DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure as Code at Scale
• Infrastructure-as-code solutions supporting AWS, Azure, and on-prem environments using Terraform and/or CloudFormation—networking, compute, storage, identity, databases, monitoring
• AI-assisted Terraform module generation with automated testing, documentation, and compliance validation
• State management patterns for multi-environment deployments (dev/QA/staging/prod) with proper isolation
• Drift detection and remediation automation—catch what changed and fix it before it becomes an incident
• Database Engineering & Performance
• Support SQL Server, Azure SQL, MySQL, and AWS RDS performance—query optimization, index strategies, execution plan analysis
• Zero/Minimal-downtime database migrations with automated rollback strategies
• Stored procedure optimization and refactoring with proper error handling and logging
• Automated maintenance: index rebuilds, statistics updates, consistency checks, backup validation
• Query Store analysis and AI-assisted performance troubleshooting
• AWS & Azure Networking & Hybrid Connectivity
• Hub-and-spoke and VPC architectures with proper segmentation for FedRAMP and compliance boundaries (AWS and Azure)
• Private Link configurations, DNS forwarding, and service endpoint strategies
• AWS Direct Connect and Azure ExpressRoute, VPN connectivity for hybrid scenarios
• Azure Firewall and NSG policies with AI-assisted rule generation and audit
• ZScaler integration and troubleshooting for secure internet egress
• Automation & Scripting
• PowerShell modules for Azure resource management, database operations, reporting, and remediation
• Bash scripts for Linux workloads and CI/CD pipeline integration
• Python utilities for API integrations, data processing, and custom tooling
• AI-assisted script generation with proper error handling, logging, and testing
• Operational Excellence
• Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights configurations
• Database and infrastructure alerting that's actionable, not noise
• Runbooks and automation for common remediation tasks
• Cost analysis and optimization—Reserved Instances, right-sizing, orphaned resources

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on infrastructure experience across cloud and/or on-prem environments (AWS, Azure, or hybrid)
• Strong SQL Server / Azure SQL / AWS RDS skills: query optimization, index tuning, execution plans, stored procedures
• Strong Terraform and/or CloudFormation experience: modules, workspaces, remote state, provider configuration
• Strong PowerShell: Azure modules, SQL Server modules, REST API calls, error handling, module development
• Windows Server administration: operational and administration experience in cloud and hybrid environments
• AWS and Azure networking depth: VPCs, Direct Connect, VNets, peering, Private Link, DNS, NSGs, routing, hybrid connectivity
• Experience with or openness to AI-assisted engineering tools (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor) to improve speed and quality
• Git workflows: branching strategies, PR reviews, merge conflict resolution
• Experience with FedRAMP, CMMC, or similar compliance frameworks
• Comfortable debugging production issues under pressure—databases, networking, or infrastructure