Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure)

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible work arrangement

Learning & development platforms

Life insurance

Job summary

Poppulo, a leading software company, seeks a Senior DevOps/Platform Engineer for Ireland-based remote work. You will own and enhance production cloud infra on Azure, design robust CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, and implement IaC with Terraform.

You’ll champion security, observability, and incident response while collaborating across engineering teams. Key qualifications include 5+ years in DevOps, strong Azure expertise, and scripting ability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps or Platform Engineering with senior production infra ownership.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or equivalent work experience.
• Deep Microsoft Azure expertise across compute, networking and storage.
• Strong CI/CD experience in designing and running pipelines.
• IaC experience; Terraform preferred, others acceptable.
• Ability to investigate complex environments and drive solutions autonomously.
• Scripting proficiency (PowerShell, Python, Bash).
• Experience with containerization/orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with Azure security tooling and RBAC.

Responsibilities

• DevOps Integration: collaborate with devs to embed best practices in the pipeline.
• Pipeline Development: design and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab.
• Cloud Infra: provision Azure environments with IaC (Terraform).
• Observability: implement monitoring and alerting for health and incidents.
• Security Integration: embed security across the CI/CD lifecycle.
• Incident Response: contribute to RCA and preventative improvements.
• Compliance: support GDPR/ISO 27001 through controls and audits.
• Collaboration: guide dev teams on DevOps tooling and workflows.
• AI Innovation: explore AI-driven tooling to boost automation and efficiency.

Skills

DevOps engineering

Azure expertise

CI/CD pipelines

IaC (Terraform)

Scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash)

Docker & Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

GitLab CI

Terraform

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Entra ID

Job description

Want to help shape what comes next at a successful, fast-growing software company?

Company Overview

At Poppulo, we help the world’s leading organizations reach every employee, wherever they work.

For a large, distributed workforce, that’s harder than it sounds. Today’s workforce is spread across offices, factories, retail stores, hospitals and other frontline locations. No single communication channel can reach everyone. Poppulo brings those channels together in one AI-powered employee experience platform, helping companies deliver relevant communications wherever their people are located.

More than 10,000 organizations trust us to connect with their workforce across email, mobile, intranet, Microsoft Teams, and digital signage. Our communications reach more than 50 million employees worldwide, and the platform delivers content to more than 600,000 digital signs around the globe. We also help employees engage with their company, celebrate one another’s contributions, and stay connected wherever they work.

We know there’s no such thing as a “perfect” candidate—we’re all works in progress, picking up new skills as we go. So apply even if you don’t tick every box. We want people who see things differently—because that’s how we see things too.

Key Responsibilities

• DevOps Integration: Collaborate with software development to integrate best practices into the DevOps pipeline, automating controls and promoting a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Pipeline Development: Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab, ensuring efficient, reliable, and repeatable build, test, and deployment processes.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Provision and manage cloud infrastructure on Azure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ensuring environments are scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient.
• Continuous Monitoring & Observability: Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system health and rapid incident response.
• Security Integration: Embed security practices across the DevOps pipeline, including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and adherence to Azure security best practices.
• Incident Response: Participate in incident response activities, contributing to root cause analysis and the implementation of preventative measures.
• Compliance: Support compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001) through appropriate infrastructure controls, access management, and audit readiness.
• Collaboration & Enablement: Provide guidance and support to development teams on DevOps best practices, tooling, and workflows.
• AI Innovation & Adoption: Opportunity to work with AI-driven technologies, contribute to building AI-powered solutions, and leverage AI tools to enhance automation, engineering efficiency, and DevOps practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering, with experience owning and improving production cloud infrastructure at a senior level.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Deep, hands-on Microsoft Azure expertise is essential, with substantial production experience across Azure compute, networking, storage, and identity (Entra ID).
• Strong hands-on CI/CD engineering experience, including designing, building, troubleshooting, and improving production pipelines, repositories, and deployment workflows.
• Strong hands-on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience managing production cloud infrastructure. Terraform is preferred; strong experience with comparable IaC technologies will also be considered.
• Demonstrated ability to independently investigate unfamiliar or complex environments, identify technical gaps, and drive solutions with limited direction.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AKS).
• Solid understanding of observability (e.g., MELT) and related tools.
• Familiarity with Azure security tooling, including Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, and RBAC.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals in Azure (VNets, NSGs, Private Endpoints, DNS).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across development, operations, and stakeholder teams.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience with GitLab/GitLab CI
• Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-104)
• Experience with repository and CI/CD pipeline migrations, particularly to GitLab
• Exposure to security and code quality scanning tools such as SonarQube, or similar
• Experience working in regulated industries or with compliance frameworks

NOTE: As this is an Ireland-based remote role, we’re looking for candidates who are currently based in Ireland.

Compensation

Annual base salary gross: : 70,000-85,000 EUR plus variable. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Company's contemplated salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and geographic location. The salary is one component of Company's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include variable compensation, short-term incentives, health insurance (several options to choose from), accident and life insurance, access to the best in class learning and development platforms, flexible work arrangement, to name just a few!

Who We Are

We’re a values-driven company. We want people to bring their best selves to work and have a real hand in the products we build and the culture we build together. You’ll be surrounded by smart, warm people who like a challenge, take ownership, and care about doing work that matters. If that sounds like your kind of place, come join us.

We live the Poppulo values each day because they are central to everything we do.

• Bring Your Best Self - We show up authentically, remain self-aware, and always strive to improve.
• See It. Own It. Solve It - We proactively innovate and solve problems for our customers and one another. We set high standards for our work, build a culture of learning, and acknowledge both our successes and our failures.
• Together, We’re Better - We value and celebrate our diversity. We learn from others, respect their expertise, and focus on building trust. That’s what makes us a team.

We’ve been recognized as a Top 10 Great Place to Work company and named one of the Best Workplaces in Tech and Best Workplaces for Women. We’re a fast-growing global technology company with teams in the United States, Ireland, France, the United Kingdom, and India.

Poppulo is an equal opportunity employer.

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