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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Azure DevOps CI/CD Architect - **Company:** WorkNovas LLC - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Release Automation, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Windows PowerShell, Scrum Methodology, Regression Testing, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Software Configuration Management, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, SonarQube, Systems Integration, Management of Software Versions, YAML, Scripting, Enterprise Software Applications, Sonatype, Azure Powershell, Veracode, Git, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Bicep, Microsoft Tfs, Azure AKS, Checkmarx, Terraform, Devsecops, Atlassian Bamboo, Docker, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** November 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-azure-devops-ci-cd-architect-san-jose-ca--da2aaec4-cade-4ed0-a155-7005f7e2b078 ## About the Role DevOps, Microsoft Windows Azure, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Database Administration, Quality Assurance, Software Development, Microsoft Windows Azure, DevOps, Technical Leadership, * 10+ years of overall IT/software engineering experience, with significant DevOps, cloud engineering, or platform engineering experience. * 5+ years of deep hands-on Azure DevOps experience. * Proven experience as a Senior DevOps Architect, Azure DevOps Architect, Platform Architect, or Lead DevOps Engineer. * Demonstrated success leading a transformation from manual software delivery to automated CI/CD across an organization. * Advanced hands-on expertise in Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, YAML pipelines, Azure Boards, Azure Repos/Git, CI/CD architecture, build/release automation, and branching/source-control strategies. * Experience designing enterprise-scale reusable pipeline frameworks, templates, and automation patterns across multiple applications and development teams. * Hands-on experience integrating automated testing, code-quality/security scanning, approval workflows, and governance controls into CI/CD pipelines. * Strong knowledge of DevSecOps, deployment governance, environment promotion, and secure software delivery. * Experience with Azure cloud environments and deploying applications or infrastructure to Microsoft Azure. * Scripting/automation proficiency in PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI, or Python. * Strong understanding of infrastructure, application deployment, networking, identity, security, and environment management. * Experience establishing organization-wide technical standards and collaborating with development, architecture, infrastructure, security, QA, DBA, hosting, and business stakeholders. * Strong architectural communication, documentation, leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder-management skills. Preferred Qualifications * Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates. * Docker, Kubernetes, or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). * SonarQube, Snyk, Checkmarx, Veracode, or similar tools. * Azure Key Vault and secrets-management strategies. * GitOps and modern platform-engineering practices. * Microsoft Azure/Azure DevOps certifications. * Enterprise, consulting, government, or public-sector DevOps transformation experience. ## Description We are seeking a Senior Azure DevOps CI/CD Architect to lead an enterprise DevOps transformation, moving from manual software development, build, release, and deployment processes to a fully automated, scalable, secure, and standardized Azure DevOps framework. The candidate must be both a strategic architect and hands-on technical lead, working closely with development, QA, security, infrastructure, DBA, hosting, and business teams., * Assess existing processes, identify automation opportunities, and define the future-state DevOps architecture, roadmap, standards, and governance. * Design, build, and implement reusable Azure Pipelines using YAML, including enterprise-wide CI/CD templates and automation frameworks. * Automate Git operations, repository management, branching strategies, branch creation/naming, versioning, merging, builds, packaging, publishing, releases, and deployments. * Implement automated unit, component integration, system integration, and regression testing at every commit, integrating QA tests and business requirements/acceptance criteria into automated test workflows. * Configure Azure Boards for requirements tracking, backlog management, sprint planning, work-item tracking, and reporting; integrate Jira or other project-management systems where required. * Automate ticket status updates, workflow transitions, and notifications for developers, code reviewers, QA/UAT, and business stakeholders; establish dashboards for review/testing SLAs and delivery metrics. * Integrate code-quality checks, security scanning, approval gates, secrets management, and deployment governance using DevSecOps best practices. * Design environment promotion and deployments across Development, QA, Staging, and Production. * Integrate Azure DevOps with development, testing, security, infrastructure, and enterprise systems. * Develop dashboards and metrics for pipeline/build success, deployment frequency, release quality, lead time, SLA response times, and DevOps maturity. * Collaborate with DBA and hosting teams on deployment, environment, infrastructure, and integration requirements. * Troubleshoot complex pipeline, deployment, and environment issues; mentor teams and provide documentation, reference architectures, standards, and operating procedures for long-term adoption.