Offer summary

Qualifications:

Strong experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions pipelines., Proficiency in writing infrastructure code modules using Azure Bicep., Extensive experience with scripting in PowerShell or Bash., Knowledge of cloud architectures, services, and automation tools..

Key responsibilities:

Develop and maintain Azure DevOps/YAML or GitHub Action pipelines.

Create reusable infrastructure deployment templates and modules.

Share best practices and participate in a developer community of practice.

Support cloud platform automation, compliance, and optimization efforts.

Job description

Position: Azure DevOps Engineer
Location: 100% remote, est hours
Duration: 6+ Months
Visa Restrictions: None
Sub Vending: Yes

Rolling contract expected to last multiple years. 100% remote!

//Team, we have a great opportunity here to get a quick WIN before the holidays! This is an exclusive opportunity with Apex. It is a one step interview process where our internal Apex consultant team will be deciding after ONLY one video interview. This person MUST have strong experience with the must have technologies or they will not be considered. Please make sure they are genuine candidates as this is a very important relationship at JM Family.

MUST HAVES:
• Azure DevOps/YAML or GitHub Action pipelines – doesn't need to have both but significant exp in either one is ok
• Infra code modules with Azure Bicep**
• Significant exp writing infra code modules • Reusable deployment templates
• A lot of exp in PowerShell or Bash

Required Skills
• Azure DevOps/YAML or GitHub Action pipelines – doesn't need to have both but significant exp in either one is ok • Infra code modules with Azure Bicep • Significant exp writing infra code modules • Reusable deployment templates • A lot of exp in PowerShell or Bash • Knowledge of cloud architectures and services • Understanding of cloud automation and orchestration tools and techniques
Additional Skills
Nice-to-Have: • Enablement mindset serving multiple teams is very important than just one team. Center of excellence rather than just one team. • Familiarity with cost structure of AWS and Azure products and services. • Experience building dashboards with PowerBI. • Experience with cost management tools like Azure Cost Management or AWS Cost Explorer • Familiarity with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework or Microsoft Well Architected Framework • Azure certifications – Azure Admin, Azure Certified Architect, Azure Fundamentals
Job Description
Project Details:
JM Family is currently going through a migration from Azure Devops to GitHub Actions. This individual will be part of the enablement team building consistent tooling that a lot of other groups will be leveraging. They are looking for an Azure Devops Engineer with hands on experience in using Azure Devops pipeline Microsoft Azure Cloud solutions. This role will also be responsible for optimizing cloud-based solutions, patterns and procedures that Engineer's follow in creating/deploying cloud based solutions. Helping design and build out automation that aids in verifying compliance to best practice DevOps/Developer procedures: Azure Devops Pipelining, IaaC via Azure Bicep, compliance to necessary tagging/configuration policies, unit testing, static code analysis, and other "developer compliance/best practice” related areas.

Our dream candidate will have deep experience Azure Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and effectively share platform knowledge with technology teams to design and implement the most optimal Azure based solutions for our business. They would be passionate about finding quantifiable methods of measuring progress and celebrating the wins with our teams.

Responsibilities:
· This Person will be writing pipeline code and writing infra modules.
· YAML based pipelines with a focus on reusable job and step templates.
· Have a deep knowledge of Azure PaaS services
· Ensure appropriate implementation of technology following all standards and best practices set forth by governing bodies.
· Assist in developing and managing a Tagging Governance Model, Resource Naming Standards, and other "solution delivery” compliance issues.
· Share Azure best practices, participate in a "Developer Community of Practice” with solution delivery teams, help instill best practices in our software developer practice, constantly update teammates and dev community on changing technologies, and knowledge related to recent, current, and upcoming Azure Cloud capabilities.
· Conduct research on various technical initiatives and issues - propose and communicate technical/detailed solutions.
· Provide Azure engineering support to operations and technical development teams.
· Perform root cause analysis and provide guidance to technical leadership regarding future issue prevention.
· Support and implement the technology roadmap for our cloud platform.
· Provide financial cloud consulting to development teams to help shape technical requirements and solutions.

Must-Haves:
• - Azure DevOps/YAML or GitHub Action pipelines – doesn't need to have both but significant exp in either one is ok
· - Infra code modules with Azure Bicep
· - Significant exp writing infra code modules
· - Reusable deployment templates
· - A lot of exp in PowerShell or Bash
· - Knowledge of cloud architectures and services
· - Understanding of cloud automation and orchestration tools and techniques

Nice-to-Have:
• Enablement mindset serving multiple teams is very important than just one team. Center of excellence rather than just one team.
• Familiarity with cost structure of AWS and Azure products and services.
• Experience with cost management tools like Azure Cost Management or AWS Cost Explorer
• Familiarity with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework or Microsoft Well Architected Framework
• Azure certifications – Azure Admin, Azure Certified Architect, Azure Fundamentals

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