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Title: Azure DevOps Lead Location: Dallas, TX- Hybrid Duration: 6-12 months extendable Azure DevOps tech lead: • Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and coach a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. Provide technical guidance and strategic direction for all DevOps initiatives. • Architecting & Implementation: Design, build, and maintain robust and scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, or other relevant tools to automate software builds, testing, and deployments. • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Drive the adoption and implementation of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates to provision and manage Azure resources. • DevSecOps: Implement and enforce security best practices within the CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure, integrating automated security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks. • Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including software development, QA, and IT operations, to ensure seamless integration and communication throughout the software development lifecycle. • Automation: Develop and maintain automation scripts (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) to streamline routine tasks, enhance pipeline efficiency, and reduce manual intervention. • Problem-Solving: Act as a subject matter expert, providing advanced troubleshooting for complex issues related to infrastructure, applications, and CI/CD pipelines. Required Qualifications • Experience: * 10+ years of professional experience in a DevOps, SRE, or similar role. • * 2+ years of experience in a technical lead or senior-level capacity, providing technical direction and mentorship. • Azure Expertise: • * In-depth, hands-on experience with a wide range of Azure services, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Services, Azure Functions, and Azure SQL/Cosmos DB, API management, Azure AI Foundry, Relay, network rules, Storage account . • Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, specifically Terraform and/or ARM. • CI/CD: Extensive knowledge and practical experience with CI/CD concepts and tools, with a strong preference for expertise in Azure DevOps Pipelines and/or GitHub Actions. • Containerization: Hands-on experience with Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (AKS). • Scripting: Strong proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash). • Version Control: Expert-level knowledge of Git and repository management. • Soft Skills: • * Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Strong leadership and mentorship abilities, with a passion for guiding and developing others. • Proven ability to work effectively in an agile, fast-paced environment. • Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Preferred Qualifications • Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400), or other relevant Azure certifications. • Configuration Management: Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet. • Monitoring: Experience with advanced monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic. • Other Clouds: Familiarity with other cloud platforms (AWS, GCP). • Experience with a specific programming language, such as C#/.NET, Java, or Python.

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