Senior Azure DevOps & Cloud Automation Engineer

TEKsystems; United States; Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking an Azure Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and operate cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. You will modernize infrastructure with IaC, automate deployments, and strengthen security across environments from DC to cloud.

The role requires 8+ years in cloud/DevOps, strong Azure expertise, and hands-on scripting (PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible). This contract position is based in Washington, DC with a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required.
• 8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles.
• Strong proficiency with Azure services, automation, and IaC (PowerShell, ARM, Terraform or Ansible a plus).
• Experience with cloud security remediation, compliance, and governance.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage Azure infrastructure, including compute, network, and storage services.
• Modernize the infrastructure repository by bringing unmanaged Azure resources into source control and refactoring IaC (primarily PowerShell).
• Automate deployments and operational workflows using Infrastructure as code (IaC) tools and scripting.
• Analyze and remediate Azure scan findings, focusing on critical and highpriority issues to meet security and compliance standards.
• Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot cloud environments to ensure performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide guidance on Azure best practices.
• Configure CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Azure

Cloud

Architecture

Terraform

DevOps

Automation

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PowerShell

ARM

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Gitlab CI/CD

Job description

TEKsystems is seeking an Azure Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and operate cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. You will modernize infrastructure with IaC, automate deployments, and strengthen security across environments from DC to cloud.

The role requires 8+ years in cloud/DevOps, strong Azure expertise, and hands-on scripting (PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible). This contract position is based in Washington, DC with a hybrid work setup.