Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure)

On behalf of our client in the US, Affinity is looking for a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer responsible to design and implement Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery systems to deploy applications to Cloud and On-Premises Server infrastructure. The position plays a central role in defining and implementing Dev Ops best practices throughout the organization. The position is highly visible and frequently collaborates with various levels of IT leadership. They will be partnering with a fellow DevOps Architect to support 5 separate development teams, and depending on their progress, could take on an additional 3-4 development teams. They will be supporting deployments, identifying gaps, and identifying areas of improvement as well as opportunities for automation. The goal is that in a future state, deployments can be fully automated. This role will be fully remote and working PST hours.

Responsibilities:

• Leads and drives architectural direction for establishing DevOps best practices in accordance with the company’s strategic business objectives
• Implements Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery systems for deploying solutions to the cloud infrastructure at scale
• Implements Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery systems to meet market competitive needs
• Leads the support of Dev Ops systems to meet or exceed customer Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) expectations
• Provides leadership and direction for Enterprise Dev Ops processes
• Develops and implements plans to cross-train Engineering teams in Dev Ops processes, products, and technologies to develop high-availability
• Creates and maintains successful partnerships with Engineering and QA teams
• Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams
• Leadership and passion for training and coaching other Dev Ops and Software Engineers
• Knowledge of logical and physical system design
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Solid technical skills and excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
  
  

Requirements:

• Minimum of 7 years experience in setting up DevOps practices enterprise-wide
• Minimum of 7 years building Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery Systems
• Minimum of 5 years experience building and deploying complex software on prem and in cloud
• 3+years of experience working with modern source control tools like Github, Bitbucket, Azure Dev Ops Server, TFS, etc.,
• 3+years of experience with automated configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, Chef
• 3+years of experience with continuous integration tools like Jenkins, Altassian Bamboo, TeamCity, Azure Dev Ops Server, etc.
• 3+ years of experience with Azure or AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes
• 3+ years of experience working in Scrum teams with planning, scoping, and creation of technical solutions for new product capabilities, through to continuous delivery to production
  
  

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About Affinity:

Affinity Group is a full-service Information Technology services and staffing company. We believe recruiting is about creating long term relationships that foster a mutually beneficial partnership - an affinity. Bringing a new style of recruiting founded on five core principles: Transparency – Flexibility – Efficiency – Agility – Inclusivity.

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Job Number: 10845