Azure Devops Engineer

Job Title: Azure Devops Engineer

Location: Dallas, TX

Duration: 6 Months + Extension

Bill Rate: $84/hour

Job Type: W-2 Contract

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization:

• USC
• GC
• H-1B
• OPT-EAD
• GC-EAD

Job Description:
Primary Responsibilities

·         Design and implement Azure infrastructure solutions using Bicep and optionally Terraform.

·         Build and maintain Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), subnets, NSGs, UDRs, and VPN/ExpressRoute connectivity.

·         Configure and manage Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, and Private Link integrations for secure access.

·         Implement and manage IAM components including RBAC, Managed Identities, and Azure AD Groups.

·         Deploy and manage AKS clusters, ACR, and containerized workloads following best practices.

·         Develop and maintain Azure DevOps multi-stage YAML pipelines with integration across AKS, ACR, and Bicep deployments.

·         Apply branching strategies and pull request workflows using Azure Repos or GitHub.

·         Automate operational tasks using PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Bash scripting.

·         Monitor and analyze system health using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.

·         Enforce Azure Policy, integrate Defender for Cloud, and ensure compliance and key management.

·         Manage resource governance using Resource Groups, Management Groups, Tags, and Blueprints.

·         Optimize costs through Azure Cost Management, budgets, and Advisor recommendations.

·         Implement security and testing practices including Bicep linting, deployment validation, and security scans.

·         Support blue-green, canary, and rolling update strategies in AKS for high availability and minimal downtime.

     Required Skills (Must Have)

·         Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Azure Bicep (Terraform optional)

·         Azure Networking: VNets, Subnets, NSGs, UDRs, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute

·         Network Security: Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, Private Link

·         IAM: Azure RBAC, Managed Identities, Azure AD Groups

·         Containerization: AKS, ACR, Docker

·         DevOps CI/CD: Azure DevOps YAML pipelines, templates, multi-stage deployment

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.