Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Chelmsford (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Professional development opportunities

401(k) match

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC is assisting a client in Massachusetts with a modernization effort across infrastructure, cloud platforms, and software delivery processes. We seek an experienced DevOps Engineer who enjoys scalable platforms, automation, and improving developer productivity.

This hands-on role owns environments, CI/CD tooling, and deployment automation across cloud-hosted and customer environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering
• Deep Linux administration and troubleshooting experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
• Experience with Docker and containerized application deployments
• Experience supporting on-premises software deployments and customer environments
• Strong experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar)
• Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, Go, or similar languages
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including DNS, TLS, VPNs, firewalls, and load balancing
• Experience with Git-based source control workflows
• Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain development, QA, staging, and performance testing environments
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and environment lifecycle management
• Develop and maintain deployment tooling for both cloud and customer-hosted environments
• Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and deployment workflows
• Partner with engineering teams to improve software delivery, deployment reliability, and operational efficiency
• Support production issues alongside cloud operations teams and participate in root cause analysis
• Build monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions across engineering environments
• Design and execute performance, load, and scalability testing
• Improve infrastructure security and support compliance initiatives
• Research, evaluate, and implement modern DevOps technologies and automation tools
• Create technical documentation, operational runbooks, and deployment guides
• Participate in an on-call rotation supporting production systems

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Scripting (Python, Bash, Go)

Azure

Networking fundamentals

Git workflows

Troubleshooting

Documentation

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

TeamCity

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Terraform

Job description

Our client is an established enterprise software company undergoing a major modernization effort across its infrastructure, cloud platforms, and software delivery processes. As the organization continues to invest in cloud-native technologies, automation, and modern DevOps practices, they are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer who enjoys building scalable platforms, improving developer productivity, and driving operational excellence.

This is a highly visible, hands‑on role where you’ll own engineering environments, CI/CD pipelines, deployment tooling, and infrastructure automation while partnering closely with cloud operations and software engineering teams. You’ll have the opportunity to influence technical direction, introduce modern tooling, and solve complex deployment challenges across both cloud-hosted and customer‑managed environments.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering
• Deep Linux administration and troubleshooting experience
• Strong hands‑on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
• Experience with Docker and containerized application deployments
• Experience supporting on-premises software deployments and customer environments
• Strong experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar)
• Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, Go, or similar languages
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including DNS, TLS, VPNs, firewalls, and load balancing
• Experience with Git-based source control workflows
• Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience with Prometheus and Grafana
• Terraform, Ansible, or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, or RabbitMQ
• Load and performance testing using tools such as k6, JMeter, or Locust
• Experience with Kubernetes management tools such as K9s or Headlamp
• Familiarity with DigitalOcean environments
• Experience supporting SOC 2 or similar compliance initiatives
• Azure certifications (AZ‑104, AZ‑400, or similar)
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude

What You Will Be Doing

• Design, build, and maintain development, QA, staging, and performance testing environments
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and environment lifecycle management
• Develop and maintain deployment tooling for both cloud and customer-hosted environments
• Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and deployment workflows
• Partner with engineering teams to improve software delivery, deployment reliability, and operational efficiency
• Support production issues alongside cloud operations teams and participate in root cause analysis
• Build monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions across engineering environments
• Design and execute performance, load, and scalability testing
• Improve infrastructure security and support compliance initiatives
• Research, evaluate, and implement modern DevOps technologies and automation tools
• Create technical documentation, operational runbooks, and deployment guides
• Participate in an on-call rotation supporting production systems

Tech Breakdown

• 30% Kubernetes & Cloud Infrastructure
• 25% CI/CD & Release Engineering
• 20% Infrastructure Automation & Scripting
• 15% Observability, Monitoring & Performance
• 10% Customer Deployments & Operational Support

Daily Responsibilities

• 50% Hands‑On Engineering
• 20% Infrastructure Automation & Platform Improvements
• 15% Cross‑Functional Collaboration
• 10% Troubleshooting & Incident Response
• 5% Documentation & Technical Planning

The Offer

• Competitive salary plus annual bonus
• Hybrid schedule (3 days onsite)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and company holidays
• Professional development and certification opportunities
• Opportunity to shape the future of a modern cloud-native engineering platform while working with cutting‑edge infrastructure technologies

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. Sponsorship is not available for this position.