Jr Azure DevOps Engineer

Junior Azure DevOps Engineer

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Job Summary

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Azure DevOps Engineer to join our cloud operations and platform engineering team. The ideal candidate will assist in deploying, monitoring, automating, and maintaining Azure-based infrastructure and applications while supporting CI/CD processes, cloud reliability, security, and operational excellence. This role is ideal for candidates with foundational experience in Microsoft Azure, DevOps practices, automation, and infrastructure support who are looking to grow their cloud engineering expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Azure services, virtual machines, networking components, and hosted applications.
• Assist with Azure Storage, Azure Compute, and cloud resource management.
• Perform infrastructure troubleshooting and root cause analysis for production and non-production environments.
• Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and documentation activities.

• Manage and support Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments.
• Configure and maintain Azure Key Vault for secrets and certificate management.
• Support Azure Application Gateway, Azure Traffic Manager, and Azure Load Balancer configurations.
• Investigate and resolve load balancer issues, failed instances, and connectivity problems.
• Participate in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) activities including monitoring, incident response, and performance optimization.

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Azure Bicep templates.
• Assist in automating cloud deployments and operational tasks using PowerShell, Python, YAML, and JSON.
• Contribute to infrastructure standardization and automation initiatives.

• Support CI/CD pipeline creation and maintenance using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Assist with application deployment automation, release management, and environment provisioning.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment processes and operational efficiency.
• Maintain source code repositories and branching strategies using GitHub.

• Provide basic SQL Server administration support.
• Write and troubleshoot SQL queries for operational and reporting purposes.
• Support SQL Server clustering and web server clustering initiatives.
• Assist with Databricks environment support and platform administration.

• Configure and support IIS web servers and Windows Services.
• Troubleshoot application, server, and infrastructure issues using Event Viewer logs and monitoring tools.
• Support web hosting environments and application deployments.
• Perform Windows server health checks and maintenance activities.

• Support Identity and Access Management (IAM) processes.
• Assist with Active Directory (AD) administration and user access management.
• Follow security best practices for cloud infrastructure and applications.

• Apply basic networking concepts including DNS, TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and load balancing.
• Assist with network connectivity troubleshooting across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Support high-availability, scalability, and disaster recovery initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Equivalent practical experience may be considered.

Technical Skills

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Experience with:
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Azure Storage
  • Azure Compute Services
  • Azure Application Gateway
  • Azure Traffic Manager
  • Azure Load Balancer
  • Azure Bicep
• Familiarity with Azure Site Reliability concepts.
• Understanding of Azure DevOps pipelines and release management.
• Experience with GitHub and GitHub Actions.
• Basic SQL Server administration and SQL query writing.
• Knowledge of IIS administration and Windows Services.
• Familiarity with PowerShell, Python, YAML, and JSON scripting.
• Basic understanding of Active Directory and IAM concepts.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals.
• Understanding of Disaster Recovery (DR) concepts and testing methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure certifications such as:
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
• Exposure to Databricks administration and support.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools and observability practices.

Preferred Experience

• 0–3 years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Systems Administration, or Infrastructure Support.
• Internship, academic projects, or professional experience supporting Azure environments.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure automation.