VDOT Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer

VDOT Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer (812275)

Virginia Information Technology Agency

Title/Role: VDOT Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer

Region Description:

Req. Status: Open

No. of Openings: 1

Start Date: 10/12/2026

End Date: 06/30/2027

Max Submittals by Vendor: 2 Per Opening

PO Number:

PO05372342; L32

Worksite Address: 9120 Lockwood Blvd, Mechanicsville, VA 23116

SLA Exempt:

No

Priority:

Normal

Agency Interview Type: Web Cam Interview Only

Release Only to SWaM Vendors?:

No

Work Arrangement: Remote

Short Description:

Maximum Vendor Submittal Rate is $109.53/hr.

Complete Description:

The DevOps and Cloud Engineer supports VDOT ITD Tolling modernization by building secure, automated deployment processes and ensuring reliable delivery and update of services. The role standardizes CI/CD, improves availability, and cost efficiency.

Core Responsibilities: DevOps & Cloud Engineering

CI/CD Engineering & Release Automation

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (YAML and Classic) for microservices and APIs.

• Establish reusable pipeline templates, release standards, and guardrails for compliant, repeatable deployments.

• Implement secure secrets and key management using Azure Key Vault and managed identities in pipelines.

• Automate database deployment workflows (e.g., DACPAC/SQLCMD) and integrate migration steps into releases.

• Enable blue/green or automated rollback strategies to minimize downtime and risk.

Environment Consistency & Observability

• Standardize provisioning and configuration across Dev/QA/Prod environments; codify configuration baselines.

• Build monitoring dashboards and actionable alerts for pipeline and deployment health (App Insights, pipeline logs).

• Uphold DevOps best practices tailored to a compliant government environment.

Azure Resource Engineering & Governance

• Implement and maintain Azure services and governance standards (e.g., App Services, Function Apps, API Gateways/API Management, AKS) supporting Tolling workloads.

• Support identity and access management (e.g., Entra ID SSO and role assignments) following least-privilege principles.

• Ensure solutions are fault tolerant and highly available; coordinate change requests and rollback procedures.

Monitoring, Troubleshooting & Reliability

• Monitor Azure services and application workloads to ensure uptime and performance; perform diagnostic deep-dives with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.

• Triage production incidents, drive timely resolution, and document root cause findings; participate in operational cycles and maintenance readiness checks.

Compliance, Data Flows & Cost Awareness

• Consider PCI or comparable regulatory requirements when evaluating system behavior, logging, and integrations.

• Understand end-to-end data flows across tolling systems (e.g., roadway data, financial transactions, reporting) and support optimization of integrations.

• Contribute to cloud cost visibility and optimization recommendations; align operational choices with governance and budget goals.

Collaboration & Communication

• Partner with architects, developers, DBAs, and engineers to align deployments with secure network and identity configurations; communicate clearly with stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD (YAML & Classic).

• Azure application deployment engineering (e.g., App Services, Functions, Containers, APIs).

• Secure secrets & key management (Azure Key Vault, RBAC, managed identities).

• SQL deployment automation integrated with CI/CD.

• Logging & observability (App Insights, pipeline logs, dashboards, alerts).

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates).

• Scripting & automation (PowerShell and/or Python).

• Experience with Azure administration/engineering in production environments.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience designing CI/CD standards or DevOps frameworks for microservices.

• Containerization & orchestration (Docker, AKS); registry-integrated build and release pipelines.

• Governance & compliance automation (Azure Policy, RBAC standards, pipeline guardrails).

• Experience with PCI or similar compliance frameworks.

• Exposure to cloud cost analysis and optimization in enterprise environments.
• Azure certifications (e.g., AZ‐104, AZ‐305, AZ-400) preferred.

Guidelines:

• Position requires a fingerprint‐based background check;
• Candidate expected continued education to stay current with VDOT technologies.

Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience

Azure DevOps CI/CD (YAML & Classic) Required 4 Years

Azure App Services / Functions / APIs / Containers Required 3 Years

Secure Secrets & Key Management (Key Vault, RBAC, managed identities) Required 3 Years

SQL Deployment Automation (DACPAC, SQLCMD, CI/CD-integrated DB migrations) Required 1 Years

Environment Provisioning & Configuration (Dev/QA/Prod standardization) Required 3 Years

Logging & Observability (App Insights, pipeline logs, dashboards, alerts) Required 3 Years

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep/ARM) Required 2 Years

Identity & Access (Entra ID), least-privilege IAM Required 1 Years

AKS / Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) Desired 1 Years

Governance & Compliance Automation (Azure Policy, RBAC, pipeline guardrails) Desired 1 Years

PCI or similar compliance frameworks Required 1 Years

Cloud Cost Analysis & Optimization Desired 1 Years