Azure DevOps & Automation

Ampcus, Inc; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking an Azure DevOps & Automation Engineer to establish enterprise CI/CD pipelines, IaC, deployment automation and standardized Azure provisioning for AI-enabled digital tools, automation platforms and cloud-native workloads.

You will design multi-stage YAML pipelines, develop Terraform/Bicep/ARM modules, automate AKS deployments, implement DevSecOps controls, monitor integration, and collaborate with architects, security and network teams to enforce enterprise platform

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of DevOps, platform engineering or cloud engineering experience.
• 4 years of hands-on Azure DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code experience.
• Experience implementing enterprise CI/CD and deployment automation.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain Azure DevOps multi-stage YAML pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
• Develop reusable Terraform, Bicep and ARM modules for repeatable Azure platform provisioning.
• Automate deployment of Azure App Services, Functions, AKS, Azure Container Registry, Azure AI services and platform resources.
• Implement Git branching strategies, pull request policies, release approvals and environment promotion (Dev, QA, UAT, Prod).
• Implement DevSecOps controls including Key Vault integration, Managed Identity, secret management, IaC validation and security scanning.
• Automate AKS deployments using Helm, workload identities and container image lifecycle management.
• Integrate Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights into deployment pipelines.
• Support Power Platform/RPA deployment automation where applicable.
• Prepare deployment runbooks, rollback plans, operational documentation and knowledge transfer.
• Collaborate with architects, cloud engineers, network, security and application teams to implement enterprise platform standards.

Skills

DevOps experience

CI/CD design

Terraform/IaC

Troubleshooting & documentation

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

AZ-400 Certified (Azure DevOps Engineer Expert)

AZ-104 Azure Administrator Associate

AZ-204 Azure Developer Associate

Terraform Associate (HashiCorp)

CKA/CKAD (Preferred)

Tools

Azure DevOps (Repos, Boards, Pipelines, Artifacts)

Git & GitFlow

YAML pipelines

Terraform

Bicep

ARM Templates

Azure CLI

PowerShell scripting

AKS

Docker

Helm

Azure Container Registry

Azure App Services

Azure Functions

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Application Insights

Microsoft Entra ID

Managed Identity

Azure Key Vault

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Location: Remote

Primary Focus

CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps, deployment automation and platform engineering enablement.

Role Overview

Seeking an Azure DevOps & Automation Engineer to establish enterprise CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, deployment automation and standardized Azure platform provisioning for AI-enabled digital tools, automation platforms and cloud-native workloads.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain Azure DevOps multi-stage YAML pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
• Develop reusable Terraform, Bicep and ARM modules for repeatable Azure platform provisioning.
• Automate deployment of Azure App Services, Functions, AKS, Azure Container Registry, Azure AI services and platform resources.
• Implement Git branching strategies, pull request policies, release approvals and environment promotion (Dev, QA, UAT, Prod).
• Implement DevSecOps controls including Key Vault integration, Managed Identity, secret management, IaC validation and security scanning.
• Automate AKS deployments using Helm, workload identities and container image lifecycle management.
• Integrate Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights into deployment pipelines.
• Support Power Platform/RPA deployment automation where applicable.
• Prepare deployment runbooks, rollback plans, operational documentation and knowledge transfer.
• Collaborate with architects, cloud engineers, network, security and application teams to implement enterprise platform standards.

Required Technical Skills

• Azure DevOps (Repos, Boards, Pipelines, Artifacts)
• Git, GitFlow, YAML pipelines
• Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates
• Azure CLI, PowerShell scripting
• AKS, Docker, Helm, Azure Container Registry
• Azure App Services, Azure Functions
• Azure OpenAI / AI Foundry deployment automation
• Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights
• Microsoft Entra ID, Managed Identity, Azure Key Vault
• DevSecOps, release governance and CI/CD best practices

Qualifications & Experience

• 6-10 years of DevOps, platform engineering or cloud engineering experience.
• 4 years of hands-on Azure DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code experience.
• Experience implementing enterprise CI/CD and deployment automation.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
• AZ-104 Azure Administrator Associate
• AZ-204 Azure Developer Associate
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate (Preferred)
• CKA/CKAD (Preferred)

Professional Competencies

• Strong communication
• Structured problem solving
• Ownership mindset
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Documentation and knowledge transfer

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.