Azure DevOps/Cloud Engineer

Location: Richmond, VA (Remote)

About the role

An opportunity is available for a DevOps & Cloud Engineer to support a modernization program by building secure, automated deployment processes and ensuring reliable delivery of microservices, while also maintaining and optimizing Azure cloud resources. The role partners with Cloud, Security, Network, and Database teams to standardize CI/CD, strengthen governance, and improve availability, performance, and cost efficiency across the Azure environment.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

Required

• Hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD (YAML & Classic).
• Azure application deployment engineering (e.g., App Services, Functions, Containers, APIs).
• Secure secrets & key management (Azure Key Vault, RBAC, managed identities).
• SQL deployment automation integrated with CI/CD.
• Logging & observability (App Insights, pipeline logs, dashboards, alerts).
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates).
• Scripting & automation (PowerShell and/or Python).
• Experience with Azure administration/engineering in production environments.

Desired

• Experience designing CI/CD standards or DevOps frameworks for microservices.
• Containerization & orchestration (Docker, AKS); registry‑integrated build and release pipelines.
• Governance & compliance automation (Azure Policy, RBAC standards, pipeline guardrails).
• Experience with PCI or similar compliance frameworks.
• Exposure to cloud cost analysis and optimization in enterprise environments.
• Azure certifications (e.g., AZ‑104, AZ‑305, AZ‑400) preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other supplemental insurance plans.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) and 401(k) with company match after 12 months.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) on HDHP plan.
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions.
• Corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• On‑demand training program, certification prep, library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars (available after 6 months).
• Certification discounts and perks for associations such as CompTIA and IIBA.
• Dedicated customer service team for consultants and certified Career Coach.