Senior DevOps Engineer

Encoura empowers students and institutions to create meaningful connections and make informed decisions about education and career goals. The Senior Azure DevOps Engineer will design, develop, and manage Azure cloud processes and systems focused on monitoring, optimization, automation, data maintenance, security, scalability, and reliable production operations.

Responsibilities:

• You’ll get to work with a tech stack that includes Azure Core Services, Azure App service, Kubernetes, API Management Gateway, Azure Functions, Docker, Linux, Windows, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, PowerShell, Python, GitHub, JIRA & Confluence
• Build and manage infrastructure using automation tools such as Terraform
• Provide day-to-day operational support of our applications on Azure
• Work closely with development teams to integrate their projects into the production and test Azure environments and ensure their ongoing support
• Be a DevOps champion working closely with other internal teams to lead efforts on security, reliability, and scalability into the development lifecycle
• Provide input on design and Azure-related considerations / options
• Gain functional knowledge of the applications you support
• Dive deep into the product stack to troubleshoot as needed
• Build engineering automation and productivity tools to streamline and scale applications in the production environment
• Troubleshoot and resolve application development, deployments and operations issues
• Architect and implement reliable infrastructure services on Azure, from the ground up, to deliver highly scalable services
• Serve in an on-call rotation as an escalation contact for critical production issues

Requirements:

• You hold a BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent, or a Bachelor's in an unrelated field with at least 5 years of professional experience
• You have 5+ years of experience in DevOps with 3+ years using Azure core services (Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Virtual Network, Azure Load Balancer, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Bicep/ARM templates, Azure SQL Database, Azure App Service, Azure API Management, etc.)
• Experience installing, configuring, and managing database platforms and Azure-managed database services, including Azure SQL Database, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and MongoDB Atlas
• Demonstrated expertise in using configuration management tools such as Terraform, Azure Bicep and Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
• You have a strong understanding of Azure billing and cost modelling
• Experience with build & release automation tools and methodologies
• Ability to design, deploy, monitor and manage Kubernetes based systems
• You are familiar with the concepts of microservice architecture and how those concepts are implemented in Azure
• You champion Infrastructure as Code mentality and can take the lead in transformation from manual “hands-on” in Azure to Infrastructure as Code
• You have very strong scripting and automation skills – you believe you can automate just about everything
• You know how to use AI tools to vet ideas, validate work, and help automate tasks
• You strive to learn new technologies and look for ways to stay up to date in this rapidly changing industry
• Hands-on experience with troubleshooting, securing, and improving manually configured Azure environments
• Experience with Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and log aggregation at scale
• Experience supporting application development teams who work in an iterative-based development environment using Agile/Scrum/Kanban
• You have an appreciation for pragmatism and simplicity in systems architecture
• All applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S
• Experience with TeamCity is a plus
• Background in working with multi-cloud operations between AWS and Azure preferred
• Current and relevant Azure cloud certifications preferred