Lead DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Description

We are seeking a **Lead DevOps Engineer** with solid experience in designing, automating and supporting cloud\-based infrastructure across Azure. The ideal candidate should be comfortable collaborating with development teams to enhance deployment processes, infrastructure reliability, scalability, security and operational efficiency. This position requires hands\-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, cloud services, containerization, monitoring and automation. **Responsibilities** * Design, build and maintain cloud infrastructure using Azure * Implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines for application delivery * Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration through Infrastructure as Code * Support containerized applications and cloud\-native deployments * Collaborate with development, QA, security and operations teams * Enhance system reliability, scalability, performance and security * Monitor production systems and assist with troubleshooting and incident resolution * Define and promote DevOps best practices across engineering teams **Requirements** * Solid background as a DevOps Engineer or Cloud Engineer * Hands\-on expertise in Azure * Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps or similar * Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep or Pulumi * Background in Docker and containerized environments * Understanding of Kubernetes or cloud container services * Skills in monitoring, logging and alerting tools * Strong scripting capability using Bash, Python, PowerShell or similar * Knowledge of networking, security and cloud architecture fundamentals * Capability to work independently and support production environments **Nice to have** * Hands\-on practice with Kubernetes administration * Familiarity with Helm, Argo CD or GitOps practices * Understanding of cloud security and compliance * Exposure to serverless architectures * Background in cost optimization across cloud environments