Azure DevOps Engineer with DBA Experience - Remote

Overview

You will collaborate closely with the Development, DevOps, and DBA teams to establish and implement Microsoft best practices, principles, and processes within an Azure-hosted environment, with a focus on database-related technologies. Your role will involve providing expertise in application design, infrastructure, and monitoring, all with a strong security focus. Additionally, you will guide engineering teams in developing secure software, integrating security controls, and fostering a security-first mindset in an Agile environment.

In Short

• Advocates for the application teams; DB Services, Cybersecurity, DevOps, and Agile engineering procedures, quality engineering practices and advanced requirement capturing techniques for improving end-to-end secure delivery practices;
• Design and implement strategies for collaboration, code, infrastructure, source control, security, compliance, continuous integration, testing, delivery, monitoring, and feedback with a heavy focus on DB infrastructure and automation;
• Manage Github Actions Pipelines with a heavy emphasis on custom flows and actions as well as Azure DevOps projects (minor). This will include implementing automation tools and frameworks for CI/CD pipelines;
• Assist with the configuration and setup of Azure SQL, MongoDB Atlas and PostgreSQL (future) following MS best practices;
• Responsible for day-to-day collaboration with the different application/asset teams to ensure successful implementation of secure coding practices, and integration of secure application and design processes. Supports the Secure Systems Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), including functional and non-functional cybersecurity and DB requirements;
• Monitor systems, identify performance bottlenecks, and implement solutions in a proactive manner;
• Develop and maintain design and troubleshooting documentation;
• Provide training and support to internal teams, peers and stakeholders;
• Plan DR measures and maintain data storage security in Azure;
• Acts as the Devops DBA Champion for the application/cyber/Portfolio teams.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of combined experience in DevOps/DevSecOps engineering, Software and DBA engineering
• Working with Secure CI/CD pipelines (mainly GitHub Actions & Flows) and ALM tools to automate security requirements validation tasks;
• Experience with .Net/C#, PowerShell, Bash for scripting;
• Understanding and experience with Azure SQL and Mongo is a requirement;
• Experience with AKS and Linux is required;
• Expertise in Azure cloud services (Azure SQL, Azure ServiceBus, Azure Redis, KeyVaults, Azure Storage, etc) is a requirement (must be a senior);
• Strong Understanding of network architectures and services within Azure (e.g. VPN, routing, firewall, NSGs, App Gateway, Azure API Management, etc);
• Knowledge of Source Code Management concepts (e.g., code lines, branching, merging, integration, versioning). Proficiency in using Git for version control is a must;
• Knowledge of CI/CD Pipeline creation in Azure Devops is a plus;
• Ability to translate traditional SDLC approach (plan, code, build, test, release, deploy and monitor) to the phases of agile development when writing software to automate security related tasks;
• Azure certifications (e.g. Azure Devops engineer expert, Azure Administrator Associate, Administering Relational Databases (DP-300), and/or MongoDB certifications) is a plus.

Benefits

• Great talent knows no borders! You can work from wherever you are.
• Balance your professional and personal life with our flexible working conditions.
• Dive into impactful projects across various industries that challenge and spark your creativity.
• Elevate your career with unmatched experiences that expand your knowledge and master skills.
• Collaborate with our diverse and cross-cultural team of passionate technologists and creative thinkers.