Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer - hybrid Mechanicsville, VA

Novalink Solutions LLC•Mechanicsville, VA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.
4 years of experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD (YAML & Classic).
3 years of experience with Azure App Services / Functions / APIs / Containers.
3 years of experience with Secure Secrets & Key Management (Key Vault, RBAC, managed identities).
1 year of experience with SQL Deployment Automation (DACPAC, SQLCMD, CI/CD-integrated DB migrations).
3 years of experience with Environment Provisioning & Configuration (Dev/QA/Prod standardization).
3 years of experience with Logging & Observability (App Insights, pipeline logs, dashboards, alerts).
2 years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep/ARM).
1 year of experience with Identity & Access (Entra ID), least-privilege IAM.

Nice To Haves

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.
1 year of experience with AKS / Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

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