DevOps & Terraform Consultant

Digitive LLC

Houston, TX, United States

10 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.dice.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Databases Continuous Integration Disaster Recovery Microsoft SQL Server SQL Azure Modular Design Release Management YAML Software Repository

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Cloud Platform System Multi-Cloud Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Backend Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Deployment Automation Hashicorp Terraform

Job description

Manage, maintain, and secure Azure SQL Databases, Azure SQL Managed Instances, and SQL Server on Azure VMs.
Monitor database health, proactively troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, and optimize complex queries, indexes, and execution plans.
Implement and test robust database backup, disaster recovery (DR), and high-availability (HA) strategies (e.g., failover groups, geo-replication).
Set up and configure new databases in Azure SQL.
Drive cost optimization across Azure SQL.

Azure DevOps & CI/CD Integration:

Azure DevOps Services & Pipelines - author multi-stage YAML pipelines, build/release templates, gated builds, and pipeline variables.
Hands-on with Terraform modular design, state management, and remote backends (Terraform Cloud).
Release management and deployment strategies - blue/green, canary, rolling updates, feature flags, rollback planning.
Experience with Azure Boards, work items, and task tracking.
Experience managing code repositories in HashiCorp Cloud.

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform):

Design, build, and maintain robust infrastructure components on AWS and Azure using Terraform as the primary IaC tool.
Ensure proper Terraform state-file management, backend configuration, and module reusability across multi-cloud environments.
Automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management processes.
Ensure cloud environments are secure, scalable, and reliable.

Requirements

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): 5+ years of deep, hands-on experience writing production-grade Terraform modules for both AWS and Azure.
Database Expertise: 5+ years of experience managing Azure SQL cloud ecosystems.
AWS Competency: Solid understanding of core AWS services, especially AWS managed databases (RDS), and how to provision them using Terraform.