DevOps Engineer - Vantage Point Logistics

OpenTalent; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

VPL is seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer to operate and improve Azure cloud environments and a container-based application platform. You will contribute to cloud operations, automation, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code.

You’ll join a small team, work across Development, QA, Architecture and SRE, participate in on-call after onboarding, and grow your skills in observability, security, and reliability within a modern Azure–Kubernetes stack.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in DevOps, cloud ops, or related technical role.
• Foundational Azure knowledge: compute, networking, storage, identity, monitoring or security.
• Experience with Git and automated build or deployment pipelines.
• Basic understanding of containers, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts.
• Experience scripting or automating tasks with PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar.
• Linux and Windows troubleshooting skills with networking and security basics.
• Strong learning agility, attention to detail, and disciplined production changes.
• Exposure to Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Terraform, databases, messaging or SaaS prod environments is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain VPL’s production and non-production Azure environments.
• Monitor platform health, availability, performance, capacity, security, and cloud consumption.
• Support application builds, releases, and deployments using Azure DevOps and GitOps workflows.
• Perform routine administration and troubleshooting across Azure services, containers, Kubernetes, networking, storage, identity, and platform dependencies.
• Make controlled infrastructure and configuration changes using infrastructure-as-code and version-controlled processes.
• Perform scheduled maintenance, patching, upgrades, certificate rotation, vulnerability remediation, and resource lifecycle activities.
• Partner with Development, QA, Architecture, and SRE to resolve environment issues and improve operational reliability.
• Maintain runbooks and operational documentation and participate in the on-call rotation after completing onboarding.

Skills

DevOps

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitOps

Scripting

Linux/Windows

Networking basics

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Kubernetes

Git

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Job description

At VPL we modernize clinical supply chains to support healthier patients. Our technology-driven solutions and consultative customer experience empower health systems and outpatient pharmacies to build smarter, more resilient supply chains. With over 700 hospitals and a 97 percent customer retention rate, we’re trusted to deliver transparency, cost savings, and peace of mind.

What We’re Looking For

VPL is looking for a hands-on DevOps Engineer to help operate and improve our Azure cloud environments and container-based application platform. This is a growth role for someone with strong technical fundamentals, curiosity, and a desire to develop deeper skills in cloud operations, automation, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code.

What You’ll Do

• Help operate and maintain VPL’s production and non-production Azure environments.
• Monitor platform health, availability, performance, capacity, security, and cloud consumption.
• Support application builds, releases, and deployments using Azure DevOps and GitOps workflows.
• Perform routine administration and troubleshooting across Azure services, containers, Kubernetes, networking, storage, identity, and platform dependencies.
• Make controlled infrastructure and configuration changes using infrastructure-as-code and version-controlled processes.
• Perform scheduled maintenance, patching, upgrades, certificate rotation, vulnerability remediation, and resource lifecycle activities.
• Partner with Development, QA, Architecture, and SRE to resolve environment issues and improve operational reliability.
• Maintain runbooks and operational documentation and participate in the on-call rotation after completing onboarding.

What You’ll Bring

• Approximately 1–3 years of experience in DevOps, cloud operations, systems administration, application support, software engineering, or a related technical role.
• Foundational knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including compute, networking, storage, identity, monitoring, or security.
• Experience with Git and exposure to automated build or deployment pipelines.
• Basic understanding of containers, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code concepts.
• Experience scripting or automating tasks with PowerShell, Bash, Python, or a similar language.
• Linux and Windows troubleshooting skills and an understanding of networking and security fundamentals.
• Strong learning agility, attention to detail, communication skills, and a disciplined approach to production changes.
• Exposure to Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Terraform, relational databases, messaging platforms, or SaaS production environments is helpful but not required.

How You’ll Grow

• Learn VPL’s existing Azure environment and the operational practices required to support it reliably.
• Develop hands-on proficiency with Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps, observability, cloud networking, and modern platform operations.