Lead DevOps Engineer

Job Summary

The Dev Ops Lead will design, implement, and support agile solutions and processes leveraged by applications hosted in our Microsoft Azure environment. This role is pivotal in driving continuous integration, continuous delivery, and security practices, with a heavy focus on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and supporting the migration toward containerized workloads. Your expertise will help optimize development workflows, automate the provisioning of Azure resources and ensure the highest level of security through automated governance and "Security as Code" practices.

• Collaborate with Agile development teams to design, implement, and maintain a secure software development lifecycle and automated cloud infrastructure aligned with Agile principles.
• Design, develop, and maintain modular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Bicep to provision and manage Azure resources, including Azure Databricks, networking, and container orchestration platforms in a repeatable and auditable manner.
• Design and implement team-specific CI/CD pipelines in Azure Dev Ops that account for differences in various technology stacks (Java, .NET, Node.
  
  JS, Python)
• Support and optimize containerized deployments, ensuring best practices for image management, registry security, and orchestration within the Azure ecosystem.
• Integrate security best practices into CI/CD pipelines, including code scanning, static analysis, and Container Image Scanning (e.g., Sonarqube, Jfrog, Azure Defender for Containers) to ensure secure delivery.
• Automate the setup and configuration of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or Azure Container Apps environments.
• Advocate for software engineering practices such as unit testing, code reviews, and automated infrastructure testing to improve end-to-end secure delivery.
• Partner with teams to facilitate practical automation solutions and custom IaC modules that adhere to organizational compliance standards.
• Act as a trusted advisor for Dev Ops, Cloud Automation, and Containerization initiatives.

• 5+ years  experience with deploying and managing Azure resources at scale
• 3+ years  hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), specifically using Terraform and Bicep to manage complex Azure environments.
• Strong understanding of Terraform state management, module design, workspace strategies, and pipeline integration
• 5+ years  experience implementing Dev Ops for application teams using Agile development methodology.
• Hands-on experience integrating Sonar Qube, JFrog, and other security tooling into pipelines
• In-depth technical expertise in Dev Ops techniques: CI/CD, continuous testing, and automated infrastructure provisioning.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Power Shell, Bash, Python) to automate tasks.
• 5+ years of experience building YAML-based CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops and/or Jenkins
• Experience with Dev Ops CI/CD tools such as Azure Dev Ops (Pipelines/Repos), Jenkins, Git, and Ansible.
• Hands-on experience implementing security scanning for application code, IaC templates, and container images.

• Experience with Containerization and Orchestration tools such as Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), or Azure Container Instances (ACI).
• Certified Azure Solutions Architect or Azure Dev Ops Engineer (AZ-400).