Senior Azure Devops Engineer (Need locals to NY/NJ) - Only W2

Saransh Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Saransh Inc in New York invites a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to design and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines. You will automate infrastructure using Python, manage Kubernetes clusters with Istio, and optimize deployments on AKS and Azure DevOps.

The role is hybrid in New York with a W2 contract for long-term engagement. You will collaborate with platform teams, implement monitoring with Azure Monitor, Prometheus, and Grafana, and drive cost-aware cloud architecture.

Qualifications

• Strong Python for automation, scripting, and CI/CD tooling.
• Expert Kubernetes for cluster management and Istio service mesh.
• Hands-on CI/CD design and implementation with GitLab pipelines.
• Azure Cloud with AKS, Azure DevOps, Key Vault, Monitor.

Skills

Python

Kubernetes

CI/CD

GitLab CI/CD

Azure Cloud

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Job description

Role: Senior Azure Devops Engineer

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid - 3 days a week in office)

Job Type: W2 Contract

Long Term Contract

Description

• Python Strong proficiency in Python for automation, scripting, infrastructure tooling, and building CI/CD utilities.
• Kubernetes Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes including cluster management, Helm charts, service mesh (Istio), pod orchestration, troubleshooting, and production-grade deployments.
• CI/CD Hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining end-to-end CI/CD pipelines with a focus on reliability and speed.
• GitLab CI/CD Deep expertise in GitLab pipelines, including multi-stage pipelines, templates, shared runners, artifacts, and pipeline-as-code best practices.
• Azure Cloud Solid knowledge of Azure services (AKS, Azure DevOps, Virtual Networks, IAM/RBAC, Storage, Key Vault, Monitor) with experience in cloud architecture and cost optimization.

Mandatory Skills:

• Python Strong proficiency in Python for automation, scripting, infrastructure tooling, and building CI/CD utilities.
• Kubernetes Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes including cluster management, Helm charts, service mesh (Istio), pod orchestration, troubleshooting, and production-grade deployments.
• CI/CD Hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining end-to-end CI/CD pipelines with a focus on reliability and speed.
• GitLab CI/CD Deep expertise in GitLab pipelines, including multi-stage pipelines, templates, shared runners, artifacts, and pipeline-as-code best practices.
• Azure Cloud Solid knowledge of Azure services (AKS, Azure DevOps, Virtual Networks, IAM/RBAC, Storage, Key Vault, Monitor) with experience in cloud architecture and cost optimization.

Preferred / Good To Have

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Monitoring and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, ELK)
• Shell scripting (Bash/PowerShell)
• Networking fundamentals (DNS, load balancing, ingress controllers)
• Incident management and on-call experience