Senior DevOps Engineer - Azure

Work Arrangement Hybrid schedule, 3 days a week in Makati Interview Process Virtual Technical Assessment (Testgorilla link) Interview with Human Resources (Call or Google Meet) Virtual Interview with Project Owner (Google Meet) Job Offer Interview Processing Timelines from End to End 2 weeks About the role Guerilla 360 is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer to join an embedded engineering squad supporting an enterprise client in the healthcare benefits sector. The platform runs Java and .NET backend services on Microsoft Azure, and you'll be the technical owner of how that platform is built, deployed, secured, and observed. This is a senior seat with real authority. You'll set the standards other engineers work to, make the calls on infrastructure and release architecture, and be the person the delivery team looks to when production is unhappy at 2AM. You'll work directly with the solutions architect, backend leads, and the IT delivery manager — not behind a ticket queue. What you'll do Own the CI/CD architecture end to end — design, build, and continuously improve Azure DevOps pipelines for Java (Spring Boot, Maven/Gradle) and .NET / ASP.NET Core servicesLead the design and evolution of the Azure environment: AKS, App Service, Azure SQL, Storage, Key Vault, Application Gateway, ACR, VNets, and API ManagementDefine and enforce Infrastructure as Code standards with Terraform and/or Bicep, including module design, state management, and environment promotionSet release strategy — blue/green, canary, and rollback patterns — and drive deployment frequency up while keeping change failure rate downDesign the observability stack: Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics dashboards, SLOs, and actionable alerting that doesn't cry wolfLead incident response and post-incident reviews; turn findings into permanent fixes rather than runbook entriesOwn platform security posture — secrets management via Key Vault, identity and RBAC through Entra ID, dependency and container image scanning, and security gates in the pipelineDrive Azure cost visibility and optimization; make right-sizing and reserved-capacity recommendations with numbers behind themMentor mid-level and junior engineers, run code and pipeline reviews, and raise DevOps maturity across the squadPartner with the solutions architect on non-functional requirements — scalability, availability, disaster recovery, and RTO/RPO targetsDocument architecture decisions and operational procedures to a standard that survives handover What we're looking for 7+ years in DevOps, Platform, or Site Reliability Engineering, including time in a lead or senior technical roleDeep, hands-on Microsoft Azure expertise — this is an Azure environment, and we're looking for someone who has designed on it, not just operated itExpert-level Azure DevOps pipeline work (YAML, templates, reusable stages, self-hosted agents, artifact and environment management)Demonstrated experience deploying and operating both Java and .NET workloads in productionStrong Infrastructure as Code — Terraform and/or Bicep at a module and multi-environment scale, with real opinions on structure and stateProduction Kubernetes experience on AKS — networking, ingress, autoscaling, resource governance, and upgrade strategyProven track record owning production reliability: on-call, incident command, and measurable improvement in uptime or MTTRStrong scripting and automation in Bash, PowerShell, and/or PythonSolid networking and security fundamentals — VNets, NSGs, private endpoints, DNS, TLS, load balancing, zero-trust principlesExperience defining branching, versioning, and release governance for multiple teamsExcellent English communication — you will present designs and status directly to client stakeholders and defend technical decisionsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field Nice to have Microsoft certification — AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer Expert), AZ-104, or AZ-305 (Solutions Architect Expert)Experience in healthcare, HMO, insurance, banking, or another regulated environment with audit and data-privacy obligationsExperience leading a cloud migration or a monolith-to-microservices programDatabase deployment automation for SQL Server and/or PostgreSQLExperience with Azure Service Bus, Functions, Event Grid, or Front DoorFamiliarity with SonarQube, Snyk, Defender for Cloud, or equivalent security toolingFinOps or cloud cost governance experience at scaleExposure to GitHub Actions or Jenkins alongside Azure DevOps What we offer Senior-level compensation aligned with your experienceHMO coverage and government-mandated benefitsHybrid work setup — details discussed during the interviewLong-term engagement on a stable enterprise accountGenuine technical ownership — you set the platform direction, not just execute someone else's ticket