DevOps Engineer

CANDIDATES MUST BE WITHIN A ONE HOUR COMMUTE TO WILMINGTON DELEWARE AND COME OUT OF A VERY LARGE ENTERPRISE. CANDIDATES ALSO NEED TO HAVE RECENT PROJECTS IN THE NY NJ DELAWARE OR PA AREA.

Required Candidate Location: Hybrid/Wilmington DE 3 Days a Week - NO RELOCATION

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to help build and scale a secure reliable DevOps platform. This role is focused on enabling efficient software delivery while ensuring high system performance scalability and resilience across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design implement and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines and shared platform services to support consistent and scalable software delivery
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform Bicep or ARM templates
• Define measure and track reliability metrics (SLIs/SLOs) to drive performance and operational improvements
• Implement monitoring logging and observability solutions to proactively detect issues and reduce response times
• Automate infrastructure provisioning deployment processes and operational workflows to increase efficiency and reduce manual effort
• Identify and remediate performance scalability and reliability bottlenecks across systems and pipelines
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to embed reliability security and resiliency into system architecture and design
• Participate in incident response root cause analysis and implement preventative measures to minimize downtime
• Contribute to capacity planning and ensure systems scale in line with business demand
• Enhance and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities across cloud and on-premises environments

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10 years of experience in DevOps Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or related roles
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure including services such as Azure DevOps Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Monitor
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g. Terraform Bicep ARM templates)
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or similar platforms
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell Bash or Python
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g. Docker Kubernetes)
• Solid understanding of monitoring logging and observability practices
• Familiarity with security best practices in cloud and DevOps environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing SLI/SLO frameworks and reliability engineering practices
• Knowledge of GitOps workflows and modern deployment strategies
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure
• Experience with performance tuning and cost optimization in Azure
• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

Key Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Effective communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams
• Proactive mindset with a focus on automation and continuous improvement
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

What Success Looks Like

• Reliable scalable CI/CD pipelines that support rapid and stable software delivery
• Improved system uptime performance and observability
• Reduced manual intervention through automation
• Strong alignment between engineering operations and business needs