Senior Azure DevOps Engineer - CI/CD Pipeline

Job Description : Senior DevOps Engineer

Experience : 8+ Years

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain YAML-based CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (ADO) for Python application deployments, integrating automated security scanning and vulnerability gates.
• Manage and optimize our source code repositories using Azure Repos, enforcing Git branching policies and resolving complex version control issues (e.g., merge conflicts) to maintain repository health.
• Implement GitOps workflows within ADO to ensure secure, declarative application delivery.
• Architect, develop, and manage version-controlled infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform for automated provisioning and configuration in Azure.
• Troubleshoot advanced Terraform execution issues, including drift detection limitations, cyclic dependencies, Azure state callbacks, and pipeline deadlocks.
• Deploy, monitor, and scale applications using Kubernetes in a cloud environment.
• Configure pipeline deployment strategies by implementing release gates, manual approvals, and automated pre/post-deployment checks.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in the CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
• Implement best practices for security, scalability, and disaster recovery.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to improve system reliability and performance.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or IT Automation roles.
• Expert-level proficiency with Azure Repos for source code management and resolving complex Git merge conflicts.
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning, defining safe upgrade strategies, and handling infrastructure state.
• Strong experience designing and maintaining CI/CD tools and YAML-based pipelines (specifically Azure DevOps).
• In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes for container orchestration and management.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and cloud-native services.
• Experience implementing GitOps and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python) for automation tasks.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, particularly regarding complex CI/CD and infrastructure issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in relevant technologies (e.g., Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Knowledge of networking and security concepts in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with other DevOps tools and technologies (e.g., Docker, Jenkins, Ansible).