Senior DevOps Engineer

Azora; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Azora is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines with GitLab, while stabilizing and securing cloud and on-prem environments. You will automate tasks with Python/Go, and drive security testing (SAST/DAST) and observability reporting.

The role is a hybrid, temporary-to-permanent position in Fort Worth, TX, requiring 7+ years of DevOps experience and strong AWS/Azure skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps engineering or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Proficiency in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Experience in system administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience managing virtual machines and containerized applications.
• Strong knowledge of Azure and AWS cloud services, including deployment, management, and scaling.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks to ensure software quality.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Administer services and applications focusing on stability, security, and performance.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and security; apply updates.
• Automate routine tasks using scripting (Python, Go).
• Develop automation scripts to streamline processes and improve deployment efficiency.
• Develop and manage applications in AWS, Azure and on premises.
• Infrastructure as Code: automate container deployment and management.
• Security testing: implement SAST and DAST to identify vulnerabilities.
• Create comprehensive reports on code testing, SBOM, and observability metrics.

Skills

CI/CD design & management

Cloud & virtualization

Scripting: Python, Go

Security testing (SAST/DAST)

Observability & reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS / related field

Tools

GitLab

AWS

Azure

On-premises infra

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer

Position Overview

The ideal candidate will be adept at implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines, systems administration, cloud technologies and ensuring robust security and compliance. Your expertise will be critical in supporting and enhancing our infrastructure and deployment processes.

This position is a temporary to possible permanent role with a hybrid schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• CI/CD Management: Design, implement, and manage continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using GitLab. Ensure efficient and reliable build and release processes.
• Administer services and applications, focusing on stability, security, and performance.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and security, ensuring all updates are completed and functioning optimally.
• Automate routine tasks using scripting (Python, Go).
• Cloud & Virtualization: Develop and manage applications in AWS, Azure and on premises.
• Infrastructure as Code: Automate container deployment and management.
• Security Testing: Implement Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Reporting: Create comprehensive reports on code testing coverage, vulnerability analysis, software bill of materials (SBOM), and observability metrics to ensure compliance and quality standards.
• Automation: Develop automation scripts to streamline processes and improve deployment efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience: 7+ years of experience in DevOps engineering or a related field.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• CI/CD Tools: Proficiency in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Systems Administration: Some experience in system administration, including troubleshooting and performance tuning.
• Virtualization: Hands-on experience managing virtual machines and containerized applications.
• Cloud Platforms: Strong knowledge and experience with Azure and AWS cloud services, including deployment, management, and scaling of applications.
• Testing: Experience with automated testing frameworks and practices to ensure software quality.