Senior Azure DevOps Engineer

Note: This role operates under a contractor model and requires availability to work in the U.S. Central Time Zone (CT).

You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
• 9+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps and cloud environments.
• Strong experience designing and implementing Azure tenant platforms aligned with Microsoft CAF (Cloud Adoption Framework).
• Expertise building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
• Experience implementing Azure landing zones for application and workload migrations.
• Experience with Azure networking: hub-spoke topology, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateway/ExpressRoute, private endpoints with Private DNS Zones, NSGs, and route tables.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform state management, imports, drift detection and reconciliation, refactoring live infrastructure (e.g., moved blocks), and secret management with Azure Key Vault, including rotation.
• Strong automation and scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Knowledge of Azure identity and security: Managed Identities, workload identity federation (OIDC), least-privilege RBAC, and PIM.
• Hands-on experience with Azure compute services such as AKS, Container Apps, App Service, and Function Apps, including Key Vault integration and Azure Container Registry.
• Experience implementing Azure Policy (custom definitions, deny/modify effects, tag inheritance).
• Experience enforcing governance and policy compliance through management group inheritance.
• Ability to monitor cloud environments for performance, security, and cost optimization.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and support across cross-functional teams.
• Strong spoken English (B2+) to discuss technical scenarios live with US-based stakeholders.
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments is a plus.
• Nice to have: Azure Data Factory/Databricks, Azure messaging (Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hubs), Azure API Management, Bicep, and AI-assisted engineering tools.

You Will Be Accountable for the Following Responsibilities:

• Design and implement Azure tenant platforms aligned with Microsoft CAF standards.
• Build, deploy, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
• Implement Azure landing zones to support application and workload migrations.
• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines, source control, and project workflows using Azure DevOps to support both infrastructure and application delivery into Azure, including environment approvals, security gates, and container image promotion across environments.
• Review peers’ pull requests and handle infrastructure requests from application teams in a Kanban workflow.
• Automate resource provisioning, scaling, and infrastructure management processes.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Implement and manage Azure security controls, including IAM configurations.
• Enforce governance and policy compliance across Azure environments.
• Monitor infrastructure environments to ensure performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver infrastructure solutions aligned with business requirements.
• Provide technical guidance, troubleshooting, and operational support to stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives related to cloud governance, automation, and operational excellence.
  
  Qualifications
• Strong experience with Azure Cloud Platform and Microsoft CAF.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation scripting.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, identity, and security architecture, combined with Terraform expertise (state, imports, secret management).
• Strong spoken English (B2+) for US-based stakeholders.

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