Job Role: Forward Deployed Engineer — DevOps / Cloud Platform

About the role We are committed to enabling our development teams through a modern, DevOps-driven approach. To achieve this we’ve built an internal platform that provides automated tooling and capabilities for software development and operations, including CI/CD. This platform is the foundation for onboarding product teams to curated Azure services and accelerating their cloud adoption journey. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will play a key role in helping software development teams migrate to the cloud and adopt DevOps best practices using our platform.

Key responsibilities

Support multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and product teams in onboarding to our internal DevOps platform and curated Azure services.
Lead the re-platforming and migration of applications to cloud infrastructure, ensuring adherence to enterprise standards, compliance controls, and secure-by-design principles.
Drive migration of CI/CD pipelines from Bitbucket/Jenkins to GitLab, aligning pipelines with platform standards and compliance requirements.
Collaborate closely with development teams to educate and enable them on DevOps practices, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native development.
Improve developer experience by creating reusable templates, documentation, and training materials that simplify platform adoption.
Troubleshoot platform integration and deployment issues; provide pragmatic, hands-on support during migrations and releases.
Work with security, architecture, and compliance teams to ensure solutions meet organizational controls and auditability requirements.

Required qualifications

5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience (Java, .NET, Python, or similar).
Practical experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and migrating between toolchains (Bitbucket/Jenkins → GitLab).
Strong understanding of DevOps principles, Git workflows, and modern delivery practices.
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform).
Experience deploying containerized workloads and orchestration technologies (Docker, Helm, Kubernetes).
Experience working in air-gapped or restricted enterprise environments where external dependencies must be consumed from internal registries.
Excellent communication and coaching skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics and guide teams through change.
Fluency in English (written and verbal).
Proactive, pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset and strong problem-solving skills.
Experience working in Agile environments (SAFe or similar) and collaborating across multiple teams.
Cloud certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert) are strongly advantageous.
Experience with artifact repositories (Nexus, Artifactory) and secure supply chain tooling.
Familiarity with platform engineering concepts and internal developer platforms (IDP).
Experience building developer onboarding flows, templates, and training curricula.
Previous experience in large enterprise transformations or migrations at scale.

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