Azure Devops Lead

About the Role

Together with our client, we are building and evolving a modern, enterprise-grade cloud platform on Microsoft Azure that powers critical business operations  client operates in a domain where reliability, security, and delivery speed directly translate into business outcomes — and they trust us to own the engineering foundation that makes that possible.

Our Dev Ops team is a hands‑on, cross‑functional group responsible for the full infrastructure lifecycle — from IaC modules and CI/CD pipelines to Kubernetes clusters and observability.

• Be open to often onsite visits to client in Doha, Qatar with onboarding on‑site
• Own the cloud and Dev Ops architecture roadmap on Azure — define the vision, set the standards, and build the reference patterns
• Design and maintain Terraform modules for environment-separated, production‑grade infrastructure
• Build, improve, and operate Git Lab CI/CD pipelines for reliable, multi‑environment deployments
• Manage AKS clusters and containerized workloads — from ingress configuration to potential service mesh adoption
• Drive observability across the platform using Dynatrace for full‑stack monitoring, distributed tracing, dashboards, and alerting, integrated with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Embed security into every layer of the platform — secret management, network policies, least‑privilege RBAC, and Dev Sec Ops  practices
• Lead, mentor, and grow a Dev Ops team — establish engineering standards and a culture of ownership
• Optimize cloud costs and resource utilization while maintaining performance and reliability SLAs
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve the inner developer loop and the overall developer experience
• Maintain clear, practical documentation so that architectural decisions and platform standards outlive any single contributor

• Advanced experience as Dev Ops, Cloud, or SRE roles for 5+ years, with at least 2 years in a lead or architect capacity
• Strong skills in designing and operating production workloads on Microsoft Azure (AKS, API Management, Application Gateway, Front Door, VNet, Private Link, Key Vault, Service Bus, Event Hub)
• Proven proficiency in Infrastructure as Code with Terraform — including modular design, remote state, and environment separation
• Strong expertise in running Kubernetes in production, specifically AKS, with hands‑on Helm and containerized application experience
• Extensive experience with Git Lab CI/CD end‑to‑end — pipelines, runners, environments, container registries, and reusable pipeline templates
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking: VNet, subnets, NSG, Private Endpoints, DNS, and load balancing
• Solid knowledge of Azure security and identity:
  Entra , RBAC, Managed Identities, Key Vault, Azure Policy, and Defender for Cloud
• Working proficiency in scripting with Bash, Power Shell, or Python
• Practical experience with Dynatrace or similar APM and observability tooling in a production context
• Strong ability to clearly explain technical trade‑offs to developers, security teams, and business stakeholders
• Familiarity with Git Ops approaches (ArgoCD / Flux) as an advantage
• Experience with Fin Ops or cloud cost optimization (nice to have)
• Certification in Azure (AZ‑104, AZ‑305, AZ‑400) or Dynatrace (as a plus)

Soft Serve is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, disability, health condition, marital or family status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.