Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure) - Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Operations

Cnected; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cnected is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer in Dallas, Texas to maintain and optimize the cloud infrastructure for their SaaS talent intelligence platform. The role involves full deployment lifecycle management on Microsoft Azure, ensuring high availability and security. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience with Azure services, including CI/CD pipelines, Bicep, and SQL Database operations. A commitment to fostering an inclusive work environment is also emphasized, encouraging applications from all qualified individuals.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• 2+ years managing CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (YAML pipelines, templates, artifact management).
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code using Bicep or ARM templates.
• Working knowledge of Azure SQL Database administration.
• Experience with Azure Functions and hosting on Azure App Services.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance Azure cloud infrastructure across multiple environments.
• Manage and optimize Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for various technologies.
• Administer Azure Function Apps and SQL Database operations.
• Configure Azure Service Bus and Key Vault for security management.
• Monitor platform health using Azure monitoring tools.

Skills

Azure Cloud Platform

Azure DevOps Pipelines

Front Door

Azure API Management

Azure Active Directory

PowerShell

Bicep

Job description

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to maintain, optimize, and evolve the cloud infrastructure powering our multi-tenant SaaS talent intelligence platform. You will own the full deployment lifecycle across our environments on Microsoft Azure, ensuring high availability, security, and operational excellence.

You will work hands‑on with our Infrastructure as Code (Bicep), CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps), and a diverse set of Azure services including App Services, Azure Functions, SQL Database, Service Bus, Key Vault, API Management, Front Door, and Redis Cache. This role is critical to maintaining platform reliability and enabling the engineering team to ship features efficiently.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services
• 2+ years managing CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (YAML pipelines, templates, artifact management)
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code using Bicep or ARM templates
• Working knowledge of Azure SQL Database administration (DTU/vCore sizing, backup, monitoring, performance tuning)
• Experience with Azure Functions (consumption and app service plans, triggers: Service Bus, Timer, HTTP, Durable Functions)
• Familiarity with .NET 6 application deployment and hosting on Azure App Services
• Experience with Azure Service Bus or similar messaging systems
• Understanding of multi‑tenant SaaS architecture and environment isolation

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance Azure cloud infrastructure across four environments (dev, test, staging, production) and shared global resources
• Own and improve modular Bicep templates for infrastructure provisioning, including provider templates and business logic modules
• Manage and optimize Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for .NET 6 backends, Angular frontends, Node.js report service, and SSDT database projects
• Administer and monitor multiple Azure Function Apps spanning email processing, e‑signatures, search sync, event publishing, data warehouse ETL, and report generation
• Manage Azure SQL Database operations including performance tuning, backup/recovery, automated maintenance (index defragmentation, CHECKDB), and DACPAC deployments
• Configure and maintain Azure Service Bus messaging infrastructure (topics, queues, dead‑letter handling, session‑enabled processing)
• Manage Azure Key Vault for secrets, connection strings, API keys, and certificate lifecycle across all environments
• Operate Azure Front Door for global load balancing, CDN, SSL termination, and DDoS protection
• Configure and maintain Azure API Management gateway with environment‑specific endpoints, rate limiting, and JWT validation
• Implement and maintain automated maintenance schedules via Azure Automation (daily identity sync, weekly data cleanup, monthly integrity checks)
• Monitor platform health using Application Insights, Log Analytics, and Azure Monitor; configure alerting and incident response
• Enforce zero‑trust security architecture with managed identities, least‑privilege access, and environment‑specific Azure AD group policies
• Support database deployment workflows using SSDT, DACPAC, and publish profiles across environments
• Optimize build pipelines for parallel execution, artifact consistency, and build‑once/deploy‑many strategy
• Manage environment‑specific resource scaling (Basic B3 for dev/test to Premium V3 P2v3 for staging/production)

Required Skills

• Azure Cloud Platform
• Azure DevOps Pipelines
• Front Door
• Azure API Management
• Azure Active Directory
• PowerShell
• Bicep

Engineering Eleven is dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone has the opportunity to thrive. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and are dedicated to providing a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity ensures that employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.