Senior Azure DevOps Engineer

Applaudostudios; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 1,562,000 - 2,455,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site role in MX/BR

Job summary

Applaudo seeks a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure on Azure. You will manage Terraform configurations, Entra ID, and CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, ensuring secure deployment workflows.

This on-site role requires presence in Mexico City or São Paulo under a 6-month contract-to-hire model, with distributed engineering collaboration and strong operational ownership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in DevOps or Infrastructure, with Azure hands-on work.
• Strong Terraform experience including large module codebases.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID and OIDC-based auth.
• GitHub Actions CI/CD with OIDC deployment.
• Experience with Azure services (App Service, SQL, Redis, etc.).
• Knowledge of Azure Networking and Security (VNet, NSGs, Key Vault).
• Scripting in Bash or PowerShell on Linux environments.
• Excellent English communication and incident ownership.

Responsibilities

• Design, provision, and manage Azure infra using Terraform and env0.
• Review and optimize Terraform configurations and modules.
• Manage Microsoft Entra ID configurations and app registrations.
• Develop GitHub Actions pipelines with OIDC authentication.
• Configure networking, services, access controls, and secrets.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and app-platform issues with native tools.
• Use Datadog for logs, alerts, and incident investigation.
• Collaborate with distributed teams for reliable deployments.

Skills

Azure

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Microsoft Entra ID

OIDC

Azure Networking

Linux scripting

PowerShell

English

Incident management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

env0

Datadog

ARM templates

Job description

About you

You are a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer who enjoys designing, managing, and troubleshooting complex cloud infrastructure while ensuring secure and reliable application delivery. You bring strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Azure and Infrastructure as Code, with the technical judgment to navigate existing environments, resolve challenging issues, and improve platform stability.

You are comfortable taking ownership of infrastructure decisions, working with complex Terraform configurations, and implementing secure identity and deployment workflows. You thrive in distributed engineering environments, communicate technical decisions clearly, and approach operational challenges with autonomy, accountability, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Note : This role operates under a 6-month contract-to-hire model and requires on-site presence at our offices in Mexico City, Mexico, or São Paulo, Brazil.

You bring to Applaudo the following competencies:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps or Infrastructure Engineering, including recent hands-on Microsoft Azure experience.
• Strong production experience with Terraform, including troubleshooting and maintaining large, complex, or poorly documented module codebases.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Entra ID, including app registrations, custom app roles, delegated and application permissions, access controls, and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
• Strong hands-on experience building and maintaining GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, including OIDC-based deployment authentication.
• Experience with Azure services, including App Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, Storage, Redis, Service Bus, Event Hubs, API Management, Azure AI Search, and Azure AI Foundry.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Networking and Security, including DNS, VNet integration, Private Endpoints, Network Security Groups (NSGs), Managed Identities, and Key Vault.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot Azure infrastructure and application-platform issues using native tools and command-line interfaces.
• Experience working with Linux environments and scripting using Bash and PowerShell.
• Strong problem-solving skills, operational ownership, and ability to independently manage incidents and infrastructure issues.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with distributed engineering teams and communicate technical decisions clearly.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
• Nice to Have: Experience deploying and troubleshooting containerized workloads on AKS or Azure App Service.
• Nice to Have: Experience remediating resources affected by organization-level Azure Policies.
• Nice to Have: Familiarity with cloud compliance practices and identifying unused cloud resources for cost optimization.
• Nice to Have: Experience investigating logs using Datadog and Azure diagnostic settings.
• Nice to Have: Familiarity with ARM templates.
• Nice to Have: Previous contract or consulting experience.
• Nice to Have: Ability to guide developers with cloud experience who are less familiar with Microsoft Azure.
• Nice to Have: Azure Administrator, HashiCorp Terraform Associate, or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification.

You will be accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Design, provision, and manage Microsoft Azure infrastructure using Terraform and env0.
• Review, troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize existing Terraform configurations and module codebases.
• Manage Microsoft Entra ID configurations, including app registrations, permissions, application roles, and deployment identities.
• Develop and optimize GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines using OIDC-based authentication.
• Configure and maintain Azure networking, platform services, access controls, and secrets management.
• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure and application-platform issues using Azure-native tools and command-line interfaces.
• Configure diagnostic settings and use Datadog to investigate logs, alerts, and operational issues.
• Independently troubleshoot and resolve incidents during LATAM working hours, ensuring operational continuity across time zones.
• Translate development requirements into appropriate Azure identity, networking, and infrastructure configurations.
• Collaborate with distributed Engineering and DevOps teams to support reliable cloud operations and application deployments.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, infrastructure standards, and operational procedures.

• 5+ years of DevOps or Infrastructure Engineering experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Azure and Terraform expertise.
• Strong Microsoft Entra ID, OIDC, and GitHub Actions experience.
• Azure Networking, Security, and Infrastructure troubleshooting.
• Linux and Bash or PowerShell scripting.
• Advanced English proficiency.

About Us

At Applaudo, talented people design, build, and scale meaningful, AI-powered solutions that create real business impact. As an AI-native organization, we collaborate across design, de