Job Specifications
Senior Azure DevOps Engineer
Hybrid Position in Princeton, NJ
2-3 days onsite
Duration: 6-12 Months
Only on w2
Senior Azure DevOps Engineer (CI/CD, AKS & Cloud Automation)
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Azure DevOps Engineer with deep, hands-on expertise in CI/CD automation, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and containerized application deployments.
Should have deep hands-on expertise in CI/CD automation, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and containerized application deployments
This role involves owning end-to-end DevOps architecture, driving cloud automation initiatives, and ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable delivery pipelines across enterprise cloud environments.
Role & Responsibilities
DevOps Architecture & Automation
Architect, implement, and optimize enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or equivalent tools.
Lead the design and automation of cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, and GitOps methodologies.
Build standardized deployment patterns, YAML templates, reusable modules, and automation frameworks.
AKS & Container Platform Engineering
Design, deploy, and manage production-grade AKS clusters, including autoscaling, node pools, networking, and cluster security.
Lead containerization strategies using Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes best practices.
Implement cluster governance, RBAC, secrets management, and zero-downtime upgrade strategies.
Cloud Platform & Operations
Drive cloud operational excellence across Azure resources (ACR, VNets, Key Vault, Managed Identities, Storage, API Management, etc.).
Enhance system reliability through monitoring, observability, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Prometheus/Grafana.
Troubleshoot complex production issues across infrastructure, pipelines, and application layers.
Security, Compliance & Governance
Implement DevSecOps best practices: security scans, SAST/DAST, container image scanning, and compliance gates.
Drive platform hardening, identity management, access control, and cloud security posture improvements.
Leadership & Collaboration
Provide technical mentorship to DevOps engineers and development teams.
Work closely with architecture, SRE, and development teams to define cloud-native strategies and deployment standards.
Lead cross-team technical discussions, design reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Skills & Experience
8+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles.
Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Azure and its core services.
Strong hands-on experience with AKS, Kubernetes internals, Helm, Ingress, service mesh, and container orchestration.
Deep expertise in CI/CD pipeline automation using Azure DevOps (YAML), GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
Advanced experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred; Bicep/ARM optional).
Strong scripting capability in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
Experience designing secure, scalable, and highly available cloud architectures.
Strong understanding of networking (VNet, routing, load balancing, DNS) and security concepts.
Preferred Qualifications
Azure certifications such as AZ-400, AZ-305, AZ-104, AZ-500.
Experience with GitOps (ArgoCD, FluxCD).
Knowledge of microservices, cloud-native design, and distributed systems.
Experience in large enterprise environments supporting mission-critical workloads.
About the Company
Voto Consulting provides professional staffing, consulting, and solutions to all industries including: financial services, health care, logistics, retail, energy, etc.
Voto Consulting's niche based approach has been very successful and has consistently met and exceeded the expectations of our clients in both the US and Canada.
Given this success, we expanded into other verticals - health care, logistics, retail, energy - using the same focus, and client-centric model that has served us well with financial services.
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