Senior DevOps Engineer - Azure

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure + GitHub Actions)

Location: Remote (US | Grand Rapids, Readiness to work in MI time zone )

Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)

About the Opportunity

ZipStaff is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for release engineering and Azure PaaS delivery at a major grocery and retail organization.

You will own multi-team release trains, automate Azure App Service / Function App paths, and lead the Azure DevOps → GitHub Actions migration with reusable templates. This is a senior build-and-automate seat—not a console operator. Night releases run 2–3 nights per week .

What You’ll Do

• Plan, coordinate, and execute releases that span multiple teams and shared release trains.
• Build and improve automated deployment paths for Azure PaaS (App Service, Function Apps), including networking, identity, and secrets.
• Lead pipeline and repo migration from Azure DevOps to GitHub Actions; create repeatable templates.
• Build and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD for secure, repeatable delivery.
• Write PowerShell, Python, and Bash to remove manual steps
• Create self-service templates for repos, pipelines, and containers.
• Enable agile teams to run their own delivery—set them up, unblock them, hand capability back.
• Troubleshoot builds and deployments; support night releases 2–3 nights per week.
• Contribute documentation and guardrails for security and reliability.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years DevOps, release engineering, or cloud engineering with software-engineering fundamentals.
• Azure PaaS: Function Apps, App Service, networking, Key Vault.
• Deep GitHub Actions plus Azure DevOps Pipelines.
• Release engineering across teams with shared dependencies.
• Production deployments for infrastructure, .NET , and Maven.
• Scripting: PowerShell, Python, Bash.
• Able to build, run, and debug apps in C#/.NET, Java, Node.js, or TypeScript.
• Willing to support night releases 2–3 nights per week.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Kubernetes and GitOps (Argo CD); Canary / Blue-Green.
• GCP.
• Terraform / YAML IaC.
• SAFe.
• Kafka, GraphQL, Temporal, LaunchDarkly, SonarQube, Backstage, or mobile-app release.

Benefits

• Health Insurance.
• Dental Insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• 401(k).
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Referral Program.

About ZipStaff

ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients.