Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer

Position: Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer (812275)

Location: 9120 Lockwood Blvd, Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Interview:  Web Cam Interview Only

Job: Remote

The DevOps and Cloud Engineer supports VDOT ITD Tolling modernization by building secure, automated deployment processes and ensuring reliable delivery and update of services. The role standardizes CI/CD, improves availability, and cost efficiency.

Core Responsibilities: DevOps & Cloud Engineering

CI/CD Engineering & Release Automation

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (YAML and Classic) for microservices and APIs.

• Establish reusable pipeline templates, release standards, and guardrails for compliant, repeatable deployments.

• Implement secure secrets and key management using Azure Key Vault and managed identities in pipelines.

• Automate database deployment workflows (e.g., DACPAC/SQLCMD) and integrate migration steps into releases.

• Enable blue/green or automated rollback strategies to minimize downtime and risk.

Environment Consistency & Observability

• Standardize provisioning and configuration across Dev/QA/Prod environments; codify configuration baselines.

• Build monitoring dashboards and actionable alerts for pipeline and deployment health (App Insights, pipeline logs).

• Uphold DevOps best practices tailored to a compliant government environment.

Azure Resource Engineering & Governance

• Implement and maintain Azure services and governance standards (e.g., App Services, Function Apps, API Gateways/API Management, AKS) supporting Tolling workloads.

• Support identity and access management (e.g., Entra ID SSO and role assignments) following least-privilege principles.

• Ensure solutions are fault tolerant and highly available; coordinate change requests and rollback procedures.

Monitoring, Troubleshooting & Reliability

• Monitor Azure services and application workloads to ensure uptime and performance; perform diagnostic deep-dives with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.

• Triage production incidents, drive timely resolution, and document root cause findings; participate in operational cycles and maintenance readiness checks.

Compliance, Data Flows & Cost Awareness

• Consider PCI or comparable regulatory requirements when evaluating system behavior, logging, and integrations.

• Understand end-to-end data flows across tolling systems (e.g., roadway data, financial transactions, reporting) and support optimization of integrations.

• Contribute to cloud cost visibility and optimization recommendations; align operational choices with governance and budget goals.

Collaboration & Communication

• Partner with architects, developers, DBAs, and engineers to align deployments with secure network and identity configurations; communicate clearly with stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD (YAML & Classic).

• Azure application deployment engineering (e.g., App Services, Functions, Containers, APIs).

• Secure secrets & key management (Azure Key Vault, RBAC, managed identities).

• SQL deployment automation integrated with CI/CD.

• Logging & observability (App Insights, pipeline logs, dashboards, alerts).

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates).

• Scripting & automation (PowerShell and/or Python).

• Experience with Azure administration/engineering in production environments.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience designing CI/CD standards or DevOps frameworks for microservices.

• Containerization & orchestration (Docker, AKS); registry-integrated build and release pipelines.

• Governance & compliance automation (Azure Policy, RBAC standards, pipeline guardrails).

• Experience with PCI or similar compliance frameworks.

• Exposure to cloud cost analysis and optimization in enterprise environments.
• Azure certifications (e.g., AZ‑104, AZ‑305, AZ-400) preferred.

Guidelines:

• Position requires a fingerprint‑based background check;
• Candidate expected continued education to stay current with VDOT technologies.