Middle Strong/Senior Azure DevOps Engineer

Blackthorn Vision LLC.; Aurora (CO); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a skilled Azure DevOps Engineer to spearhead AWS-to-Azure migration projects. This role involves automating environments, managing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring seamless migration processes. The initial focus will be on a crucial migration effort, with opportunities for long-term engagement in Azure infrastructure support. Ideal candidates will possess a robust understanding of Azure DevOps, cross-cloud strategies, and infrastructure as code best practices. If you're ready to tackle exciting challenges in a dynamic environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience with Azure DevOps services and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on with Terraform or similar IaC tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead migration initiatives from AWS to Azure.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

AWS infrastructure

Azure networking

Container orchestration (AKS/EKS/ECS)

Cross-cloud migration

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Git

Apache Airflow

Job description

Remote

We are looking for a hands-on Azure DevOps Engineer to lead AWS-to-Azure migration initiatives. You’ll work on environment automation, CI/CD pipelines, and migration itself. Ideal candidates combine strong Azure DevOps expertise with cross-cloud understanding and infrastructure as code best practices.

About the project:

The initial client need is to migrate infrastructure from AWS to Azure due to a new enterprise agreement with Microsoft. The first phase will be fully focused on this migration effort and is estimated to last a few months. After that, there’s potential for long-term involvement in Azure infrastructure support and development.

The role is preferably full-time, but part-time arrangements can be considered for the right candidate.

Requirements:

• Solid commercial experience with Azure DevOps services and activities
• Hands-on with Terraform or similar IaC tools (Bicep/ARM also acceptable)
• Experience setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
• Good understanding of Azure networking, identity, and security services (e.g., VNets, Key Vault, Application Gateway)
• Experience working with AWS infrastructure and services
• Familiarity with cloud migration projects, especially AWS → Azure
• Container orchestration experience, ideally with AKS or EKS/ECS
• Ability to map AWS services (e.g., S3, RDS, Aurora, SQS, Airflow, Secrets Manager) to Azure equivalents
• Experience collaborating across development, security, and operations teams

Nice to Have:

• Experience leading or architecting cross-cloud migration efforts
• Working knowledge of Apache Airflow (MWAA) and its Azure alternatives
• Familiarity with Azure DNS, Azure Firewall, Batch, or Function Apps
• Proven ability to propose architectural improvements in existing DevOps setups