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# Azure DevOps Platform Specialist A0923653

- **Company:** ITProposal
- **Location:** Den Haag, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Image Management, Fortify (Software), Azure DevOps Pipelines, YAML, Sonatype, Git Flow, Static Application Security Testing
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.nl/details/5878114883

## About the Role

* Completed HBO ICT education or equivalent.
 * Valid Microsoft Azure DevOps Level 3 certification.
 * Minimum 5 years of Azure DevOps experience, including setup and configuration.
 * Minimum 3 years of experience supporting DevOps teams with CI/CD.
 * Minimum 2 years of experience translating IT policies into technical implementations and managing stakeholders.
 * Demonstrable experience integrating security tooling such as SAST/SCA into Azure DevOps pipelines.
 * Experience with Sonatype and/or Fortify is an advantage.
 * Strong coaching, communication, and workshop facilitation skills.
 * Experience improving non-standardized DevOps environments.
 * Experience in complex or public-sector environments is an advantage.

## Description

We are looking for a senior Azure DevOps Specialist to professionalize and restructure an existing Azure DevOps environment. The focus is on governance, security, CI/CD standardization, automation, and migration to a new Azure environment.

 * Assess and improve the existing Azure DevOps setup, including repositories, pipelines, agent pools, and security.
 * Develop Azure DevOps governance, policies, guardrails, and branching strategies.
 * Design and implement standardized YAML-based CI/CD pipelines and reusable templates.
 * Integrate security controls such as SAST, SCA, quality gates, and compliance checks.
 * Optimize and automate self-hosted agent pools and agent image management.
 * Support the full migration of the Azure DevOps environment between Azure subscriptions.
 * Coach and support development and DevOps teams through workshops and knowledge transfer.
 * Create documentation and support the adoption of new DevOps practices.


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