Senior DevOps Engineer (Remote, Contract, Anywhere from Pakistan, USD Salary)

We are seeking a skilled Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with extensive experience in Microsoft Azure and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing hybrid cloud environments, automating deployment processes, and supporting DevOps/DevSecOps practices. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality cloud solutions while ensuring compliance with organizational standards and driving continuous improvement in deployment pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

- Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to support project execution and deployment activities.
- Work closely with the DevOps Architect to ensure solution consistency, quality, and adherence to organizational standards.
- Automate new deployment processes and maintain existing pipelines to enhance efficiency and reliability.
- Recommend and implement improvements to development processes for continuous integration and continuous deployment.
- Manage hybrid cloud deployments across on-premises datacenters and Microsoft Azure using industry-standard tools.
- Integrate Terraform deployments into CI/CD pipelines, particularly using GitHub Actions.
- Implement automated validations and security scanning for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to maintain compliance and security.
- Develop and maintain deployment pipelines for multiple environments, including SDB, Development, Integration, UAT, and Production.
- Manage Azure infrastructure components such as storage accounts, Key Vaults, networking elements, managed identities, resource groups, and supporting services.
- Maintain Terraform codebases following best practices for modularity, versioning, reusability, security, and compliance.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience working with public cloud platforms, especially Microsoft Azure, including hybrid cloud and infrastructure management.
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, including Terraform, Bicep, and ARM Templates. Expert-level knowledge of Terraform modules, workspaces, providers, state management, and remote state is essential.
- Practical experience using Bicep and ARM Templates for provisioning and managing infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of Terraform best practices, including modularity, versioning, reusability, security, and compliance with organizational standards.
- 5+ years’ experience with source control systems such as GitHub, Bitbucket, Azure Repositories, and Team Foundation Server.
- Extensive experience (5+ years) with CI/CD tools including GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and GitLab CI.
- Proven ability to integrate Terraform deployments into GitHub Actions pipelines and build deployment pipelines for various environments.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes (AKS).
- Strong background supporting DevOps/DevSecOps practices, infrastructure automation, and Infrastructure as Code principles.
- Experience implementing automated validations and security scanning for IaC.
- In-depth knowledge of Azure services such as networking, identity and access management, storage solutions, monitoring, and governance.
- Experience managing Azure Databricks workspaces, clusters, pools, access policies, ACLs, repositories, and secrets.
- Experience managing Azure Data Factory infrastructure, including instances, integration runtimes, linked services, triggers, and pipelines.
- Solid understanding of networking concepts including DNS, firewalls, and load balancers.
- Familiarity with observability tools like Dynatrace, Application Insights, New Relic, and the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps.
- At least 3 years’ experience with mobile application deployments and familiarity with Adobe AEM Cloud and GitOps.
- Knowledge of configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, and Ansible.
- Experience with database platforms including SQL Server, MongoDB, and DB2.
- Experience with Snowflake or other data platform components.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

While not explicitly listed, candidates with additional certifications in Azure, Terraform, or DevOps methodologies will be highly regarded. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement, with exposure to cutting-edge cloud technologies and practices.

If you are passionate about cloud infrastructure, automation, and delivering scalable solutions, this position provides a challenging and rewarding career path.