DevOps Engineer II

Role Value Proposition

Seeking a highly skilled and experienced Azure DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Kubernetes administration, Helm chart development, and CI/CD automation. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and highly available cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure.

This role requires hands-on experience in container orchestration, infrastructure automation, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and DevOps best practices to support modern application delivery and platform engineering initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters for scalable and secure application hosting.
• Develop, customize, maintain, and optimize Helm Charts for microservices and platform components.
• Build, implement, and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Create and maintain Kubernetes resource definitions using YAML, including Deployments, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, RBAC, and Network Policies.
• Manage containerized applications using Docker and container registries such as Azure Container Registry (ACR) and GitHub Packages.
• Implement automated deployment strategies and release management processes.
• Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, and related tools.
• Ensure platform security through RBAC, Secret Management, Network Security Policies, and Azure security best practices.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, Cloud Engineering, and Platform teams to ensure seamless software delivery.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kubernetes workloads, cluster performance, networking, storage, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Continuously evaluate and implement DevOps best practices to improve deployment reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Azure certifications such as:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) (Preferred)

Technical Skills

Cloud & Containerization

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Expertise in Docker containerization and image optimization.
• Experience managing container registries such as Azure Container Registry (ACR).

Kubernetes & Helm

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and core concepts:

• Pods
• Deployments
• Services
• Ingress Controllers
• Namespaces
• ConfigMaps
• Secrets
• Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)
• RBAC
• Network Policies
• Strong expertise in Helm Chart development, templating, packaging, and deployment.

CI/CD & Automation

• Extensive experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines and/or GitHub Actions.
• Strong command of YAML scripting for pipeline automation and Kubernetes deployments.
• Experience implementing automated build, test, deployment, and release workflows.

Monitoring & Observability

• Hands-on experience with:

• Azure Monitor
• Log Analytics
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Ability to implement proactive monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting strategies.

Version Control & Collaboration

• Strong proficiency in Git, branching strategies, pull requests, and code review processes.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments.

Troubleshooting

• Strong analytical and debugging skills for:

• AKS clusters
• Containerized workloads
• Networking issues
• Deployment failures
• Pipeline optimization

Good to Have

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or Bicep.
• Experience with Istio and service mesh implementations.
• Knowledge of vCluster environments.
• Experience with Azure Function Apps and serverless architectures.
• Familiarity with container and Kubernetes security tools such as:

• Trivy
• Aqua Security
• Prisma CloudUnderstanding of DevSecOps practices and vulnerability management.
• Understanding of DevSecOps practices and vulnerability management.

Experience (in years) - 5+ years