Job Title: Azure Devops Engineer
Location: Tampa, FL(Remote)
Duration: 24 Months + Extension
Bill Rate: $87/hour (C2C)
Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C
Client: To Be Discussed Later
Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and automated deployment solutions using Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Azure services, infrastructure as code, containerization, Kubernetes, scripting, and DevOps automation.
The candidate will collaborate with development, QA, security, and infrastructure teams to improve deployment efficiency, system reliability, scalability, and application performance.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps Pipelines.
Manage build and release pipelines for application deployment across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
Provision and manage Azure cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Implement infrastructure automation using Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.
Manage Azure services including Azure Virtual Machines, App Services, Azure Storage, Azure Networking, Azure Key Vault and Azure Monitor.
Implement containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS).
Automate deployment, configuration management, and operational tasks using PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
Integrate source control systems such as Git and Azure Repos with CI/CD workflows.
Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance optimization using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
Manage secrets, certificates, access policies, and identity management using Azure Key Vault and Microsoft Entra ID.
Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot build failures, deployment issues, and production incidents.
Implement security best practices, vulnerability scanning, and compliance controls within DevOps pipelines.
Support cloud migration, environment standardization, and release management activities.
Improve deployment automation, system availability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures, and DevOps standards.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

8+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Build and Release Engineering, or related roles.
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
Extensive experience with Azure DevOps Services, including Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts and Test Plans.
Strong experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines.
Hands-on experience with Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, preferably Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Proficiency in PowerShell, Bash, or Python scripting.
Strong knowledge of Git, branching strategies, version control and release management.
Experience with Azure networking, security, identity and access management.
Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights.
Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and securing CI/CD pipelines.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.