Azure DevOps Engineer, Staff

JobCubby; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyric is seeking a senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of cloud-based solutions in a multi-subscription environment. You will mentor engineers, drive DevOps improvements, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, automated systems that scale and remain highly available.

The role focuses on security, reliability, and cost-efficiency while enabling teams to manage their environments through self-service capabilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight (8) years of proven Azure cloud experience.
• IaC experience with Terraform and/or ARM/Bicep for production deployments.
• Minimum eight (8) years of infrastructure in Azure including App Service, AKS, VM Scale Sets.
• Production-grade scripting experience with Bash, PowerShell, Python and Golang.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and optimize cloud-based solutions in Azure.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers.
• Drive DevOps practices and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy automated systems.
• Support mission-critical apps with scalable infrastructure.
• Monitor health and reliability of cloud environments.
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response.

Skills

Azure cloud experience

IaC with Terraform

IaC with ARM/Bicep

Scripting: Bash/PowerShell/Python/Ggol

Tools

Terraform

Azure Resource Manager (ARM)

Bicep

Azure App Service

Job description

Lyric is the trusted leader in healthcare decision intelligence. Built on more than 35 years of proven results, Lyric combines responsible AI with clinical, payment, regulatory, and policy expertise to deliver transparent, auditable insights in milliseconds across real-time claims workflows. Lyric augments human decision‑making so health plans can make faster, more accurate payments while maintaining full control. Today, Lyric supports 200 million lives, with nine of the top 10 U.S. health plans relying on its platform to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and support accurate payments.

This senior role is responsible for managing and optimizing Azure infrastructure in a complex multi‑subscription environment, with a focus on security, reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency. The position supports engineering teams by developing infrastructure standards, automation, and self‑service capabilities that enable teams to manage their own environments effectively. This role also helps improve application deployment speed, control infrastructure costs, and support the delivery of new products and services.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect, implement, and optimize cloud‑based solutions using industry best practices
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation across DevOps practices
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to design and deploy robust, automated systems
• Support mission‑critical applications and services through scalable infrastructure solutions
• Monitor and maintain the health, performance, and reliability of cloud environments
• Proactively identify and resolve issues to minimize downtime and service disruptions
• Participate in the on‑call rotation and incident response activities

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of eight (8) years of proven Azure cloud experience with AWS and GCP being a bonus.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience with Terraform and/or Azure Resource Manager (ARM)/Bicep.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience managing application infrastructure in Azure (e.g. App Service, Azure Functions, AKS, Container Apps, Virtual Machine Scale Sets) and ability to design and diagnose production grade deployments at scale.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of production grade coding experience with languages such as Bash, PowerShell, Python and Golang for scripting and automation of services.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong understanding of cloud security, best practices and compliance standards such as HIPAA and HITRUST.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is:

$150,289.00 - $225,434.00

The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and work location. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and does not reflect the value of the total rewards compensation.

Lyric is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace collaborative success.