Azure DevOps Engineer: Remote Cloud Infra & Kubernetes

Actalent; United States; Remote; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Contract role

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure on Azure. The role emphasizes automation, cost optimization, secure configurations, and strong collaboration with software teams.

You will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage AKS clusters, and implement monitoring via Splunk and Datadog. This is a fully remote contract position based in the United States with competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Azure including VMs, networking and monitoring.
• Proficient in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Scripting skills in PowerShell and Python (or Bash) for automation.
• Experience with AKS and container orchestration in Azure.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure on Azure.
• Automate provisioning/configuration of Azure resources via IaC tools.
• Monitor and optimize cost and performance of Azure resources.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters and containerized services in AKS.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Azure Repos.
• Create automation scripts in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Ensure security best practices and perform security audits in Azure.
• Set up monitoring/observability with Splunk and Datadog.
• Collaborate with dev teams and mentor juniors.

Skills

Azure experience

CI/CD pipelines

Scripting (PowerShell/Python/Bash)

AKS & Kubernetes

Tools

Azure DevOps

Azure Repos

GitHub

Splunk

Datadog

Job description

Actalent is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure on Azure. The role emphasizes automation, cost optimization, secure configurations, and strong collaboration with software teams.

You will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage AKS clusters, and implement monitoring via Splunk and Datadog. This is a fully remote contract position based in the United States with competitive hourly pay.