DevOps Engineer (Contractor)

American Financing Corporation•Aurora, CO

About The Position

At American Financing, we're innovators with imagination. We do what it takes to help customers achieve their financial goals. And we stay ahead of the competition by challenging ourselves to become more efficient. We are one of the fastest-growing national mortgage lenders because we don't follow the status quo. See what it's like to work for a national mortgage lender that truly values its employees. Wherever your passions lie, you can find rewarding work and new opportunities here. Casual work environment Family-owned, Customer-focused Denver Post Top Workplace Top 50 Family-Owned Business Best of Colorado Business Inc. 5000 Fastest-growing Private Company. JOB SUMMARY: We are looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer to own and evolve our CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and cloud infrastructure within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. You will bridge the gap between software engineering and infrastructure, ensuring our platform is reliable, automated, and scalable.

Requirements

5+ years in DevOps or SRE roles.
Expert-level knowledge of Azure DevOps and Bicep/Terraform.
Proficiency with Docker and AKS.
Strong PowerShell and Python skills.
Solid understanding of Azure SQL deployment automation.
Hands-on experience with Log Analytics and Application Insights.
AZ-400 (Required)
A delivery-focused engineer who prioritizes pipeline reliability and security.
A collaborative partner who can translate complex infrastructure needs for developers.
A self-starter comfortable in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift.

Nice To Haves

Experience with NServiceBus, .NET/C# stacks, and Azure Landing Zones.
Familiarity with Azure Synapse, Data Factory, or Power BI.
Top Certifications: AZ-104, or AZ-305.

Responsibilities

Design and maintain robust pipelines using Azure DevOps; implement advanced deployment strategies (blue/green, canary) and automated rollbacks.
Provision and manage Azure resources (AKS, App Services, SQL, Key Vault) using Bicep and/or Terraform.
Support containerized workloads via Docker and AKS/Container Apps; manage Helm charts and ACR.
Monitor and operate NServiceBus endpoints and Azure Service Bus integrations.
Automate SQL schema deployments using DACPAC, Flyway, or DbUp.
Maintain centralized monitoring via Azure Monitor/App Insights and manage secrets via Azure Key Vault.
Write PowerShell and Python scripts to reduce manual toil and accelerate workflows.