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# Sr Azure (ADO) Engineer

- **Company:** APN Software Services Inc.
- **Location:** Plano, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Linux, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Unix Shell, Network Functions Virtualization, Ansible, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Shell Script, Software Deployment, Workflow Management Systems, YAML, Delivery Pipeline, Azure Powershell, Git, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Azure Resource Manager, Docker
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us35c9ea92c09910cc06967898f2b1dc3c

## About the Role

* Strong (about 10+ years of experience) hands-on experience with Linux and shell scripting
 * Strong experience working with external vendors is mandatory
 * Strong experience with Ansible and Python
 * Expert-level understanding of Azure DevOps and Azure, including:
 * Azure DevOps Pipelines (especially YAML pipelines)
 * Azure DevOps Agents
 * Azure DevOps Repos
 * Azure Key Vault (AKV)
 * Azure Container Registry (ACR)
 * Azure Resource Manager (service connections, endpoints, service principals)
 * Experience creating and maintaining deployment-focused CI/CD pipelines
 * Strong experience working with Git (branching, tagging, commits, pull requests)
 * Solid understanding of CI/CD methodologies and best practices
 * Strong working knowledge of YAML and JSON, including variable definition and reuse
 * Troubleshooting and working with different CNI/CSI is a nice to have

## Description

This position is an Senior Azure Cloud Engineer role within our client's pre-production Mobility Labs group. The team is responsible for building and standardizing CI/CD pipelines that automate how Network Functions are deployed across multiple lab environments, with a future path to production deployments.
This role works closely with our client's application teams and third-party vendors to design, implement, and drive CI/CD automation using Azure DevOps (ADO). The focus is on pipeline development, deployment automation, and workflow orchestration.
We are seeking a well-rounded professional who brings an equal balance of vendor management expertise (50%) and hands-on technical skills (50%). This role serves as a key bridge between external partners and internal technical teams, ensuring vendors deliver high-quality solutions while also contributing directly to technical execution and problem-solving
This opportunity requires onsite presence twice a week out of any of these locations:

 * Texas: Austin, Dallas, Plano
 * New Jersey: Middletown, Bedminster
 * Georgia: Lenox/Atlanta, Alpharetta
 * Washington: Bothell, Redmond, * Design, build, and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment of Network Functions across lab and future production environments
 * Collaborate directly with application teams and third-party application vendors to integrate CI/CD workflows
 * Coordinate vendor deliverables, timelines, and dependencies with internal stakeholders
 * Ensure vendors meet quality, security, and compliance standards
 * Identify CI/CD improvements and standardization opportunities
 * Support container-based workflows using Docker and Kubernetes
 * Create and troubleshoot Linux shell script templates from scratch
 * Develop and maintain YAML-based Azure DevOps pipelines, with emphasis on deployment activities
 * Work with Azure DevOps agents, repositories, and pipeline templates
 * Implement secure pipeline integrations using Azure Key Vault, service principals, and Azure Resource Manager endpoints
 * Automate infrastructure configuration using Terraform (pipeline-driven, not infra ownership)
 * Use Azure CLI extensively for automation and troubleshooting
 * Drive and lead technical discussions, design reviews, and working sessions
 * Troubleshoot pipeline failures and deployment issues across environments