Senior DevOps Engineer

CI/CD Pipeline Design and Implementation 

• Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using:

• GitHub Actions
• Azure DevOps Pipelines

• Create reusable pipeline templates and workflows.
• Implement build, test, scan, package and deployment stages.
• Improve pipeline reliability, performance and execution time.
• Support secure-by-default pipelines with integrated quality and security checks.

GitHub and Azure DevOps Engineering Practices

• Implement and maintain good practices for:

• Branching strategies
• Pull request workflows
• Code review checks
• Build validation
• Release approvals

• Configure and maintain:

• Repository permissions
• Branch protection rules
• Pipeline permissions
• Service connections

• Support consistent usage of GitHub and Azure DevOps across multiple products and teams.

GitOps and Environment Automation 

• Implement GitOps-based delivery practices where applicable.
• Ensure environment changes are managed through version-controlled definitions.
• Support pull-request-based changes for infrastructure and application configuration.
• Help establish clear separation between:

• Source code
• Infrastructure definitions
• Environment configuration
• Deployment manifests

• Support automated synchronization of desired state into target environments.
• Ensure traceability between code changes, infrastructure changes and deployments.

Infrastructure as Code and Azure Delivery 

• Design, implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code using:

• Bicep
• Azure-native deployment tooling

• Create reusable IaC modules and deployment templates.
• Automate provisioning of Azure resources and environments.
• Ensure infrastructure is:

• Version-controlled
• Repeatable
• Reproducible
• Secure by default
• Aligned with enterprise standards

• Support deployment automation for Azure services such as App Services, Azure Container Apps, Azure SQL, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, Application Insights and related services.

Release and Deployment Automation 

• Implement safe and repeatable release processes.
• Support deployment strategies such as:

• Environment promotion
• Blue/green deployments
• Canary releases, where applicable
• Rollback procedures

• Automate release notes, versioning and deployment tracking where possible.
• Reduce manual deployment steps and operational risk.

Security, Secrets and Compliance Automation 

• Integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines, including:

• Dependency scanning
• Secret scanning
• Static code analysis
• Infrastructure validation
• Container image scanning, where applicable

• Implement secure secrets handling using Azure Key Vault, GitHub secrets and Azure DevOps variable groups/service connections.
• Support least-privilege access patterns for pipelines and deployment identities.
• Help ensure DevOps workflows are auditable and compliant with enterprise requirements.

Developer Experience and Self-Service Enablement 

• Create reusable templates, examples and documentation for development teams.
• Simplify pipeline onboarding for new projects.
• Provide self-service DevOps building blocks for common scenarios.
• Improve the developer experience by reducing manual steps and unclear processes.
• Support teams in adopting standardized DevOps workflows. 

GitHub and Azure DevOps Organization Administration

• Administer and configure GitHub organizations and Azure DevOps organizations/projects.
• Manage organization-level settings, policies and governance controls.
• Support standardized repository and project setup for new teams.
• Ensure consistent governance across GitHub repositories and Azure DevOps projects.

Core Technical Skills 

• Strong hands-on experience with:

• GitHub Actions
• Azure DevOps Pipelines
• Git
• Azure cloud services

• Strong experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines.
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Bicep.
• Experience with GitOps principles and version-controlled delivery workflows.
• Good understanding of Azure identity, permissions, service connections and managed identities.
• Experience with pipeline security, secrets management and deployment automation.

DevOps and Delivery Expertise 

• Experience implementing DevOps practices across multiple applications or teams.
• Strong understanding of:

• CI/CD design
• Release automation
• Environment management
• Version control strategies
• Pull request workflows
• Quality gates
• Deployment approvals

• Ability to troubleshoot pipeline, deployment and infrastructure issues.
• Ability to create reusable technical patterns rather than one-off solutions.

Azure and Platform Engineering Knowledge 

• Experience working with Azure-native services.
• Understanding of cloud resource provisioning, configuration and monitoring.

Nice to Have

• Experience with .NET application delivery.
• Experience with Azure Container Apps or Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Experience with GitOps tools such as Flux or Argo CD.
• Exposure to GitHub Copilot or AI-assisted development workflows.
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Application Insights or Log Analytics.
• Familiarity with container-based delivery using Azure Container Apps or AKS.
• Understanding of platform engineering concepts.