DevOps Senior Engineer

Our Utility Client in NYC is looking for an Azure DevOps Engineer for a 12+month hybrid position (20-30 days onsite per year)

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Must Have

• a Distinguished DevOps Engineer

• Agile SAFe
• Agile Scrum Master
• Azure DevOps Engineer
• GitHub
• GitHub Actions
• Microsoft Azure DevOps Pipelines

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Integrate GitHub repositories with Azure DevOps pipelines and release processes.
• Automate application build, testing, deployment, and monitoring activities.
• Implement branching strategies, pull request workflows, and release management practices.
• Support automated deployments across development, test, staging, and production environments.

• Work within Agile/Scrum teams to support sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release activities.
• Manage and maintain Azure DevOps Boards, including Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks, and Bugs.
• Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and metrics to measure team performance and delivery progress.
• Support SAFe Agile practices and Program Increment (PI) planning activities.

• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, ARM Templates, or similar technologies.
• Automate environment provisioning, configuration management, and deployment activities.
• Support cloud infrastructure in Microsoft Azure and hybrid environments.
• Implement containerization and orchestration solutions using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Monitor application and infrastructure health using enterprise monitoring tools.
• Troubleshoot deployment, infrastructure, performance, and availability issues.
• Support high-availability and disaster recovery strategies.
• Participate in production support and on-call rotations as required.

• Implement DevSecOps practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Integrate security scanning, code analysis, and vulnerability management into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards, policies, and governance requirements.
• Support audit and regulatory compliance initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related roles.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps services including:
  • Azure Boards
  • Azure Repos
  • Azure Pipelines
  • Azure Test Plans
  • Azure Artifacts
• Experience integrating Azure DevOps with GitHub repositories.
• Experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines in enterprise environments.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery teams.
• Strong knowledge of Git source control and branching strategies.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Experience supporting Azure cloud environments.

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub
• GitHub Actions

• Microsoft Azure
• GCP

• Terraform
• ARM Templates
• PowerShell
• Bash
• Python

• Docker
• Kubernetes

• Azure Monitor
• Application Insights
• Splunk
• Datadog

• Git
• GitHub Enterprise

• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Certification (AZ-400)
• Azure Administrator Certification (AZ-104)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and SAFe certification
• Experience in utility, energy, or highly regulated industries
• Experience with DevSecOps tools and security automation

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Ability to work effectively across technical and business teams
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated with a continuous improvement mindset