Role Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Azure DevOps Manager to lead our DevOps strategy, drive infrastructure modernization, implement cloud cost optimization, strengthen security posture, and enhance CI/CD automation across the organization.
This role requires a technical leader who can collaborate closely with Engineering, Architecture, and Security teams to build a highly efficient, secure, scalable DevOps ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud & Infrastructure Optimization :
- Analyze existing Azure & AKS infrastructure usage and implement cost-optimization strategies
- Implement right-sizing, autoscaling, spot instances, reservation models & workload placement
- Optimize AKS node pools, logging, storage usage & observability stack
- Drive proactive capacity planning and cloud cost forecasting
Security & Compliance
- Strengthen and enforce cloud and DevOps security best practices
- Implement SAST, DAST, container scanning & image security policies
- Enforce IAM, RBAC, secret management & zero-trust security models
- Ensure audit readiness and compliance with internal & external standards
- Integrate DevSecOps practices into CI/CD workflows
CI/CD Automation & Reliability
- Design and manage robust CI/CD pipelines for multi?environment deployments
- Implement blue?green and canary deployments
- Automate build, test, release & rollback workflows
- Improve deployment reliability, MTTR, and release frequency
- Lead observability, incident response and system reliability initiatives
Governance, Standards & Best Practices
- Establish DevOps governance, policies, guidelines & operational guardrails
- Lead RCA processes and continuous improvement initiatives
- Build internal knowledge base, SOPs and automation culture
- Mentor DevOps engineers and guide engineering teams
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Collaborate with Engineering, Architecture, Security & Product teams
- Translate business priorities into actionable DevOps initiatives
- Drive execution, progress visibility & reporting across teams
- Build a culture of accountability, ownership & operational excellence
Required Skills & Experience
Technical Expertise :
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure & AKS (must-have)
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, scaling, networking
- Expertise in Terraform / ARM / Bicep (IaC)
- Strong experience with CI/CD tools: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
- Experience with monitoring & logging tools Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, App Insights
- Strong Linux, networking, load balancing & containerization skills
- Proven experience implementing DevSecOps practices
- Experience with FinOps & cloud cost governance
- Expertise with Helm is mandatory
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