Azure DevOps (ADO) Practitioner / Technical Lead

Prismarq LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Prismarq LLC is seeking an Azure DevOps (ADO) Practitioner / Technical Lead to partner with the FD&E leadership during the transition to a centralized ADO instance. This is not a development role; you will act as an ADO expert and advisor ensuring portfolio visibility, standardized reporting, and future portfolio management support.

You will work closely with the project lead, answer day-to-day ADO questions, validate feasibility, and assist teams in onboarding to ADO following Azure standards

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Strong understanding of governance models and reporting structures.
• Experience translating portfolio needs into ADO configurations and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject‑matter expert on Azure DevOps structure, standards, and best practices.
• Partner with project lead to translate portfolio and reporting requirements into ADO configurations.
• Provide guidance on ADO work item hierarchy, processes, custom fields, queries, and dashboards.
• Setup and validate ADO dashboards and native reporting.
• Advise on Service Tree alignment and data structuring for portfolio management.
• Assist TPM onboarding to Azure DevOps and ensure adherence to standards.
• Answer frequent ADO questions with clarity, patience, and consistency.
• Bridge portfolio needs with ADO platform capabilities and future app integrations.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Governance models

Dashboards & queries

Service Tree concepts

English communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Advisory role

Job description

We are seeking a strong Azure DevOps (ADO) Practitioner / Technical Lead to partner closely with the FD&E leadership team during the transition to a new centralized Azure DevOps instance. This is not a development role. Instead, the individual will serve as a trusted Azure DevOps expert and advisor, ensuring ADO is configured correctly to support portfolio visibility, standardized reporting, and future application‑based portfolio management.

The role involves working side‑by‑side with the project lead, answering day‑to‑day ADO questions, validating feasibility of requirements, and helping teams onboard to ADO in alignment with Azure standards and best practices—without disrupting delivery teams.

Client: Seattle‑based Client
Location: Seattle, WA (Remote allowed; must support PST time zone)
Work Model: Remote / Local (PST hours required)
Duration: 6–12 Months (Contract)
Rate: $65–75 per hour

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject‑matter expert on Azure DevOps structure, standards, and best practices
• Partner closely with the project lead to translate portfolio and reporting requirements into ADO‑ready configurations
• Provide guidance on ADO work item hierarchy, processes, custom fields, queries, and dashboards
• Setup and validate ADO dashboards and native reporting (Power BI not required)
• Advise on Service Tree alignment and how ADO data should be structured to support it
• Support TPM onboarding to Azure DevOps, ensuring adherence to defined standards and conventions
• Answer frequent ADO questions with clarity, patience, and consistency
• Act as a bridge between portfolio needs and ADO platform capabilities
• Ensure ADO configuration supports future portfolio management through a custom application

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong, hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO)
• Deep understanding of ADO capabilities, limitations, and governance models
• Proven experience building and maintaining ADO dashboards, queries, and views
• Familiarity with Service Tree concepts and mapping engineering work to services
• Knowledge of Azure / Microsoft standard definitions and best practices
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
• Strong collaboration skills with TPMs, portfolio leaders, and stakeholders
• Comfortable acting in an advisor / consultative role, not as a developer or executor

Nice to Have

• Prior experience working in Microsoft FD&E / FDNE environments
• Background as a TPM, Program Manager, or ADO Administrator
• Interest or exposure to Copilot / AI‑assisted developer tooling
• Experience supporting large‑scale ADO rollouts or migrations