Senior Azure DevOps Engineer

Senior Azure Dev Ops Engineer (CI/CD, AKS & Cloud Automation)

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Azure Dev Ops Engineer with deep, hands‑on expertise in CI/CD automation, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and containerized application deployments. This role involves owning end‑to‑end Dev Ops architecture, driving cloud automation initiatives, and ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable delivery pipelines across enterprise cloud environments.

Princeton, NJ

Contract

• Architect, implement, and optimize enterprise‑grade CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, or equivalent tools.
• Lead the design and automation of cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, and Git Ops methodologies.
• Build standardized deployment patterns, YAML templates, reusable modules, and automation frameworks.
• Design, deploy, and manage production‑grade AKS clusters, including autoscaling, node pools, networking, and cluster security.
• Lead containerization strategies using Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes best practices.
• Implement cluster governance, RBAC, secrets management, and zero‑downtime upgrade strategies.
• Drive cloud operational excellence across Azure resources (ACR, VNets, Key Vault, Managed Identities, Storage, API Management, etc.).
• Enhance system reliability through monitoring, observability, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Prometheus/Grafana.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues across infrastructure, pipelines, and application layers.
• Implement Dev Sec Ops  best practices: security scans, SAST/DAST, container image scanning, and compliance gates.
• Drive platform hardening, identity management, access control, and cloud security posture improvements.
• Provide technical mentorship to Dev Ops engineers and development teams.
• Work closely with architecture, SRE, and development teams to define cloud‑native strategies and deployment standards.
• Lead cross‑team technical discussions, design reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• 7+ years of experience in Dev Ops, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles.
• Expert‑level knowledge of Microsoft Azure and its core services.
• Strong hands‑on experience with AKS, Kubernetes internals, Helm, Ingress, service mesh, and container orchestration.
• Deep expertise in CI/CD pipeline automation using Azure Dev Ops (YAML), Git Hub Actions, or similar tools.
• Advanced experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform preferred; Bicep/ARM optional).
• Strong scripting capability in Power Shell, Bash, or Python.
• Experience designing secure, scalable, and highly available cloud architectures.
• Strong understanding of networking (VNet, routing, load balancing, DNS) and security concepts.

• Azure certifications such as AZ‑400, AZ‑305, AZ‑104, AZ‑500.
• Experience with Git Ops (ArgoCD, FluxCD).
• Knowledge of microservices, cloud‑native design, and distributed systems.
• Experience in large enterprise environments supporting mission‑critical workloads.

Mid‑Senior level

Contract

Engineering and Information Technology