Azure DevOps Engineer

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Position: Azure DevOps Engineer


Location: Dallas, TX


Duration: Long term


Job Description:


Location: Dallas, TX (Remote)



Summary:


The Infrastructure and Operations organization is requesting approval to engage one to two senior Azure DevOps Engineers for a 6-9 month engagement to accelerate the remediation and modernization of critical Azure infrastructure components.


The remediation effort includes security, resiliency, disaster recovery, governance, and operational excellence initiatives across Azure platform services. Current project demand exceeds available engineering capacity and requires resources with deep Azure expertise who can execute complex infrastructure modifications while maintaining operational stability.


Because the resources will work closely with Infrastructure, Security, Development, and Operations teams, the engineers must be US-based (on-shore) and available during standard business hours for planning, implementation, production change windows, troubleshooting, and incident response activities.


The primary objective is to accelerate Azure remediation activities and reduce organizational risk associated with:


Platform resiliency gaps


Disaster recovery readiness


Security vulnerabilities


Configuration drift


Cloud governance deficiencies


Well-Architected Framework and remediation findings


Operational supportability concerns


The resources will assist with technical design, implementation, validation, operational documentation, and knowledge transfer to internal staff.


Scope of Work


1. Azure Networking and Availability Zone Architecture


Key Activities


Reconfigure Azure Load Balancers to support Availability Zones


Evaluate application dependencies and routing requirements


Design and implement zone-redundant architectures


Validate failover capabilities


Assist with production deployment planning


Review infrastructure for alignment with Azure Well-Architected Framework recommendations


Desired Expertise


Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Azure Virtual Networks, Private Endpoints, Network Security Groups, DNS architecture, Availability Zones, Regional resiliency design.


2. Azure API Management Disaster Recovery


Key Activities


Deploy and configure Azure API Management instances


Design and implement disaster recovery architecture


Configure multi-region deployments


Implement failover and recovery procedures


Validate connectivity and performance


Create operational runbooks and support documentation


Desired Expertise


Azure API Management, Azure Traffic Manager, Azure Front Door, Multi-region architecture, Disaster recovery planning, High availability design, API security best practices, Azure networking integration.


3. Azure Storage Account Security and Remediation


Key Activities


Review existing storage account configurations


Eliminate public access where appropriate


Implement private endpoints


Configure network restrictions


Enable diagnostic logging and monitoring


Implement encryption and key management controls


Standardize configurations across environments


Desired Expertise


Azure Storage, Blob Storage, Azure Files, Data Lake Storage Gen2, RBAC, Storage firewalls, Private Link, Managed Identities, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor.


4. Azure Service Bus Security and Hardening


Key Activities


Review existing Service Bus implementations


Implement secure authentication methods


Remove unnecessary access permissions


Configure private networking


Enable monitoring and alerting


Implement governance standards


Desired Expertise


Azure Service Bus, Managed Identities, RBAC, Private Endpoints, Azure Monitor, Event-driven architecture, Application integration patterns.


5. Azure Key Vault Security Improvements


Key Activities


Assess existing Key Vault configurations


Remediate security findings


Implement Private Endpoints


Review RBAC and access policies


Enable monitoring and auditing


Standardize secret management practices


Support integration with application teams


Desired Expertise


Azure Key Vault, Secrets management, Certificate management, Managed Identities, Azure RBAC, Azure Policy, CyberArk integration experience (preferred), Audit and compliance requirements.


Required Technical Qualifications


Mandatory Skills


Azure Platform Expertise


Minimum 5 years of Azure administration and engineering experience


Minimum 3 years of Azure DevOps experience


Proven experience supporting enterprise-scale Azure environments


Experience with production and regulated workloads


Infrastructure as Code


Terraform


Bicep


ARM Templates


GitHub Actions


Azure DevOps Pipelines


Azure Security


Azure Policy


RBAC


Managed Identities


Private Endpoints


Network isolation


Key management


Microsoft Defender for Cloud recommendations


Monitoring and Operations


Azure Monitor


Log Analytics


Application Insights


Automation Runbooks


Operational dashboards


Alerting and incident response


Disaster Recovery


Multi-region Azure architectures


Failover testing


Recovery planning


High availability design


Business continuity planning


Preferred Qualifications


Azure Solutions Architect certification


Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification


Terraform certification


Experience in healthcare or regulated industries


Experience with HIPAA, SOC, or comparable compliance frameworks


Experience remediating Azure Well-Architected Review findings


Experience modernizing legacy Azure deployments


Expected Deliverables


Technical Deliverables


Remediated Azure resources


Infrastructure-as-Code templates


Configuration standards


Security hardening documentation


Disaster recovery runbooks


Operational support documentation


Monitoring and alerting configurations


Knowledge Transfer Deliverables


Architecture documentation


Support guides


Operational procedures


Engineering walkthrough sessions


Transition documentation for internal teams

Regards,


Surekha.V


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