Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Prestige Staffing; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Prestige Staffing in Atlanta seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate the Azure infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and automation that product squads depend on to release safely and frequently. You will own the tooling and standards that make that possible, from infrastructure as code through to release orchestration and environment provisioning.

Key qualifications include expertise in Azure, C#, Python, IaC tooling (Terraform/Bicep/Ansible), Kubernetes, networking,

Qualifications

• Experience with Azure cloud platform and Windows/Linux environments.
• Proficiency in C# and Python; scripting with PowerShell or Bash.
• Strong understanding of IaC tools (Terraform/Bicep/Ansible) and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, routing).
• Cloud security best practices and compliance awareness.
• Familiarity with SSH, HTTPS, IPsec, and AAA security protocols.
• Experience supporting 24x7 globally available apps and high uptime.
• Proven ability to design and operate CI/CD pipelines and release automation.
• Experience with observability tooling (New Relic/Datadog/Prometheus/Grafana).
• Incident management, on-call, root-cause analysis, post-mortems.
• Cross-OS expertise in Linux and Windows environments.
• Designing, developing, and managing global multi-tenant cloud infra and apps (PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch).
• Experience with distributed systems and algorithmic concepts.
• Strong problem-solving and communication for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers and establish DevOps standards across squads.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate Azure infrastructure and deployment pipelines.
• Own tooling and standards from IaC to release orchestration and environment provisioning.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement cloud solutions and ensure availability.

Job description

Type: Full-Time

Pay: $150,000 - $160,000 per year

The Role:

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will design, build, and operate the Azure infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and automation that product squads depend on to release safely and frequently. You will own the tooling and standards that make that possible, from infrastructure as code through to release orchestration and environment provisioning.

Key Qualifications:

• Proficiency in cloud platforms, primarily focused in Microsoft Azure.
• Proficiency in C# and Python, and in scripting with PowerShell or Bash.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or Ansible, and with container orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Understanding of networking concepts and protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and routing
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices and compliance requirements
• Familiarity with security protocols such as SSH, HTTPS, IPsec, and AAA
• Experience working with a 24x7 global application with high availability and uptime
• Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines and release automation through gradual deployments with multiple services, ideally with Azure DevOps, CircleCI, and Octopus Deploy
• Experience with observability and centralized logging tooling such as New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana
• Experience with incident management, including on-call participation, root cause analysis, and post-mortem reviews
• Proficiency in managing both Linux and Windows environments
• Experience designing, developing, and managing global multi-tenant cloud-based infrastructure and applications, ideally with PostgresSQL, Elastic Cluster, etc.
• Experience with distributed systems and fundamental algorithmic concepts
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve issues with cloud-based processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex infrastructure challenges
• Ability to work and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement cloud solutions
• Excellent communication skills to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Independent owner who can solve problems, provide architecture guidance, and execute with minimal oversight
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and to establish DevOps standards and best practices across squads, including reviewing infrastructure and pipeline work produced by others