Senior DevOps Engineer

Benefits:

• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Wellness resources

Job Title: Azure DevOps Engineer
Client: State of Virginia

Location: Richmond, VA
Only for GC and Citizen

Position Overview

The State of Virginia is seeking a skilled Azure DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. The ideal candidate will bridge development and operations by automating workflows, improving system reliability, and ensuring efficient software delivery across environments.

Azure DevOps Engineers play a key role in optimizing the software development lifecycle (SDLC) , from code integration to deployment and monitoring.


Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
• Automate build, test, and deployment processes for applications
• Manage and provision Azure cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Terraform)
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline workflows
• Monitor application performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance standards
• Configure and manage Azure services (Azure Pipelines, Repos, Boards, Artifacts)
• Maintain documentation for deployments, processes, and architecture
• Support release management and deployment strategies including rollback plans
• Continuously improve DevOps processes for efficiency and scalability

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong experience with 15+ working Experience
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (Pipelines, Repos, Boards)
• Expertise in CI/CD pipeline development and automation
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, ARM templates)
• Knowledge of scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git)
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices and SDLC
• Experience with monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, App Insights, etc.)
• Good problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

Compensation: $65.00 - $75.00 per hour


H & R provides a broad range of technical services that emphasize high level architectural evaluation, design, and planning, information engineering and re-engineering, systems integration for multiple platforms and data sources, and management consulting services focused on better information for business decision making.