Senior IT & Azure DevOps Engineer

Senior IT & Azure DevOps Engineer

Location: Woburn, MA Onsite

Duration: 6 month C2H

Interview: Virtual

Note:

• Must be local with DL copy
• LinkedIn with location (before 2022)
• Recent or recent second project must be at the current location
• Experience Level: Mid-Level, approximately 5 8 years (not more than that)

Job Description

This position bridges IT infrastructure management and Azure DevOps engineering to support AI/ML workloads and enterprise IT services. The role focuses on secure, scalable, and compliant delivery of applications, data pipelines, and machine learning models across Azure cloud environments.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of DevOps/SRE experience, including 3+ years with Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts), GitHub Actions, and YAML-based CI/CD.
• Strong experience with Terraform or Bicep/ARM.
• Experience with AKS and Azure Container Registry (ACR).
• Proficiency with PowerShell and/or Python.
• Familiarity with Docker and Helm.
• Experience with Azure Machine Learning workspaces, endpoints, and registries.
• Experience integrating ML workflows into CI/CD.
• Strong understanding of RBAC, Key Vault, Managed Identity, Azure Policies, VNets, subnets, Private Link, and cloud cost management.

Preferred

• Experience with GPU workloads on AKS or Azure ML.
• Experience with Azure ML Managed Online Endpoints or Kubernetes inference.
• Familiarity with Databricks, Fabric, or similar data platforms.
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Solutions Architect certification.

Core Technologies
Azure AKS, Functions, Storage, Key Vault, Monitor/Log Analytics, API Management, Event Hub/Service Bus, Azure Machine Learning, Azure DevOps, GitHub, ACR, Helm, Docker, Terraform, Bicep/ARM, Azure Policy, RBAC, Managed Identity, Defender for Cloud, Application Insights, Grafana, Prometheus, YAML, PowerShell, Python, and Bash.

First 90 Days

• Build baseline CI/CD templates for AI services covering build, test, security scanning, and release.
• Deploy a reference AKS/AML environment using IaC with RBAC, policies, and private networking.
• Establish unified dashboards, alerts, and SLOs for pipeline and platform health.
• Create incident response and change management playbooks.
• Identify and prioritize automation opportunities.

Soft Skills
Strong communication, collaboration, documentation, automation mindset, reliability focus, and the ability to work effectively in regulated environments.