Microsoft DevOps Engineer

HealthEZ • Minneapolis, MN

15d • $120,000 - $160,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Microsoft DevOps Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, and operational tooling within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. This role will partner closely with development, security, and operations teams to create reliable, repeatable, and secure delivery practices while contributing to the optimization of our Azure environment and DevOps culture.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (App Services, AKS, ACR, Storage, Networking, IAM, Functions).
• Expertise with Azure DevOps (Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts).
• Proficiency in PowerShell, Azure CLI, and scripting for automation.
• Experience with Git, YAML-based pipeline development, and version control best practices.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (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.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Industry certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-400, or equivalent knowledge are highly preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking, troubleshooting ability, and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to partner across development, infrastructure, and security teams.
• Proactive mindset with a passion for automation and continuous improvement.

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 (ARM/Bicep/Terraform), networking, identity, storage, and monitoring solutions.
• Implement and maintain configuration management and deployment automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI, YAML pipelines, and Git repositories.
• Support .NET, SQL Server, and API-based application deployments into Azure App Services, Kubernetes (AKS), or containerized environments.
• Collaborate with developers to standardize build/release processes and ensure successful, reliable deployments.
• Implement observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and dashboards for proactive system health management.
• Partner with security teams to enforce DevSecOps best practices, including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, Azure Key Vault usage, and compliance alignment.
• Troubleshoot production infrastructure issues, support incident response, and drive root-cause analysis and long-term remediation.

Benefits

• Employee benefits are part of the competitive total rewards package that HealthEZ provides to you. Our comprehensive benefits program includes health benefits, retirement plan (401k), paid time away, paid leaves (including paid parental leave) and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees