Senior Azure CI/CD Engineer | Automation & Vendor Liaison

Reailize, Inc.; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Reailize, Inc. is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to join a team that standardizes CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment of Network Functions across lab environments and future production.

The role emphasizes collaboration with client application teams and external vendors to drive automation using Azure DevOps. The ideal candidate brings strong Linux scripting skills, vendor management expertise, and deep Azure DevOps experience, including YAML pipelines, ARM service connections, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on Linux and shell scripting experience.
• Extensive vendor management experience required.
• Proficient with Ansible and Python.
• Expert-level Azure DevOps and Azure skills including pipelines, ARM service connections, and endpoints.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for Network Functions across lab and production environments.
• Collaborate with application teams and external vendors to integrate CI/CD workflows.
• Coordinate vendor deliverables, timelines, and dependencies with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure vendors meet quality, security, and compliance standards.
• Identify CI/CD improvements and standardization opportunities.
• Support container workflows using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Create and troubleshoot Linux shell script templates from scratch.
• Develop YAML-based Azure DevOps pipelines with deployment focus.
• Work with Azure DevOps agents, repositories, and pipeline templates.
• Implement secure pipeline integrations using Azure Key Vault, service principals, and ARM endpoints.
• Automate infrastructure config via Terraform within pipelines.
• Use Azure CLI extensively for automation and troubleshooting.
• Lead technical discussions, design reviews, and working sessions.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures and deployments across environments.

Skills

Linux

Shell scripting

Vendor management

Ansible

Python

Azure DevOps

Azure

Pipelines (YAML)

Azure RM

Git

CI/CD

YAML/JSON

CNI/CSI

Job description

Reailize, Inc. is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to join a team that standardizes CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment of Network Functions across lab environments and future production.

The role emphasizes collaboration with client application teams and external vendors to drive automation using Azure DevOps. The ideal candidate brings strong Linux scripting skills, vendor management expertise, and deep Azure DevOps experience, including YAML pipelines, ARM service connections, and