Senior Azure DevOps Engineer/ Senior DevOps Engineer – Azure & Kubernetes/ Senior Azure Platfor[...]

Orpine Inc, an Inc 5000 Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Orpine Inc. in Chicago seeks an experienced DevOps/Cloud Engineer to strengthen Azure platforms. You will collaborate with development, architecture, security, and infrastructure teams to enhance reliability, scalability, and security of enterprise cloud services.

The role focuses on hands-on automation, IaC with Terraform or Bicep, and Kubernetes on Azure, plus robust monitoring and security practices. This is a full-time, on-site position with a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• Several years in DevOps, cloud or platform engineering.
• Hands-on Microsoft Azure experience.
• Experience with Kubernetes workloads on Azure.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or Bicep).
• Python scripting or programming experience.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
• Understanding of cloud networking, IAM, security.
• Strong troubleshooting and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated software-delivery pipelines for cloud-based applications.
• Design, support, and improve Kubernetes environments hosted in Microsoft Azure.
• Develop reusable infrastructure-as-code templates using Terraform, Bicep, or comparable tools.
• Automate application build, testing, release, and deployment processes.
• Support source-control standards, branching practices, code-review processes, and repository policies.
• Partner with development, architecture, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams.
• Implement platform monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance-management capabilities.
• Apply cloud security practices related to identity, access controls, credentials, secrets, and application delivery.
• Troubleshoot production issues, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement preventive improvements.
• Develop reusable platform components, operating standards, and technical documentation.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud engineering

Site reliability engineering

Platform engineering

Troubleshooting

Communication

Collaboration

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

Bicep

Python

Monitoring tools

Job description

Compensation:

$140,000 to $170,000, plus bonus eligibility and benefits

Job Description

This is a hands-on position for an engineer with strong Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, and continuous-delivery experience. The selected professional will work with application development, architecture, security, and infrastructure teams to improve the reliability, scalability, and security of enterprise cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated software-delivery pipelines for cloud-based applications.
• Design, support, and improve Kubernetes environments hosted in Microsoft Azure.
• Develop reusable infrastructure-as-code templates using Terraform, Bicep, or comparable tools.
• Automate application build, testing, release, and deployment processes.
• Support source-control standards, branching practices, code-review processes, and repository policies.
• Partner with development, architecture, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams.
• Implement platform monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance-management capabilities.
• Apply cloud security practices related to identity, access controls, credentials, secrets, and application delivery.
• Troubleshoot production issues, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement preventive improvements.
• Develop reusable platform components, operating standards, and technical documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, site reliability engineering, or platform engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience supporting Kubernetes-based workloads, preferably within Azure.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Bicep, or another infrastructure-as-code technology.
• Experience with containerized application environments.Strong Python scripting or programming experience.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
• Understanding of cloud networking, identity, access management, and security.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and application-security controls.
• Experience supporting secure, scalable enterprise-platform environments.