Staff Engineer I - System Administration

Job Title: Specialist – Azure DevOps

Location: Chennai/Bangalore/Hyderabad(Hybrid)

About the Job: 

The role of the Sr. DevOps Engineer is to manage a dynamic DevOps environment backed by Azure Cloud infrastructure and services, supporting a robust CI/CD ecosystem powered by Azure DevOps (ADO). You will be part of a large technical team responsible for maintaining and improving CI/CD pipelines, release orchestration, and infrastructure automation across multiple projects.

What you will do: 

• Support CI/CD pipelines and manage release deployments, including production rollouts across multiple projects.
• Build and maintain automated pipelines in Azure DevOps for code integration, testing, and deployment.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and ARM/Bicep templates for provisioning Azure services.
• Schedule and monitor regular static and dynamic security scans as part of the SDLC.
• Automate and standardize release processes using GitOps methodologies and best practices.
• Provide technical support, troubleshooting, and continuous improvements for internal DevOps users and stakeholders.

Who you are: 

Education & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. 
• 5 – 8 years Azure DevOps.

Technical Skills:

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps engineering and CI/CD implementation.
• Primary Skills: DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, automation, release engineering.
• CI/CD Tools: Azure DevOps (ADO) – Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts, Boards; Git, Bitbucket, SVN, Artifactory (JFrog).
• Issue Tracking & Reporting: Azure Boards, Jira, or any similar ticketing systems.
• Security Scanning (Mandatory): Acunetix, Veracode.
• Security Scanning (Preferred): SonarQube, MEND (WhiteSource), Fortify.
• Desired Skills:
• Containerization: Docker, Podman.
• Azure services: AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service), App Services, Azure Functions, Load Balancer, Blob Storage, Azure Container Registry (ACR), Azure Key Vault, Azure API Management, Azure Monitor, Application Gateway, Azure DNS, Event Grid.
• Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform.
• Cloud/DevOps certifications (Azure preferred).
• Database knowledge: Oracle DB, MySQL.
• Middleware: WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss.
• Build Tools: Maven, Ant, Gradle.
• Scripting & Automation: Shell/Bash, PowerShell, Python, Jenkins Shared Library, YAML, JSON, XML.
• Utilities/Tools: Postman, Microsoft Graph API, VS Code, VI/VIM/Text Editors.
• Operating Systems: Linux, Windows.
• Functional/Operational Knowledge: REST/SOAP/GraphQL APIs, Regular expressions, data parsing, reporting, disk/memory management, documentation.

Soft Skills: 

• English Language proficiency is required to effectively communicate in a professional environment.
• Excellent communication skills are a must.        
• Strong problem-solving skills and a creative mindset to bring fresh ideas to the table.
• Should demonstrate confidence and self-assurance in their skills and expertise enabling them to contribute to team success and engage with colleagues and clients in a positive, assured manner.
• Should be accountable and responsible for deliverables and outcomes.
• Should demonstrate ownership of tasks, meet deadlines, and ensure high-quality results.
• Demonstrates strong collaboration skills by working effectively with cross-functional teams, sharing insights, and contributing to shared goals and solutions.
• Continuously explore emerging trends, technologies, and industry best practices to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge.