AES - DE - DevOps - Azure DevOps

• 7+ years of hands-on DevOps experience with strong ownership of enterprise CI/CD platforms.
• Deep experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub, including pipeline design, automation, repository governance, branching strategies, and release management.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and experience supporting Azure-hosted and on-premises environments.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices, including security scanning, compliance controls, IAM/RBAC, and governance within CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language: PowerShell, Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Experience supporting containerized workloads and Kubernetes (AKS preferred).
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, observability, and operational support of DevOps platforms.
• Demonstrated use of AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and interest in applying AI/automation to DevOps workflows.
• Understanding of cloud cost optimization (FinOps) concepts and cost-aware engineering practices.
• Strong communication skills and ability to partner with development, cloud, security, and infrastructure teams.
• Experience supporting containerized workloads and Kubernetes (AKS preferred).
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, observability, and operational support of DevOps platforms.
• Demonstrated use of AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and interest in applying AI/automation to DevOps workflows.
• Understanding of cloud cost optimization (FinOps) concepts and cost-aware engineering practices.
• Strong communication skills and ability to partner with development, cloud, security, and infrastructure teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale platform modernization or migration initiatives (e.g., Azure DevOps to GitHub).
• Experience creating reusable pipeline templates, developer enablement frameworks, and enterprise DevOps standards.
• Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400), Kubernetes certifications (CKA), or FinOps certification are a plus.