Senior DevOps Azure Engineer

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for a full-time, part-time engagement to establish a production-ready baseline cloud environment on Microsoft Azure. The focus of this role is on initial infrastructure setup, establishing deployment pipelines, and implementing industry best practices. A critical component of this engagement will also be delivering clear technical documentation and comprehensive knowledge transfer to the team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement a baseline Azure cloud environment (resource groups, IAM/RBAC, basic networking).
• Set up secure infrastructure components, including Key Vault and access controls.
• Configure CI/CD pipelines for automated build and deployment (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, etc.).
• Deploy and configure application hosting (e.g., Azure App Service, Container Apps, or AKS if required).
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for core components using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM.
• Enable basic monitoring and logging via Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
• Apply cloud best practices for security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Prepare comprehensive technical documentation and conduct a knowledge transfer session upon project completion.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps / Cloud Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, specifically across compute, networking, and Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Proven experience in architecting and setting up cloud environments from scratch.
• Solid experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code methodologies and tools.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and various cloud hosting options including App Service, Container Apps, or AKS.
• Proficient scripting skills in Bash, Python, or PowerShell.