Azure DevOps & Automation Engineer

Azure DevOps & Automation Engineer Primary Focus CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps, deployment automation and platform engineering enablement. Role Overview seeking an Azure DevOps & Automation Engineer to establish enterprise CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, deployment automation and standardized Azure platform provisioning for AI-enabled digital tools, automation platforms and cloud-native workloads. Key Responsibilities · Design, build and maintain Azure DevOps multi-stage YAML pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments. · Develop reusable Terraform, Bicep and ARM modules for repeatable Azure platform provisioning. · Automate deployment of Azure App Services, Functions, AKS, Azure Container Registry, Azure AI services and platform resources. · Implement Git branching strategies, pull request policies, release approvals and environment promotion (Dev, QA, UAT, Prod). · Implement DevSecOps controls including Key Vault integration, Managed Identity, secret management, IaC validation and security scanning. · Automate AKS deployments using Helm, workload identities and container image lifecycle management. · Integrate Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights into deployment pipelines. · Support Power Platform/RPA deployment automation where applicable. · Prepare deployment runbooks, rollback plans, operational documentation and knowledge transfer. · Collaborate with architects, cloud engineers, network, security and application teams to implement enterprise platform standards. Required Technical Skills · Azure DevOps (Repos, Boards, Pipelines, Artifacts) · Git, GitFlow, YAML pipelines · Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates · Azure CLI, PowerShell scripting · AKS, Docker, Helm, Azure Container Registry · Azure App Services, Azure Functions · Azure OpenAI / AI Foundry deployment automation · Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights · Microsoft Entra ID, Managed Identity, Azure Key Vault · DevSecOps, release governance and CI/CD best practices Qualifications & Experience · 6–10 years of DevOps, platform engineering or cloud engineering experience. · 4+ years of hands-on Azure DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code experience. · Experience implementing enterprise CI/CD and deployment automation. · Strong troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder collaboration skills. Preferred Certifications · Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) · AZ-104 Azure Administrator Associate · AZ-204 Azure Developer Associate · HashiCorp Terraform Associate (Preferred) · CKA/CKAD (Preferred) Professional Competencies · Strong communication · Structured problem solving · Ownership mindset · Cross-functional collaboration · Documentation and knowledge transfer