Azure DevOps Engineer

We are looking for an Azure DevOps Engineer to join our client's team.  This is a new position for the company and this position will be responsible for developing and maintaining the DevOps environment as the company moves to the Azure cloud.  This will be a highly visible position, as it is a new position, there is not anyone currently handling these responsibilities for the companies that are in the middle of the merger.  Candidates MUST have the ability and willingness to work with both technical and non-technical professionals and be ready to speak with C-level executives on the status of the DevOps environment for the company.

The client prefers candidates to be in Omaha as they intend to return to their office sometime in 2021.

Job Duties:

• Build and maintain a DevOps lifecycle from planning through implementation and monitoring
  
• Automate builds and releases (CI/CD) across development, testing, and production environments using a combination of scripting languages and automation toolkits
  
• Administer and manage Atlassian deployment suite consisting of Bitbucket, Bamboo
  
• Oversee Azure infrastructure, provide guidance and best practices, and participate in support
  
• Maintain high standards of application design, including but not limited to adherence to architectural, security, and scalability standards and best practices
  

Requirements

• 5 years working in DevOps / Release Management
  
• Experience deploying in Azure with a focus on serverless computing
  
• Significant knowledge on setting up a secure and highly available application in Azure (App Services, Search Services, Storage Accounts, KeyVaults, Load Balancers, Azure Resource Manager templates, etc.)
  
• Demonstratable knowledge with Azure Monitor / Alerts / Application Insights
  
• Extensive experience with library management tools (NuGet, Artifactory, etc.)
  
• Proficient with SQL and NoSQL databases such as Azure SQL (T-SQL, Replication, Profiling) and CosmosDB
  
• Experience analyzing resource plans as part of cloud cost management and budgeting tools
  
• Experience with scripting / programming languages (Powershell, Azure CLI, C#, etc.)
  
• Familiarity and knowledge of Windows Server 2016/2019
  
• Knowledge of Azure Active Directory and Identity and Access Management administration
  
• Knowledge of security best practices, networking protocols, firewalls, etc.
  
• Working knowledge of caching technologies (Memcache, Redis, APC, etc.)
  
• Eagerness to learn emerging technologies and apply them in an ever-changing environment
  
• Strong communication and collaboration
  
• Participating in compliance and auditing controls (PCI, SOC, HIPAA, etc) a plus