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Description
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The DevOps and Cloud Engineer supports VDOT ITD Tolling modernization by building secure, automated deployment processes and ensuring reliable delivery and update of services. The role standardizes CI/CD, improves availability, and cost efficiency.
Core Responsibilities: DevOps & Cloud Engineering
CI/CD Engineering & Release Automation
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Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (YAML and Classic) for microservices and APIs.
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Establish reusable pipeline templates, release standards, and guardrails for compliant, repeatable deployments.
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Implement secure secrets and key management using Azure Key Vault and managed identities in pipelines.
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Automate database deployment workflows (e.g., DACPAC/SQLCMD) and integrate migration steps into releases.
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Enable blue/green or automated rollback strategies to minimize downtime and risk.
Environment Consistency & Observability
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Standardize provisioning and configuration across Dev/QA/Prod environments; codify configuration baselines.
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Build monitoring dashboards and actionable alerts for pipeline and deployment health (App Insights, pipeline logs).
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Uphold DevOps best practices tailored to a compliant government environment.
Azure Resource Engineering & Governance
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Implement and maintain Azure services and governance standards (e.g., App Services, Function Apps, API Gateways/API Management, AKS) supporting Tolling workloads.
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Support identity and access management (e.g., Entra ID SSO and role assignments) following least-privilege principles.
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Ensure solutions are fault tolerant and highly available; coordinate change requests and rollback procedures.
Monitoring, Troubleshooting & Reliability
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Monitor Azure services and application workloads to ensure uptime and performance; perform diagnostic deep-dives with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
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Triage production incidents, drive timely resolution, and document root cause findings; participate in operational cycles and maintenance readiness checks.
Compliance, Data Flows & Cost Awareness
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Consider PCI or comparable regulatory requirements when evaluating system behavior, logging, and integrations.
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Understand end-to-end data flows across tolling systems (e.g., roadway data, financial transactions, reporting) and support optimization of integrations.
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Contribute to cloud cost visibility and optimization recommendations; align operational choices with governance and budget goals.
Collaboration & Communication
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