Azure DevOps Build Engineer (.NET & UI Stack) W2

Azure DevOps Build Engineer (.NET & UI Stack)

Location : Mechanicsburg, PA – Onsite Role (Nearby candidates are preferred)

$45 pr hr on W2

W2 Candidates – visa open
OPTs fine

Required Skills

• DevOps Tools: Expert-level experience with Azure DevOps Services (Pipelines, Repos, Artifacts, Test Plans).
• Infrastructure as Code: Experience with Terraform or Azure Bicep.
• Cloud Platform: Operational knowledge of Azure Cloud Services relevant to the stack, such as Azure App Services, Azure Container Instances, Azure Static Web Apps, and Azure SQL.
• Application Stack Ecosystem: Deep understanding of build engines and packaging tools for Microsoft and Web environments, including dotnet CLI, MSBuild, NuGet, npm, and Webpack.
• Automation & Scripting: Strong proficiency in PowerShell, Bash, or Azure CLI for automating manual processes and web application configurations.
• Containerization: Familiarity with containerizing .NET and SPA solutions using Docker and deploying to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is highly preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Experience: 5+ years of dedicated experience in a Build/Release Engineering or DevOps role supporting Microsoft-centric and modern UI application stacks.
• Problem Solving: Strong root-cause analysis skills to quickly debug broken .NET builds, Angular compilation warnings, Blazor runtime asset delivery errors, and environmental discrepancies.
• Collaboration: Excellent communication skills to coordinate across distinct phase owners, including Software Architecture, Development, QA, and Operations teams.
• Education/Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience. Microsoft Certification: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) is a major plus. Responsibilities
• Tailored CI/CD Pipelines: Design, build, and maintain robust build and release pipelines using Azure Pipelines (YAML) specifically optimized for compilation of .NET Core/.NET 8+, Angular SPA via npm, and Blazor WebAssembly/Server components.
• Environment Provisioning: Automate and manage cloud infrastructure hosting these stacks (e.g., Azure App Services, Static Web Apps, AKS) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Artifact & Dependency Management: Manage version control repositories (Azure Repos / Git) and centralize package management via Azure Artifacts for internal NuGet and npm packages.
• Quality & Security Gating: Integrate compilation error tracking, static code analysis (e.g., SonarQube), vulnerability scanning, and automated testing suites directly into the pipeline gates for both back-end and front-end architectures.
• Configuration Management: Manage and secure application configurations (appsettings.json, environment files), application secrets, and connection strings utilizing Azure Key Vault.
• Troubleshooting & War Room Support: Provide real-time technical triage during critical deployment windows, code freezes, and milestone Go-Live phases, debugging IIS, Azure Web App, or hosting environment runtime errors.
• Branching Strategy Management: Define, implement, and enforce structured branching and merging strategies (e.g., GitFlow, release branching) to support parallel development streams.