JOB OVERVIEW
Plan A Technologies is looking for a skilled Azure DevOps Engineer with proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing complex Azure DevOps pipelines and deployment strategies. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of CI/CD, modern deployment methodologies, and cloud-native practices. You will play a key role in ensuring smooth, automated, and reliable delivery of applications and services into production.
Please note: you must have at least 5+ years of experience as an Azure DevOps Engineer to be considered for this role.
JOB RESPONSIBILITY
- Design, build, and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines for complex, multi-stage applications.
- Implement deployment methods (blue/green, canary, rolling updates, etc.) to support high availability and low downtime.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using tools like ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, or Ansible.
- Optimize CI/CD workflows for scalability, reliability, and security.
- Collaborate closely with development, QA, and operations teams to improve release processes.
- Troubleshoot pipeline and deployment issues, ensuring fast resolution and minimal disruption.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure deployment success and performance visibility.
- Stay updated with Azure DevOps and cloud-native trends, recommending improvements to tools and practices.
EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps or Cloud Engineering roles, with a focus on Azure.
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (pipelines, repos, artifacts, boards).
- Proven background with complex CI/CD pipelines involving multiple services/environments.
- Knowledge of deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling, A/B testing).
- Proficiency in scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, or Python).
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes/AKS).
- Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
- Understanding of networking, security, and identity management in Azure.
- Able to work both independently and as a member of a geographically dispersed team.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
- Initiative and drive to do great things.
ABOUT THE COMPANY/BENEFITS
Plan A Technologies is an American software development and technology advisory firm that brings top-tier engineering talent to clients around the world. Our software engineers tackle custom product development projects, staff augmentation, major integrations and upgrades, and much more. The team is far more hands-on than the giant outsourcing shops, but still big enough to handle major enterprise clients.
Read more about us here: www.PlanAtechnologies.com .
Location: Work From Home 100% of the time, or come in to one of our global offices. Up to you.
Great colleagues and an upbeat work environment: You'll join an excellent team of supportive engineers and project managers who work hard but don't ever compete with each other.
Benefits: You’ll get a generous vacation schedule, Brand New Laptop, and other goodies.