DevOps Engineer | Azure

High Country Search Group; Greenwood Village (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

FSA & EAP

Discount perks

Job summary

High Country Search Group is seeking a DevOps Engineer in the Denver metro area. The role focuses on Azure and AKS, building secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and self-service platform engineering in a hybrid Greenwood Village setting.

You will implement CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, manage IaC with Terraform/OpenTofu, and automate deployments while improving observability and security across teams.

Qualifications

• 2–4+ years of hands-on DevOps, Systems, or Cloud Engineering.
• Microsoft Azure cloud architecture knowledge and AKS administration.
• Experience building pipelines with GitHub Actions and GitOps with ArgoCD.
• Proficiency in IaC with Terraform or OpenTofu.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes workflows.
• Scripting abilities in Bash or Python.
• Exposure to monitoring/logging stacks (Grafana, Datadog, Prometheus).
• Strong problem-solving and collaborative communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and GitOps (ArgoCD).
• Provision, scale, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure and AKS environments.
• Author/maintain IaC with Terraform or OpenTofu.
• Package/deploy containerized microservices with Helm and Kustomize.
• Build internal developer platform tools and reusable templates for self-service engineering.
• Advance telemetry/observability with Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Datadog or Prometheus.
• Enhance pipeline security, governance, and consistency across teams.
• Investigate incidents and support reliability including on-call rotation.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to streamline troubleshooting and automation.

Skills

Azure

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Terraform/OpenTofu

Docker

Bash

Python

Monitoring

Prometheus

Tools

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Terraform

OpenTofu

Kustomize

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

DevOps Engineer | Azure

Greenwood Village, CO (Hybrid)

*Must be currently local to the Denver metro area for consideration*

Position Overview

An industry leading, growing tech-enabled service provider based in the Denver Tech Center area is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join their cloud infrastructure team. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in cloud-native environments and enjoys building secure, scalable infrastructure while streamlining developer workflows. You will work hands-on across Azure and Kubernetes platforms, automating deployment pipelines, elevating observability, and helping transition the organization toward a self-service platform engineering model.

Core Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain robust CI/CD delivery pipelines using GitHub Actions and GitOps tools like ArgoCD.
• Provision, scale, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments.
• Author and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) utilizing Terraform or OpenTofu.
• Package and deploy containerized microservices using Helm and Kustomize.
• Build internal developer platform tools, golden paths, and reusable templates to foster self-service engineering.
• Advance telemetry and observability systems using Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Datadog, or Prometheus stacks.
• Enhance pipeline security, standardization, and compliance governance across development teams.
• Investigate and resolve infrastructure incidents, support system reliability, and participate in on-call rotation.
• Utilize AI-assisted productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, LLMs) to streamline troubleshooting and automation workflows.

Required Qualifications

• 2–4+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Systems, or Cloud Engineering.
• Practical knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud architecture and Kubernetes/AKS administration.
• Demonstrated experience constructing pipelines with GitHub Actions and deploying via GitOps principles (ArgoCD or equivalent).
• Proficiency in IaC methodologies with Terraform or OpenTofu.
• Familiarity with Docker containerization and Kubernetes orchestration workflows.
• Scripting ability using Bash or Python.
• Exposure to modern monitoring and logging stacks (Grafana, Datadog, Prometheus).
• Strong problem-solving aptitude and collaborative communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience contributing to internal developer platform (IDP) initiatives or developer experience (DX) tooling.
• Familiarity with legacy workloads or Azure Service Fabric transitions.
• Exposure to service mesh technologies (Istio), ingress routing (Traefik), or policy engine tooling (Kyverno).
• Multi-cloud exposure (such as GCP).

Compensation (depending on experience)

• DevOps Engineer (2-4 years): $120,000 – $140,000/year + bonus potential
• Senior DevOps Engineer (5+ years): $145,000 – $165,000/year + bonus potential

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (includes $0 co-pay virtual care).
• Company-paid Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employer matching.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO), paid company holidays, and paid volunteer time.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and corporate discount perks.