Azure DevOps Engineers

Akaasa Technologies; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Akaasa Technologies is seeking an experienced Azure Platform Engineer to design, implement, automate, and maintain scalable cloud platform solutions in Microsoft Azure. You will collaborate with architects, developers, and stakeholders to deliver secure, cost-effective Azure-based deployments.

The ideal candidate has hands-on platform engineering, automation, CI/CD, IaC, and cloud-native deployment experience, with strong security practices and version control skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Platform/Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or related roles, with Azure experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain reusable cloud platform capabilities in Azure.
• Develop and enhance Terraform-based automation and deployment patterns.
• Create and support CI/CD pipelines using Harness.

Skills

Azure

Terraform

CI/CD

Python/Java

Git

Harness

Security

IaC

Tools

Terraform

Harness

Git

Job description

Title: Azure DevOps Engineers (PaaS / Terraform- Automation & CI/CD)

Location: Downers Grove, IL or Quincy, MA OR Princeton, NJ Need Local

Duration: 12 Months + contract. Multi-year contract

MOI: Skype

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Overview

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Azure Platform Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, automating, and maintaining scalable cloud platform solutions within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. You will work closely with cloud architects, developers, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, resilient, and cost-effective solutions.

The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience with platform engineering, automation, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and enabling cloud‑native application deployment and operations.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure Automation, or related roles, with at least 2+ years supporting solutions on Microsoft Azure
• Programming & Automation: Experience building automation, integrations, and tooling using Java and/or Python.
• Platform Services: Hands‑on experience supporting and enabling Azure services
• Infrastructure as Code: Strong experience with Terraform for provisioning Azure App Service and Azure Functions for Infrastructure as a code ( IaC)
• CI/CD: Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Harness
• Security Best Practices: Solid understanding of cloud security principles, identity management, access controls, and secrets management.
• Version Control: Proficiency with Git and branching strategies.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate across technical and business teams.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)

• Cloud Migration: Experience migrating legacy on‑premises applications to Azure
• Containers: Experience with containerization and modern deployment practices and deploying to Azure container Apps
• Infrastructure Automation: Experience developing reusable infrastructure modules and automation frameworks.
• Certifications: Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) or Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Engineering: Build and maintain reusable cloud platform capabilities that enable application teams to deploy and operate solutions efficiently within Azure.
• Infrastructure Automation: Develop, maintain, and enhance Terraform‑based automation and reusable deployment patterns.
• CI/CD & Automation: Build, support, and improve deployment pipelines using Harness and other automation tools.
• Platform Enablement: Support deployment, automation, and operational excellence for Azure‑hosted applications and services.
• Security & Governance: Implement cloud security standards, access controls, secrets management, and governance best practices.
• Monitoring & Optimization: Leverage monitoring and observability tools to proactively identify issues, improve reliability, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Collaboration: Partner with architects, developers, operations teams, and business stakeholders to support modernization initiatives, cloud adoption, and continuous improvement efforts.