Azure DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Azure DevOps Engineer with YAML experience
Location: Northridge, CA
Duration: Long Term
Employment Type: Contract

Role Overview
We are looking for a skilled Azure DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and enhance DevOps practices across Azure environments. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building robust CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure using IaC, and ensuring secure, scalable application deployments. You will work closely with development, QA, and security teams to improve delivery efficiency and system reliability.

Key Responsibilities

·        Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (YAML-based)

·        Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and/or ARM templates

·        Manage Azure DevOps components: repositories, branching strategies, build agents, releases, and artifacts

·        Integrate automated testing, code quality checks, and deployment gates into pipelines

·        Implement DevSecOps practices, including security scanning and policy-as-code

·        Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics

·        Enable CI/CD for containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes/AKS)

·        Troubleshoot pipeline failures and deployment issues; create documentation and runbooks

·        Improve release strategies (blue-green, canary, rollback)

·        Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline delivery processes

Required Qualifications

·        8+ years of experience in DevOps / Cloud Engineering

·        Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines (YAML)

·        Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or ARM templates)

·        Proficiency in Git-based version control and branching strategies

·        Scripting experience in PowerShell and/or Bash (Python is a plus)

·        Experience implementing monitoring and alerting solutions

Preferred Qualifications

·        Experience with Kubernetes (AKS), Helm, and containerization (Docker)

·        Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and security tools

·        Experience integrating tools like SonarQube, dependency scanning

·        Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid environments

Key Skills

Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines (YAML), CI/CD, Git, Terraform, ARM Templates, Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), PowerShell, Bash, Monitoring & Observability, DevSecOps, Release Automation