NCDOA - DevOps Engineer

Buzzclan; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NC Department of Administration (NC DOA) IT is seeking a versatile IT professional to integrate server, database, and application development tasks. The role blends Windows Server administration, Azure-hosted environments, and ASP.NET app support across multiple divisions, with a hybrid onsite requirement.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of Windows server experience, Azure DevOps proficiency, and strong SQL Server skills, enabling secure, reliable operations from development through production

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience with Windows server administration.
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server environments, migrations, certificates, service accounts, and multi tier architectures.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps (pipelines, iterations, boards, work items)
• Ability to manage complex environments across Development, QA, Test, Train, and Production.

Responsibilities

• Administers a portfolio of enterprise servers across application, database, web, and file/print functions.
• Manages Azure hosted Development/QA environments and DIT hosted Production, Test, and Training environments.
• Supports externally hosted application servers for the Mail Service Center.
• Oversees certificate management, service accounts, and security configurations for all supported servers.
• Supports Windows server refresh project.
• Administers multiple SQL Server databases across Azure and DIT hosting environments.
• Supports Development/QA databases and eight Production/Test/Train databases integral to agency applications.
• Maintains databases serving Mail Service Center, Motor Fleet, Non Public Education, State Clearinghouse, and State Construction Office (Interscope).
• Supports databases used by external vendors for Mail Service Center and State Parking.
• Ensures database integrity, performance, security, and participates in platform migrations such as Windows Server 2016 to 2019.
• Serves as Azure DevOps administrator, managing iterations, sprints, pipelines, and work items.
• Designs, develops, and maintains application components supporting Mail Service Center, Motor Fleet Management, Non Public Education, and State Construction (Interscope).
• Develops and maintains ASP.NET web applications and standalone utilities used across multiple divisions.
• Supports secure coding practices, deployment processes, and application reliability across cloud and on premise environments.

Skills

Windows Server Administration

Azure DevOps

SQL Server Administration

Azure cloud

Security configurations

Tools

Azure DevOps

Windows Server

SQL Server

Job description

As a part of the NC Department of Administration (NC DOA) IT team, this role integrates application development, SQL Server database administration, server and platform operations, Azure cloud services, and system maintenance into a unified role.

This is a hybrid position. The contractor will be expected to be onsite two day per week and will eventually be required onsite three days a week.

Server Administration

• Administers a portfolio of approximately 15 enterprise servers across application, database, web, and file/print functions.
• Manages Azure hosted Development/QA environments and DIT hosted Production, Test, and Training environments.
• Supports externally hosted application servers for the Mail Service Center.
• Oversees certificate management, service accounts, and security configurations for all supported servers.
• Supports Windows server refresh project

Database Administration

• Administers multiple SQL Server databases across Azure and DIT hosting environments.
• Supports Development/QA databases and eight Production/Test/Train databases integral to agency applications.
• Maintains databases serving Mail Service Center, Motor Fleet, Non Public Education, State Clearinghouse, and State Construction Office (Interscope).
• Supports databases used by external vendors for Mail Service Center and State Parking.
• Ensures database integrity, performance, security, and participates in platform migrations such as Windows Server 2016 to 2019.

Application Development

• Serves as Azure DevOps administrator, managing iterations, sprints, pipelines, and work items.
• Designs, develops, and maintains application components supporting Mail Service Center, Motor Fleet Management, Non Public Education, and State Construction (Interscope).
• Develops and maintains ASP.NET web applications and standalone utilities used across multiple divisions.
• Supports secure coding practices, deployment processes, and application reliability across cloud and on premise environments.

Required/Desired Skills

• 3-5 years of experience with Windows server administration
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server environments, migrations, certificates, service accounts, and multi tier architectures.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps (pipelines, iterations, boards, work items)
• Ability to manage complex environments across Development, QA, Test, Train, and Production.
• Willingness to work directly with non-IT agency staff