Azure DevOps Engineer
Woburn, MA
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Job Description
Role Overview
This position bridges IT infrastructure management and Azure DevOps engineering to support both AI/ML workloads and enterprise IT services. The role ensures secure, scalable, and compliant delivery of applications, data pipelines, and machine learning models across Azure cloud environments.
Key Responsibilities
1) DevOps & Automation
? Design and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML) for build, test, security scanning and release of AI/ML models.
? Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ARM templates, Terraform, or Bicep.
? Manage artifact repositories and container image signing for compliance.
2) Cloud & Platform Management
? Administer Azure environments, including AKS clusters for containerized workloads and GPU-enabled pools for ML training.
? Standardize environments for business applications and Azure Machine Learning workspaces.
3) Security & Compliance
? Enforce governance guardrails for both IT and AI workloads.
? Ensure adherence to regulatory and internal security standards.
4) Collaboration & Support
? Partner with data science teams to enable rapid deployment of ML models.
? Work with IT stakeholders to maintain reliability and scalability of enterprise systems.
Required Qualifications
? 5+ years in DevOps/SRE, with 3+ years on Azure.
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? Handson with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts), GitHub Actions, and YAMLbased CI/CD.
? Strong IaC skills (Terraform or Bicep/ARM); experience managing AKS and container registries (ACR).
? Proficiency with PowerShell and/or Python for automation; familiarity with Docker and Helm.
? Experience operating Azure Machine Learning (workspaces, endpoints, registries) and integrating ML workflows in CI/CD.
? Solid understanding of cloud security (RBAC, Key Vault, Managed Identity, policies), networking (VNet, subnets, Private Link), and cost management
Required Skills
? Strong experience with Azure DevOps, AKS, and Azure Machine Learning.
? Proficiency in CI/CD, IaC, and container orchestration.
? Familiarity with cloud security best practices and compliance frameworks.
? Knowledge of AI/ML deployment workflows and traditional IT infrastructure.
Preferred Qualifications
? Experience with GPU workloads on AKS or AML; model serving (Azure ML Managed Online Endpoints, Kubernetes Inference).
? Familiarity with Databricks, Fabric, or other data platforms that feed AI services.
? Certifications: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent.
Core Tools & Technologies
? Azure: AKS, Functions, Storage, Key Vault, Monitor/Log Analytics, API Management, Event Hub/Service Bus.
? DevOps: Azure DevOps, GitHub, ACR, Helm, Docker; Terraform or Bicep/ARM.
? Security/Governance: Azure Policy, RBAC, Managed Identity, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud.
? Observability: Application Insights, Azure Monitor, Grafana/Prometheus.
? Languages: YAML, PowerShell, Python; optional Bash. Deliverables (First 90 Days)
? Baseline CI/CD templates for AI services (build, test, security scan, release) and documented promotion strategy.
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? Reference AKS/AML environment deployed via IaC with guardrails (RBAC, policies, private networking) and runbooks.
? Unified observability stack with dashboards, alerts, and SLOs for pipeline and platform health.
? Playbooks for incident response and change management; backlog of automation opportunities.
Soft Skills
? Strong communication and collaboration with AI developers, security, and operations.
? Bias for automation, reliability, and documentation; ability to operate in regulated environments
