Azure Cloud and DevOps Engineer

HealthEZ•Edina, MN

4d•$110,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Azure Cloud and DevOps Engineer designs, implements, and supports cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, and operational tooling within Microsoft Azure. The role partners with development, security, and operations teams to establish reliable, repeatable, and secure delivery practices and to optimize the Azure environment and DevOps culture. The engineer builds and maintains CI/CD pipelines, manages Azure resources and infrastructure as code, automates configuration and deployments, and supports application deployments to Azure App Services, AKS, and containerized environments. The position also develops observability and security practices, troubleshoots production infrastructure issues, supports incident response, and drives root-cause analysis and remediation. This is a hybrid role based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, combining remote and on-site collaboration depending on organizational needs. The work takes place in a fast-paced, collaborative environment involving cross-functional coordination. Standard office hours apply, with flexibility as needed and occasional off-hours work during system updates. The target base compensation range is $115,000–$155,000; the posting also lists a salary range of $110,000–$130,000 per year. Actual compensation may depend on skills, education, training, location, relevant experience, and comparison with employees in similar roles.

Requirements

Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including App Services, AKS, ACR, Storage, Networking, IAM, and Functions.
Expertise with Azure DevOps, including Boards, Repos, Pipelines, and Artifacts.
Proficiency in PowerShell, Azure CLI, and scripting for automation.
Experience with Git, YAML-based pipeline development, and version-control best practices.
Familiarity with Docker and container orchestration using AKS/Kubernetes.
Background in Windows and Linux server administration, CI/CD architecture, and cloud security fundamentals.
Understanding of monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
Deep hands-on experience with Azure core networking, including VNets, VNet Peering, Load Balancers, Application Gateways, Azure Firewall, and network routing.
Strong knowledge of hybrid connectivity, VPN Gateways, ExpressRoute, Network Security Groups (NSGs), and User Defined Routes (UDRs).
Practical experience implementing Private Endpoints, Private Link, and custom Azure DNS infrastructure.
Proficiency provisioning and managing network infrastructure as code using ARM, Bicep, or Terraform.
Experience diagnosing cloud network issues using Azure Network Watcher, NSG flow logs, Wireshark, or other diagnostic and packet-analysis tools.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
3–5 years of DevOps, cloud engineering, or related experience in Microsoft environments.
Strong analytical thinking, troubleshooting ability, and attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills and ability to partner across development, infrastructure, and security teams.
Proactive mindset and interest in automation and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Foundational understanding of traditional on-premises networking concepts, including VLANs, BGP routing, hardware firewalls, and switching.
Industry certifications such as AZ-104 or AZ-400, or equivalent knowledge.

Responsibilities

Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, including automated builds, releases, and environment provisioning.
Manage Azure cloud resources, infrastructure-as-code templates, networking, identity, storage, and monitoring solutions.
Implement and maintain configuration management and deployment automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI, YAML pipelines, and Git repositories.
Support deployments of .NET, SQL Server, and API-based applications to Azure App Services, Kubernetes (AKS), or containerized environments.
Collaborate with developers to standardize build and release processes and ensure reliable deployments.
Implement observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and dashboards for proactive system health management.
Partner with security teams to apply DevSecOps practices, including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, Azure Key Vault, and compliance alignment.
Troubleshoot production infrastructure issues, support incident response, and drive root-cause analysis and long-term remediation.