Azure DevOps Engineer

Experience: 4+ Years 

Job Title: DevOps Engineer / Cloud Engineer 

Job Summary 

We are looking for an experienced DevOps & Cloud Engineer with 4+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure management, Kubernetes administration, CI/CD pipeline automation, and containerization. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Docker, Terraform, and infrastructure automation. 

The candidate will be responsible for managing cloud environments, automating application deployments, maintaining Kubernetes clusters, monitoring system performance, and ensuring the reliability, scalability, security, and availability of applications across development, testing, and production environments. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure using Microsoft Azure services, including Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Load Balancers, Key Vaults, and Resource Groups. 
• Manage and administer Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes, and Kubernetes clusters. 
• Develop, configure, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Jenkins for automated application builds, testing, and deployments. 
• Containerize applications using Docker and deploy microservices-based applications on Kubernetes. 
• Manage Kubernetes resources, including Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Namespaces. 
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform, Ansible, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. 
• Implement Kubernetes networking, load balancing, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), autoscaling, and resource optimization. 
• Monitor infrastructure and application performance using Prometheus and Grafana. 
• Troubleshoot application, deployment, networking, container, and infrastructure-related issues and perform root cause analysis. 
• Implement disaster recovery procedures, backup validation, failover testing, patch management, and environment upgrades. 
• Manage source code repositories, branching strategies, pull requests, code merges, and version control using Git, GitHub, and Azure Repos. 
• Maintain cloud infrastructure security, compliance, governance, high availability, and operational reliability. 
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and security teams to implement DevOps best practices and improve deployment efficiency. 

Mandatory Technical Skills 

1. Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure, Azure Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Load Balancers, Key Vaults. 
2. Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). 
3. CI/CD & Automation: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance. 
4. Infrastructure as Code: Terraform; exposure to Ansible and automated configuration management. 
5. Monitoring & Version Control: Prometheus, Grafana, Git, GitHub, Azure Repos. 

Preferred Skills 

• Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes. 
• VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG). 
• Kubernetes Service Mesh, Ingress Controllers, and Horizontal Pod Autoscaling (HPA). 
• RHEL Linux administration and Shell Scripting. 
• Groovy scripting and SQL fundamentals. 
• Disaster recovery, incident management, and production support. 
• Experience supporting microservices architectures and application migration activities. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (B.E.) or an equivalent qualification. 
• 4+ years of experience in DevOps engineering, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes administration, and deployment automation. 
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and manage infrastructure-related incidents. 

Key Deliverables 

• Reliable, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure. 
• Automated and efficient CI/CD pipelines. 
• Stable Kubernetes clusters and containerized application deployments. 
• Reduced infrastructure provisioning and deployment time through automation. 
• Effective monitoring, incident resolution, and disaster recovery readiness. 

Job Title : DevOps Engineer

Experience : 7+ Years

Working Hours : 3:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Duration : 12–18 Months

Engagement : Contract

Freelance : Not Applicable

BGV : Required

Role Overview :

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and optimize DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and cloud-native delivery platforms. The role will focus on enabling secure, reliable, and efficient software delivery while improving infrastructure automation, release processes, platform reliability, and operational resilience.

Mandatory Skills :

DevOps, CI/CD, Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Docker, PowerShell / Python / Bash, Automation, Monitoring & Observability, DevSecOps, IaC, Troubleshooting, and Production Support.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for enterprise application delivery and release management.
• Develop deployment automation frameworks to improve release quality, consistency, scalability, and efficiency.
• Administer Kubernetes and containerized environments and supporting orchestration platforms.
• Improve build, test, deployment, and release workflows for development teams.
• Integrate automated testing, security scanning, validation, and compliance controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions for platform and application environments.
• Troubleshoot deployment failures, production issues, and platform incidents; perform root cause analysis.
• Develop automation scripts and tools using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code and automation practices to reduce manual effort and operational risk.
• Collaborate with Cloud, Infrastructure, Security, and Application teams to deliver scalable and resilient solutions.
• Maintain deployment standards, release procedures, technical documentation, and operational runbooks.
• Apply DevOps, DevSecOps, and SRE best practices to improve delivery speed and platform reliability.
• Evaluate emerging DevOps technologies and recommend improvements.
• Mentor team members on DevOps methodologies, automation, and platform engineering practices.
• Act as an escalation point for critical deployment, infrastructure, and platform issues.

Required Technical Skills :

1. DevOps & CI/CD :

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or Software Engineering.
• Strong experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines and release management.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitHub Actions, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong understanding of Git, branching strategies, release management, and deployment methodologies.

2. Containers & Cloud :

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker/containerization.
• Understanding of cloud-native application architectures and distributed systems.
• Experience supporting production-grade containerized environments.

3. Automation & IaC :

• Strong proficiency in PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience developing automation frameworks and deployment tooling.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts.
• Experience with Terraform, Bicep, or similar tools is preferred.

4. Monitoring & Reliability :

• Experience with monitoring, logging, observability, and alerting.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience supporting highly available and resilient production systems.
• Knowledge of SRE practices is preferred.

5. Security & DevSecOps :

• Understanding of DevSecOps and secure software delivery practices.
• Experience integrating vulnerability scanning, security controls, and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of IAM, secrets management, and access control within DevOps environments.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with Terraform/Bicep or other IaC tools.
• Knowledge of SRE and platform engineering practices.
• Relevant Azure, Kubernetes, Cloud, or DevOps certifications.

About the company:

We empower US healthcare payers with a truly next-generation, cloud-native, holistic, and customizable platform designed to prevent and adapt to the ever-evolving inaccuracies in healthcare claims and payments. By reducing complexity and administrative costs, we offer a unified, healthcare-dedicated platform backed by top VCs like BeeNext, 3One4 Capital, and Saison Capital.

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our team in Bengaluru. In this role, you will be responsible for building, optimizing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and highly available multi-cloud infrastructure that supports our engineering teams. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and robust monitoring/observability stacks to enable seamless, reliable, and automated deployments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Container Orchestration: Deploy, scale, and manage containerized workloads on Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, and GKE).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Build and maintain modular, reusable, and version-controlled infrastructure using Terraform across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Monitoring & Observability: Set up, manage, and optimize monitoring, logging, and alerting stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Loki, Datadog).
• CI/CD Pipeline Management: Own, improve, and automate CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable, and frictionless software releases.
• System Reliability & SRE Practices: Implement best practices for system reliability, including defining SLIs/SLOs, managing incident response, and participating in on-call support.
• Troubleshooting & Support: Diagnose and resolve complex production issues across infrastructure, networking, and application layers.
• Security & Compliance: Implement infrastructure security best practices, including IAM policies, secrets management, and network security.
• Automation: Eliminate repetitive operational tasks by writing clean, efficient scripts in Python, Bash, or Go.
• Operations & Planning: Participate in capacity planning, cost optimization, disaster recovery, and infrastructure scaling initiatives while maintaining clear documentation and runbooks.

Requirements :

• Solid working experience with cloud providers, specifically AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of containerization (Docker) and container orchestration concepts.
• Familiarity with Linux system administration and networking fundamentals.
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD/Flux is a plus).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)

Key Skills:

• The ideal candidate must possess deep expertise in container orchestration, specifically hands-on experience managing Kubernetes ecosystems—including Helm charts, cluster networking, and RBAC policies—alongside a foundational mastery of Docker containerization.
• Proficiency in managing cloud architecture as software is essential, with a heavy emphasis on Terraform execution, including advanced module creation, state management, and multi-environment workspaces.
• A strong capability to implement full-stack visibility is required, utilizing tools like Prometheus, the Grafana LGMT stack, ELK/EFK, or Loki to build highly optimized monitoring, alerting, and logging systems.
• Candidates should have a proven track record of constructing and scaling automated deployment pipelines using industry-standard platforms such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps to minimize release friction. .
• Strong core programming fundamentals are required to automate repetitive infrastructure tasks, with practical proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go.
• Familiarity with cutting-edge cloud-native technologies is highly desirable, including enterprise service meshes (Istio, Linkerd), comprehensive cloud security frameworks (HashiCorp Vault, OPA, Trivy), and a data-driven approach to cloud cost management and FinOps practices.

Work Location: Jayanagar - Bangalore.

Work Mode: Work from Office, hybrid- 3 days WFO

Note: We are looking for immediate joiners & Bangalore Candidates only

Benefits:

• Best-in-class compensation
• Health insurance for Family
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Friendly and Flexible Leave Policy
• Certification and Course Reimbursement
• Medical Coding CEUs and Membership Renewals
• Health checkup
• And many more!

Tasks & Responsibilities: (Major task and role person will have to perform – list all the relevant points)    

Together with the Business Cloud Services team, you will design, deploy, and operate a cloud‑native Kubernetes PaaS platform on Azure, ensuring high availability, security, and operational excellence.

Your main duties include:

·      Drive cloud‑native automation and self‑service capabilities, ensuring platform security, availability, and disaster recovery readiness

·      Design, operate, and continuously improve Kubernetes clusters and PaaS environments on Azure / AKS

·      Collaborate closely with development teams on deployment strategies, operational requirements, and platform integration

·      Review and maintain infrastructure‑as‑code configurations, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud‑native deployments

·      Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps

·      Implement and operate infrastructure‑as‑code solutions using Terraform, Helm, and Ansible

·      Manage containerized workloads and orchestration across cloud‑native environments

·      Set up, operate, and enhance monitoring, logging, and alerting stacks using tools such as Prometheus and Grafana

·      Coordinate with support teams on platform incidents, escalations, and post‑incident analysis

·      Contribute to incident response, continuous improvement, and operational stability

·      Support the development and refinement of DevOps practices, runbooks, and operational standards

·      Actively contributes to improving developer experience and platform reliability

Education & Trainings + Certifications: (Basic & Professional)

·      Bachelor’s degree (Preferably engineering graduate)

·      Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification is a plus.

·      (optional) ITIL Foundation 

Technical know-how: (Mention the technology on which person must be experienced)

Mandatory

o  Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field

o  5+ years of relevant professional experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles

o  Strong Linux system administration skills for operating production‑grade cloud‑native platforms

o  Proven experience with Microsoft Azure, including AKS and Azure DevOps tooling

o  Strong expertise in Kubernetes, including cluster operations, RBAC, networking, and storage

o  Hands‑on experience with container technologies such as Docker and container registries

o  Proficiency with Terraform, Helm, Ansible, and PowerShell

o  Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or equivalent tools

o  Cloud‑native monitoring and observability experience using Prometheus, Grafana, and alerting pipelines

o  Solid understanding of security and compliance requirements such as PCI DSS and SOC2

o  Scripting skills for automation and tooling (Bash, Python, PowerShell)

o  Practical experience using Git for version control

o  Excellent communication skills in English (Spanish is a plus)

o  Automation‑first mindset and strong collaboration skills within Agile teams

Good to know

Principles of Agile Software Development.

·      GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps

·      Containers: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS / AKS / GKE)

·      Configuration Management: Ansible

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including IaaS, PaaS, networking, identity (Entra ID), and governance services.

2+ years of experience with DevOps tooling and practices, including CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM), and version control (Git).

2+ years' experience in infrastructure design, platform engineering, or architecture.

Strong proficiency with automation and scripting — PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python, or Bash.

Solid understanding of containerisation (Docker) and familiarity with orchestration platforms (Azure Kubernetes Service).

Deep understanding of cloud architecture, deployment patterns, and management best practices, including the Azure Well-Architected Framework.

Experience defining standards, governance frameworks, and reference architectures for cloud platform consumption.

Strong knowledge of networking concepts, storage configurations, virtualisation technologies, and disaster recovery/backup design for hybrid environments.

Experience with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Boards, Artifacts) or equivalent platforms.

Familiarity with identity and access management (IAM), including Entra ID, RBAC, PIM.

Strong understanding of security, compliance requirements, and IT governance frameworks (ITIL, COBIT, or similar).

Preferred

Position Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Mid-Level Azure Cloud Engineer to manage, maintain, and optimize our Microsoft Azure environment. The ideal candidate has strong experience across Azure infrastructure, networking, security, identity, automation, and cloud operations, and can

independently support day-to-day cloud administration an deployments.

Responsibilities

 Manage and maintain Azure infrastructure, including virtual networks, virtual machines,

storage, Azure SQL, App Services, Key Vault, and Azure Functions.

 Administer Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Conditional Access, and

identity/security policies.

 Monitor cloud health, performance, costs, and security using Azure Monitor, Log

Analytics, and Microsoft Defender.

 Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates).

 Support CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git.

 Configure backups, disaster recovery, high availability, and business continuity solutions.

 Troubleshoot Azure networking, application, and infrastructure issues.

 Work closely with development, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable cloud operations.

Qualifications

 4–7 years of Azure cloud engineering experience.

 Strong hands-on experience with Azure networking, compute, storage, App Services, Azure SQL, Key Vault, and Azure Monitor.

 Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access, and identity management.

 Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD, PowerShell, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM).

 Knowledge of cloud security, governance, backup, disaster recovery, and cost optimization.

 Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

 Experience supporting production cloud environments in an enterprise setting.

Preferred Skills

 Experience with Kubernetes (AKS), Docker, Azure API Management, Azure Front Door, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

 Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) certification preferred.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or

equivalent experience.

• Strong hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure Cloud.
• Good understanding of Azure services such as Compute, Storage, Event Hub, Event Subscription, Storage Queue, and PaaS services.
• Basic understanding of Azure AI Foundry and AI-related Azure service setup.
• Good Azure networking basics: VNet, subnet, routing, and basic troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform, especially:
• Terraform state
• plan / apply
• troubleshooting failures
• migration risks
• Terraform Enterprise concepts
• Strong Python coding capability, not just basic scripting.
• Experience using Python for API integration, automation, JSON/YAML handling, and internal tooling.
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to troubleshoot pipeline failures.
• Comfortable with YAML and JSON.
• Ability to troubleshoot Azure infrastructure/platform issues.
• Ability to collect logs/evidence and coordinate with network/app/Microsoft support teams.
• Basic awareness of agentic AI / LLM concepts.
• Awareness of security and cost best practices.

Good to Have Skills

• Hands-on experience with Harness.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform Enterprise.
• Exposure to LangGraph / LangChain.
• Exposure to agentic AI workflows or skill creation.
• Exposure to Claude or enterprise LLM integrations.
• Knowledge of Azure ML Workspace, model registry, and managed endpoints.
• MLOps / LLMOps knowledge.
• FinOps / Azure cost optimization experience.
• Azure certifications: AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400, AZ-500.

Screening Priority:

Azure Cloud + Terraform + Python Coding + CI/CD Troubleshooting + YAML/JSON + Basic Agentic AI Awareness

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in Linux, CI/CD, containerization, cloud platforms, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and observability. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform, scripting, DevSecOps, and modern monitoring practices.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain Linux-based systems, cloud infrastructure, and production environments.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Git and related automation tools.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), and OpenShift.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform.
• Develop automation scripts using Python and Shell scripting.
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, and Splunk.
• Troubleshoot production incidents, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and improve system reliability and availability.
• Implement DevSecOps practices, security controls, and vulnerability management across CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage cloud networking, connectivity, and infrastructure-related configurations.
• Support AIOps initiatives to improve incident detection, analysis, and operational efficiency.
• Manage SSL/TLS certificates, secrets, and secure credential rotation.

Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Linux.
• Good knowledge of Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), and/or OpenShift.
• Working experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Scripting knowledge in Python and/or Shell.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, and/or Splunk.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps, networking, and cloud security fundamentals.
• Understanding of AIOps concepts and automated operations.
• Experience with certificate lifecycle management and secrets management.

SIX-MONTH CONTRACT ONLY JOB: An engineer who prioritises infrastructure-as-code, with Terraform as the core skill, and delivers change through GitHub pipelines rather than manual intervention. Has a DevOps and automation mindset and applies zero-trust and least-privilege principles, designing access, secrets, and identity from the outset. Treats documentation as a key part of the build process and part of the definition of done, not an afterthought. Open and collaborative, building capability within the team so others can run and own what is delivered.

• Azure variant: strong Azure and Kubernetes experience.

• Snowflake variant: strong Snowflake operations experience, working alongside the DataOps team and applying the same infrastructure-as-code-first approach to the Snowflake environment.

Expected Skills:

• Infrastructure as Code: Strong hands-on Terraform experience, infrastructure provisioning and automated infrastructure management.

• CI/CD & Automation: GitHub Actions, secure pipeline implementation, multi-environment promotion and deployment automation.

• Security & Identity: Zero-trust principles, least-privilege access, secrets management, OIDC and Workload Identity Federation.

• Enterprise Networking: AKS-to-Snowflake and on-premises connectivity, private endpoints, Kubernetes network access controls and cross-boundary DNS resolution.

• Kubernetes Deployment & Administration: AKS/Kubernetes, Airflow or Dagster deployments, stateful workloads, resource isolation and dynamic worker autoscaling.

• Kubernetes Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Grafana, production issue diagnosis, pod memory leak detection, CPU/memory metrics and cluster bottleneck analysis.

• Snowflake IaC & Access Management: Terraform-based Snowflake provisioning, RBAC, role hierarchy and development, staging and production database permissions.

• Documentation & Ownership: Technical documentation, operational handover, collaborative working and team enablement.

Job Specification:

Work Experience: 7 to 10 Years

Work Location:  Bangalore

Mode of Employment: Permanent

Education Qualification required: Any Degree

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in Linux, CI/CD, containerization, cloud platforms, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and observability. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform, scripting, DevSecOps, and modern monitoring practices.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain Linux-based systems, cloud infrastructure, and production environments.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Git and related automation tools.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), and OpenShift.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform.
• Develop automation scripts using Python and Shell scripting.
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, and Splunk.
• Troubleshoot production incidents, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and improve system reliability and availability.
• Implement DevSecOps practices, security controls, and vulnerability management across CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage cloud networking, connectivity, and infrastructure-related configurations.
• Support AIOps initiatives to improve incident detection, analysis, and operational efficiency.
• Manage SSL/TLS certificates, secrets, and secure credential rotation.

Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Linux.
• Good knowledge of Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), and/or OpenShift.
• Working experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Scripting knowledge in Python and/or Shell.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, and/or Splunk.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps, networking, and cloud security fundamentals.
• Understanding of AIOps concepts and automated operations.
• Experience with certificate lifecycle management and secrets management.