Azure Devops Engineer

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Join a leading financial services technology company as an Azure Dev Ops Engineer in a hybrid role supporting enterprise‑scale cloud infrastructure and CI/CD operations. This organization provides cutting‑edge payment processing and financial technology solutions to banks, credit unions, and fintech companies across North America. You'll be part of a 12‑person Dev Ops team responsible for managing Azure cloud environments that process millions of transactions daily.

This role combines infrastructure automation, pipeline engineering, and platform reliability work, supporting development teams across multiple business units. Based in Salt Lake City, UT, this position offers a hybrid schedule with three days onsite and the flexibility to work remotely two days per week.

This is an exceptional opportunity to work on mission‑critical financial infrastructure ’ll have significant impact on systems that directly enable secure, reliable financial transactions for thousands of institutions and millions of end users. The Dev Ops team operates with a high degree of autonomy, empowering engineers to drive technical decisions and implement innovative solutions. You’ll work with modern cloud‑native technologies including Kubernetes, Terraform, and Azure Dev Ops while collaborating closely with security, development, and architecture teams.

The organization has recently completed a major cloud transformation and is now focused on optimization, automation, and implementing advanced observability practices. This creates an ideal environment for someone who wants to build upon a solid foundation rather than constantly firefighting legacy issues. With competitive compensation in the $110,000 to $135,000 range plus annual bonus eligibility, comprehensive benefits, and strong professional development support, this role offers both technical challenge and career growth.

The team culture emphasizes knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and work‑life balance, with minimal on‑call burden distributed across the entire team.

• 4 to 6 years of experience in Dev Ops, cloud engineering, or related infrastructure roles
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and architecture
• Expertise building and maintaining Azure Dev Ops pipelines for CI/CD
• Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Proficiency with containerisation technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong scripting skills in Power Shell, Python, or Bash
• Experience with version control systems, particularly Git
• Understanding of networking concepts including VNets, subnets, load balancers, and application gateways
• Knowledge of security best practices for cloud environments
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools
• Strong problem‑solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Must be local to Salt Lake City, UT area for hybrid work arrangement

• Azure certifications (Azure Administrator, Azure Dev Ops Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect)
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Helm chart development and management experience
• Experience with Git Ops workflows and tools like ArgoCD or Flux
• Azure security services experience (Key Vault, Managed Identities, Azure AD)
• Monitoring and observability platform experience (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Experience with policy as code using Azure Policy or OPA
• Service mesh experience (Istio, Linkerd)
• Experience in financial services or highly regulated industries
• Understanding of compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, SOC
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• Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• Database administration knowledge (Azure SQL, Cosmos DB)
• API gateway and API management experience
• Agile methodology experience

This role is divided into several focus areas:

• 35% CI/CD Pipeline Engineering (Azure Dev Ops pipelines, deployment automation, release management)
• 30% Infrastructure as Code (Terraform modules, Azure resource deployment, configuration management)
• 20% Kubernetes and Container Orchestration (AKS management, container deployments, scaling)
• 15% Platform Reliability (monitoring, troubleshooting, optimisation, security)

• 50% Hands‑On Engineering (pipeline development, infrastructure deployment, automation)
• 30% Collaboration and Support (working with dev teams, code reviews, troubleshooting)
• 20% Planning and Optimisation (architecture discussions, capacity planning, process improvement)

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Engineering and Information Technology

Industries:
Staffing and Recruiting

Location:

Salt Lake City, UT | Salary: $110,000 – $135,000