Azure Devops Engineer

Weehawken, New Jersey

Group Nine LLC

Role: Azure DevOps Engineer
Location: Weehawken, NJ (Onsite)
Type: Long Term COntract

The Role
Responsibilities:

Configure and implement Azure DevOps workflows utilizing Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, and Azure Artifacts to support the development lifecycle.
Develop and establish continuous integration processes to automate builds and integrate regression test suites, enhancing infrastructure efficiency and reliability.
Establish build, release, and configuration management guidelines using industry best practices, with a strong focus on public cloud services and resources (preferably Azure, AKS, Helm, Terraform).
Maintain and manage the container ecosystem, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm, ensuring best practices in containerization.
Demonstrate strong practical delivery and administration knowledge of the Kubernetes platform and its ecosystem, including service mesh (Istio preferred), network policy tools (Calico preferred), and cross-cluster management tools.
Oversee source code version control, maintain code repositories, administer database baselines, and improve best practices for branching and code merging.
utomate the release and deployment processes while enforcing established change management protocols.
Implement CI/CD pipelines by managing quality and security policies/gates, designing release strategies, setting up release management workflows, and applying appropriate deployment patterns using Azure DevOps.
Work with build and CI tools such as Maven, Gradle, and Git. Experience in building CI and CD pipelines with GitLab is a plus.
Develop cloud infrastructure using standard IaC tools such as Terraform and Ansible to ensure consistent and reproducible infrastructure deployments.

Requirements:
You are:

10+ years of experience in DevOps engineering, specifically with Azure technologies and practices.
Strong understanding and hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, including Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, and Azure Artifacts.
Solid practical delivery knowledge of public cloud services, particularly Azure, along with AKS, Helm, and Terraform.
Proficiency in container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Strong experience in the administration of Kubernetes, including knowledge of service meshes and network policies.
Experience with source code version control systems, particularly Git, and familiarity with branching strategies and code merging best practices.
Proficient in using build and CI tools such as Maven and Gradle, with experience in GitLab being an advantage.
Experience in developing infrastructure as code with Terraform and Ansible.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively within a team environment.

It would be great if you also had:

Relevant certifications in Azure (e.g., Azure DevOps Solutions Expert) or other cloud technologies.
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools for cloud-native applications (e.g., Azure Monitor, Grafana).
Understanding of security best practices related to DevOps and cloud environments.

Date Posted: 12 May 2025

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