Lead Azure DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Azure DevOps Lead Technical Consultant

Location: Charlotte, NC - Hybrid

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Interview Mode: Face-to-Face Interview at the Nearest Client Location

Key Requirement: Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer on a W-2 basis without requiring current or future visa sponsorship. Qualified candidates who meet these requirements are encouraged to apply.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps / Release Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD platforms, deployment automation frameworks, and release orchestration solutions.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience with Python, Jenkins, Ansible, JFrog Artifactory, and Git-based workflows , particularly in highly regulated environments with formal release governance processes.

Important: This is not a cloud infrastructure engineering role primarily focused on Terraform, networking, VPCs, or infrastructure provisioning. The primary focus is on release automation, software delivery lifecycle management, artifact promotion, and deployment platform engineering.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, CI/CD, Release Engineering, or Release Automation.
• Advanced Python scripting experience.
• Strong Jenkins Pipeline development experience (Jenkinsfile/Groovy).
• Strong experience with Ansible and Ansible Tower/AWX.
• Hands-on experience with JFrog Artifactory.
• Strong Git expertise beyond basic source control usage.
• Experience with Liquibase or comparable database release tooling.
• Experience supporting enterprise SDLC and release governance processes.
• Experience building automation solutions for consumption by multiple engineering teams.

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Python
• Jenkins / Jenkinsfile / Groovy
• Ansible / Ansible Tower / AWX
• JFrog Artifactory
• Git
• Liquibase
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Release Automation
• Release Engineering
• Deployment Automation
• Enterprise SDLC
• Release Governance

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

Candidates should have a strong background in enterprise release engineering and CI/CD automation, with hands-on development experience rather than infrastructure-only DevOps experience.

Priority: Python + Jenkins + Ansible + JFrog Artifactory + Git + Release Automation.