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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Azure Platform Engineer - **Company:** Hays Specialist Recruitment LLC - **Location:** Vienna, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $166,400.0 - $177,840.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Application Performance Management, Application Services, User Authentication, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Log Analysis, OAuth, OpenID, Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Reliability Engineering, Openid Connect, Azure Active Directory, Prometheus, Software Configuration Management, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Software Vulnerability Management, Azure Service Bus, Data Logging, Scripting, Autoscaling, Grafana, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Github Enterprise, Azure AKS, Webhooks, Devsecops, Api Management, Serverless Computing - **Published:** August 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.hays.com/job-detail/sr.-azure-platform-engineer-virginia_1186041 ## About the Role Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available., * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related technical field. * 7+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related technical disciplines. * 5+ years of hands-on experience working with Microsoft Azure cloud services. * Kubernetes: AKS administration, Cluster provisioning and upgrades, Autoscaling, etc * GitHub Enterprise: GitHub Enterprise administration, Repository management, Branch protection policies, etc * CI/CD & Automation * Identity & Access Management: Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Managed Identities * Infrastructure as Code * scripting: python, powrshell, bash * Strong experience administering and supporting: * Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) * Azure Functions * Azure Service Bus * Azure Storage Accounts * Azure App Services * Azure Networking Services * Azure Key Vault * Strong expertise in Identity and Access Management including: * Microsoft Entra ID * RBAC * Managed Identities * OpenID Connect (OIDC) * Self-Hosted Runners * Repository Security Controls * Experience administering Kubernetes environments and containerized workloads. * Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using: * Experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, and automation scripting. * Strong understanding of: * Cloud Security * DevSecOps * CI/CD Practices * Enterprise Governance * Software Supply Chain Security * Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms. * Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. * Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills. * Ability to operate independently and provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams. * Microsoft Certified: * Azure Solutions Architect Expert * Azure Administrator Associate * Azure DevOps Engineer Expert * Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) * GitHub Actions Certification * Experience implementing GitOps deployment models. * Experience supporting large-scale enterprise GitHub environments. * Experience with Azure Landing Zones and cloud governance frameworks. * Experience with enterprise security and compliance programs. * Experience within financial services, banking, insurance, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries. * Experience supporting enterprise developer platforms and internal engineering enablement programs. * Familiarity with Azure DevOps integration, developer self-service platforms, and modern platform engineering practices. ## Description * Design, implement, administer, and support Azure cloud platform services and enterprise workloads. * Deploy, manage, and optimize Azure services including: * Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) * Azure Service Bus * Azure Storage Accounts * Azure Functions * Azure App Services * Azure Key Vault * Azure API Management * Azure Monitor * Log Analytics * Azure Networking Services * Design and maintain highly available, resilient, scalable, and secure cloud-native architectures. * Deploy, administer, and support AKS clusters including: * Cluster provisioning * Upgrades and patching * Ingress controllers * Autoscaling * Networking configurations * Monitoring and observability * Workload security * Organizations * Teams * Repositories * Branch Protection Policies * Repository Rulesets * Security Policies * Secret Management * Enterprise Governance Controls * Deploy and support GitHub Apps, OAuth integrations, webhooks, and enterprise authentication mechanisms. * Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines utilizing: * GitHub Actions * Reusable Workflows * Composite Actions * Self-Hosted Runners * GitHub Enterprise Integrations * Administer GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners including provisioning, scaling, security hardening, upgrades, and lifecycle management. * Implement secure workload authentication using: * OpenID Connect (OIDC) * Managed Identities * Federated Credentials * Secretless Authentication Patterns * Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using: * Packer * ARM Templates * Integrate CI/CD pipelines with Azure cloud services and Kubernetes environments. * Implement deployment strategies including: * Blue-Green Deployments * Canary Releases * Rolling Updates * Establish DevSecOps controls and automated quality gates across software delivery pipelines. * Support software supply chain security initiatives, dependency management, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements. * Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and observability solutions utilizing: * Azure Monitor * Log Analytics * Application Insights * Prometheus * Grafana * Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, identity, networking, CI/CD, and application deployment issues. * Create operational runbooks, architecture documentation, platform standards, and engineering best practices. * Partner with development teams to improve platform reliability, deployment velocity, security posture, and operational effectiveness. * Support production incidents, root-cause analysis activities, and continuous improvement initiatives. ## 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