Azure DevOps Administrator

Kforce has a client in Irving, TX that is seeking an Azure DevOps Administrator. In this role, the Azure DevOps Administrator will manage all aspects of Azure based tools, websites, databases, and supporting technical infrastructure required for IPLA Licensing to execute licensing workflows. This includes:

• Application upgrades to supported versions
• Bug fixes and remediation of security issues

Responsibilities include:

• Deploy applications to test and production environments using Supplier maintained build and deployment documentation.
• Maintaining Azure DevOps pipeline infrastructure
• Creating and executing deployment and rollback plans
• Communicating deployments and risks
• Following or defining deployment schedules
• Ensure all scheduled jobs, tasks, integrations, sync processes, and backup routines run successfully on defined schedules (daily, weekly, monthly).
• Documentation must be consistent, accurate, and easily discoverable

Maintain Azure based licensing business servers, including:

• OS and application patching
• Compliance remediation
• CI/CD pipeline builds
• Routine application deployments

Manage credentials and identity related dependencies, including:

• Service accounts
• Secrets and certificates
• Security groups and role assignments
• Other components critical to application and server operations

Create, maintain, and update technical documentation for:

• Services and operations
• Infrastructure and environment configuration
• Deployment and re deployment procedures
• Build, release, and operational processes
• To be considered for this position, candidates must have experience in a similar role, or they must possess significant knowledge, experience, and abilities to successfully perform the responsibilities listed
• Relevant education and/or training will be considered a plus

Tools and Technologies:

• PowerShell and Azure CLI
• JSON and ARM Templates
• Git and Azure DevOps
• CI/CD pipelines for .NET applications
• Azure Storage (Containers and Blob storage)
• Windows Server 2016
• SQL Server 2016
• Azure SQL
• Azure RBAC and permissions
• Azure App Services
• Windows Firewall
• Azure Network Security Groups

* IIS

* Azure Active Directory (Entra ID)