Azure Devops Engineer

· Design and implement Azure infrastructure solutions using Bicep and optionally Terraform.

· Build and maintain Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), subnets, NSGs, UDRs, and VPN/ExpressRoute connectivity.

· Configure and manage Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, and Private Link integrations for secure access.

· Implement and manage IAM components including RBAC, Managed Identities, and Azure AD Groups.

· Deploy and manage AKS clusters, ACR, and containerized workloads following best practices.

· Develop and maintain Azure DevOps multi-stage YAML pipelines with integration across AKS, ACR, and Bicep deployments.

· Apply branching strategies and pull request workflows using Azure Repos or GitHub.

· Automate operational tasks using PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Bash scripting.

· Monitor and analyze system health using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.

· Enforce Azure Policy, integrate Defender for Cloud, and ensure compliance and key management.

· Manage resource governance using Resource Groups, Management Groups, Tags, and Blueprints.

· Optimize costs through Azure Cost Management, budgets, and Advisor recommendations.

· Implement security and testing practices including Bicep linting, deployment validation, and security scans.

· Support blue-green, canary, and rolling update strategies in AKS for high availability and minimal downtime.

· Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Azure Bicep (Terraform optional)

· Azure Networking: VNets, Subnets, NSGs, UDRs, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute

· Network Security: Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, Private Link

· IAM: Azure RBAC, Managed Identities, Azure AD Groups

· Containerization: AKS, ACR, Docker

· DevOps CI/CD: Azure DevOps YAML pipelines, templates, multi-stage deployment