Sr. DevOps Engineer (Azure, CI/CD, SecOps)

Optomi; Salisbury (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent IT consulting firm seeks a highly experienced DevOps Engineer in Salisbury, Maryland. This role requires a solid background in DevOps and Azure environments. Responsibilities include designing CI/CD pipelines, automating security testing, and maintaining secure cloud infrastructure. Candidates must have over 10 years of IT experience, with substantial focus on DevOps/Cloud Engineering. Strong communication, security integration, and IaC skills are essential. A collaborative spirit is crucial to enhance operational efficiency and scalability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall IT experience, majority in DevOps/Cloud Engineering.
• Strong experience building CI/CD architecture with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Hands-on experience with Azure.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Architect and maintain secure cloud infrastructure in Azure.
• Automate security testing including SAST, DAST, and SCA for code, containers, and infrastructure.

Skills

CI/CD pipeline design

Azure DevOps

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Security implementation

Automation

Communication skills

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Job description

Hybrid: 3x a week onsite in Salisbury, Maryland

Optomi, in partnership with our premier client in the food and beverage industry, is seeking a highly experienced DevOps Engineer to join their team! The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DevOps, particularly within Azure environments, and experience driving the adoption of best practices. They will be responsible for optimizing CI/CD processes, improving infrastructure automation, and collaborating across teams to enhance operational efficiency and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise‑grade CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
• Architect and maintain secure cloud infrastructure in Azure
• Automate security testing including SAST, DAST, and SCA for code, containers, and infrastructure
• Integrate security controls, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks directly into CI/CD workflows
• Evaluate and deploy cloud‑native security tooling
• Automate security operations and infrastructure provisioning using IaC tools (Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation)
• Establish DevOps processes, governance controls, and operational best practices
• Ensure compliance with frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, HIPAA, and GDPR
• Drive automation to improve release velocity while maintaining security and reliability standards

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall IT experience, majority in DevOps/Cloud Engineering
• Strong experience building CI/CD architecture with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
• Hands‑on experience with Azure
• Proven experience embedding security into CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure‑as‑Code and automation
• Ability to establish engineering processes and operational controls
• Strong written and verbal communication skills