The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Azure, networking, containers, serverless computing, Kubernetes (specifically AKS), Docker, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines (such as GitHub Actions and GitLab Runners), zero downtime deployment strategies, and disaster recovery (DR).
Candidate must be a savvy communicator who can effectively navigate and leverage internal infrastructure resources and articulate high level concepts to stakeholders and leadership partners.
Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable Azure-based solutions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on network strategies to optimize performance and reliability
- Manage and deploy containerized applications using AKS, Azure Functions, Event Hub, and other PaaS services
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and management with Terraform (IaC)
- Enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and GitLab Runners
- Implement zero-downtime deployment strategies to reduce service disruptions
- Design, implement, and test disaster recovery (DR) plans for business continuity
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, cost, and security
- Stay updated on industry trends in cloud computing, DevOps, and AI-driven development
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5-8 years experience working as an application developer using the cloud.
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and infrastructure.
- Strong knowledge of networking concepts and protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, and VPC.
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
- Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab Runners, or similar tools.
- Familiarity with zero downtime deployment strategies and techniques.
- Experience designing and implementing disaster recovery (DR) solutions.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Persuasive communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Experience with one more of the following: Node JS, AWS Lambda or Functions, Kafka or Event Hub
- Experience with one more of the following: Rust, Python, Golang, Java, JavaScript or Typescript
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