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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Track Lead - Azure DevOps, Terraform - **Company:** HCL America Inc. - **Location:** Houston, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $116,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Disaster Recovery, Failover, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Modular Design, Performance Tuning, Release Management, YAML, Cloud Platform System, Multi-Cloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Backend, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Hashicorp, Terraform - **Published:** July 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a4f53185233df37e ## About the Role Infrastructure as Code (IaC): 5+ years of deep, hands-on experience writing production-grade Terraform modules for both AWS and Azure.\\r\\n* Database Expertise: 5+ years of experience managing Azure SQL cloud ecosystems.\\r\\n* AWS Competency: Solid understanding of core AWS services, especially AWS managed databases (RDS) and how to provision these IAC tool Terraform. \\r\\nAzure Database Administration & Performance Tuning\\r\\n* Manage, maintain, and secure Azure SQL Databases, Azure SQL Managed Instances, and SQL Server on Azure VMs.\\r\\n* Monitor database health, proactively troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, and optimize complex queries, indexes, and execution plans.\\r\\n* Implement and test robust database backup, disaster recovery (DR), and high-availability (HA) strategies (e.g., Failover Groups, Geo-Replication)\\r\\n* New Database seutp and configuration in Azure SQL. \\r\\n* Cost Optimazation in Azure SQL. \\r\\nAzure Devope & CI/CD Integration: \\r\\n* Azure DevOps Services & Pipelines - author multi-stage YAML pipelines, build/release templates, gated builds, and pipeline variables.\\r\\n* Hands-on with Terraform modular design, state management, and remote backends (Terraform Cloud).\\r\\n* Release Management & Deployment Strategies - blue/green, canary, rolling updates, feature flags, rollback planning.\\r\\n* Experience with Azure Boards, tasks etc. \\r\\n* Experience with managing code repository in Hashicorp Cloud. \\r\\nInfrastructure as Code (Terraform): \\r\\n* Design, build, and maintain robust infrastructure components on AWS and Azure using Terraform as the primary IaC tool.\\r\\n* Ensure proper Terraform state-file management, backend configuration, and module reusability across multi-cloud environments.\\r\\n* Automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management processes.\\r\\n* Ensure cloud environments are secure, scalable, and reliable.\\r\\n Key Responsibilities Infrastructure as Code (IaC): 5+ years of deep, hands-on experience writing production-grade Terraform modules for both AWS and Azure.\\r\\n* Database Expertise: 5+ years of experience managing Azure SQL cloud ecosystems.\\r\\n* AWS Competency: Solid understanding of core AWS services, especially AWS managed databases (RDS) and how to provision these IAC tool Terraform. \\r\\nAzure Database Administration & Performance Tuning\\r\\n* Manage, maintain, and secure Azure SQL Databases, Azure SQL Managed Instances, and SQL Server on Azure VMs.\\r\\n* Monitor database health, proactively troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, and optimize complex queries, indexes, and execution plans.\\r\\n* Implement and test robust database backup, disaster recovery (DR), and high-availability (HA) strategies (e.g., Failover Groups, Geo-Replication)\\r\\n* New Database seutp and configuration in Azure SQL. \\r\\n* Cost Optimazation in Azure SQL. \\r\\nAzure Devope & CI/CD Integration: \\r\\n* Azure DevOps Services & Pipelines - author multi-stage YAML pipelines, build/release templates, gated builds, and pipeline variables.\\r\\n* Hands-on with Terraform modular design, state management, and remote backends (Terraform Cloud).\\r\\n* Release Management & Deployment Strategies - blue/green, canary, rolling updates, feature flags, rollback planning.\\r\\n* Experience with Azure Boards, tasks etc. \\r\\n* Experience with managing code repository in Hashicorp Cloud. \\r\\nInfrastructure as Code (Terraform): \\r\\n* Design, build, and maintain robust infrastructure components on AWS and Azure using Terraform as the primary IaC tool.\\r\\n* Ensure proper Terraform state-file management, backend configuration, and module reusability across multi-cloud environments.\\r\\n* Automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management processes.\\r\\n* Ensure cloud environments are secure, scalable, and reliable.\\ Skill Requirements Infrastructure as Code (IaC): 5+ years of deep, hands-on experience writing production-grade Terraform modules for both AWS and Azure.\\r\\n* Database Expertise: 5+ years of experience managing Azure SQL cloud ecosystems.\\r\\n* AWS Competency: Solid understanding of core AWS services, especially AWS managed databases (RDS) and how to provision these IAC tool Terraform. \\r\\nAzure Database Administration & Performance Tuning\\r\\n* Manage, maintain, and secure Azure SQL Databases, Azure SQL Managed Instances, and SQL Server on Azure VMs.\\r\\n* Monitor database health, proactively troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, and optimize complex queries, indexes, and execution plans.\\r\\n* Implement and test robust database backup, disaster recovery (DR), and high-availability (HA) strategies (e.g., Failover Groups, Geo-Replication)\\r\\n* New Database seutp and configuration in Azure SQL. \\r\\n* Cost Optimazation in Azure SQL. \\r\\nAzure Devope & CI/CD Integration: \\r\\n* Azure DevOps Services & Pipelines - author multi-stage YAML pipelines, build/release templates, gated builds, and pipeline variables.\\r\\n* Hands-on with Terraform modular design, state management, and remote backends (Terraform Cloud).\\r\\n* Release Management & Deployment Strategies - blue/green, canary, rolling updates, feature flags, rollback planning.\\r\\n* Experience with Azure Boards, tasks etc. \\r\\n* Experience with managing code repository in Hashicorp Cloud. \\r\\nInfrastructure as Code (Terraform): \\r\\n* Design, build, and maintain robust infrastructure components on AWS and Azure using Terraform as the primary IaC tool.\\r\\n* Ensure proper Terraform state-file management, backend configuration, and module reusability across multi-cloud environments.\\r\\n* Automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management processes.\\r\\n* Ensure cloud environments are secure, scalable, and reliable. ## Related Videos - [CI/CD with Github Actions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/856-ci-cd-with-github-actions) - 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