShell, Bash scripts, and other scripting languages.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues utilizing tools like New Relic, Splunk, Elasticsearch, and IT monitoring solutions to ensure high availability and optimal performance.
• Implement containerization systems such as Docker and Kubernetes to facilitate microservices architecture and scalable deployments.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate RESTful APIs, web services, and microservices into deployment workflows while maintaining security standards including firewall management and identity & access management.
• Support disaster recovery planning and incident response activities to minimize downtime and ensure business continuity.

Skills

• Extensive experience with cloud computing platforms including Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and OpenStack.
• Proficiency in containerization systems like Docker and Kubernetes for deploying scalable applications.
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash (Unix shell), Groovy, Perl, Ruby, Python, Go, C#, C++, JavaScript, T-SQL for automation and system management tasks.
• Deep understanding of DevOps practices such as continuous integration (CI), continuous delivery/deployment (CD), build automation with Maven or Gradle, release management, and SDLC methodologies.
• Knowledge of enterprise software systems including WebSphere, Weblogic, JBoss, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle databases; experience with Web services (RESTful API) is a plus.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMware and Virtualization concepts for efficient resource utilization.
• Experience with IT infrastructure components like Active Directory, DNS, TCP/IP networking protocols; network administration skills are essential.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex software deployment issues across UNIX/Linux/Windows environments; expertise in system testing and debugging is required.
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles including incident response strategies and incident management processes.
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban; experience working with Jira or TFS is advantageous.

Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team that values innovation through technology! We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where your skills can flourish while making a tangible impact on our enterprise solutions through cutting-edge cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices.

Pay: $132,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Work Location: Remote