Multiple- Sr DevOps Engineer (Azure - Terraform / PaaS)

IT Associates; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

IT Associates is seeking an Azure Platform Engineer to design, implement, automate, and maintain scalable cloud solutions in the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.

You will work with cloud architects, developers, and stakeholders to deliver secure, resilient cloud platforms, with 5+ years in the field and 2+ years on Azure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Platform/Cloud Engineering or DevOps with 2+ years on Azure.
• Proficient in Java and/or Python for automation.
• Hands-on with Azure services and Terraform for IaC.
• CI/CD pipelines experience using Harness.
• Solid cloud security, identity management and secrets handling.
• Git proficiency and branching strategy knowledge.
• Strong communication across technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain reusable cloud platform capabilities in Azure.
• Develop and enhance Terraform-based automation and deployment patterns.
• Build and support deployment pipelines with Harness and other tools.
• Enable deployment, automation, and operational excellence for Azure apps.
• Implement cloud security standards, access controls and governance.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with architects and developers on modernization and cloud adoption.

Skills

Platform Engineering

Cloud Engineering

DevOps

Infrastructure Automation

Java

Python

Git

CI/CD

Azure

Education

Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) or Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Tools

Terraform

Harness

Git

Job description

• Location: Downers Grove, IL or Quincy, MA OR Princeton, NJ
• 12 Months + contract. Multi-year contract
• Hybrid - 1-2 days/week in the office.
• Local to IL or MA OR from near by states or open to relocate
• Open on c2c or w2

Client has 2 AWS roles and 2 Azure DevOps Engineer roles. Check the AWS position as well. Same locations.

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 RESPONSIBILTIES

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.

The anticipated hourly rate range for this position is ($55- 65). Actual hourly rate will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law.

• A range of medical, dental, retirement and/or other benefits are available after a waiting period.