Senior DevOps Engineer (Hybrid)

Simpson Strong-Tie•Plano, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Simpson Strong-Tie is a leader in engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees. Our founder, Barc Simpson established 9 Principles of Business we live out as company values and have made Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring place to work since 1956. Our team of talented people are dedicated to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures. Learn about our company culture directly from our team. YOU As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will own the automation, reliability, and scalability of our Azure-based platforms and CI/CD pipelines. You will design and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, build and operate Azure DevOps pipelines, and enable modern, secure deployment practices for cloud‑native applications. You will work closely with engineering and platform teams to improve developer experience, platform reliability, and operational efficiency through hands-on engineering and automation. WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING (% of time) Using your build expertise, you will work with development team members to develop an effective and efficient build system for cloud-native software and Microsoft Azure-based cloud solutions. You will work on creating a continuous release strategy and automating the various steps involved in deploying products to our customers (85%) Participate in backlog refinement, daily standups, and ongoing work prioritization using the Kanban methodology as part of the team’s Agile software development lifecycle. (15%)

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of experience in DevOps, Software Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles supporting production systems in Microsoft Azure.
Azure & Platform Engineering Deep, hands-on experience across the Azure ecosystem, including compute, networking, storage, identity, security, and monitoring.
Strong understanding of Azure architecture patterns, governance, and security best practices across multiple environments.
Infrastructure as Code Expert-level experience with Terraform, including modular design, remote state management, environment isolation, and enterprise-scale Azure deployments.
CI/CD & Azure DevOps Advanced expertise with Azure DevOps, including YAML pipelines, service connections, environments, approvals, and agent pool management.
Experience supporting enterprise CI/CD platforms such as Azure DevOps and TeamCity, with a focus on reliability and developer enablement.
Programming & Automation Proficiency in Go (Golang) for building automation tools or platform services.
Strong scripting skills using PowerShell and Bash.
Solid experience with Git-based version control and modern branching strategies.
Release & Operations Hands-on experience with modern deployment strategies such as blue/green, canary, and dark launches.
Experience operating highly available, scalable Azure-hosted applications.
Collaboration & Professional Skills Strong documentation skills for infrastructure, CI/CD standards, and platform practices.
Experience working in Agile or Kanban environments and collaborating across engineering teams.
Excellent communication skills, strong ownership mindset, and a proactive, customer-focused approach.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with containerized and cloud-native deployment models is a plus.
Exposure to AI-driven or intelligent automation in DevOps workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

Using your build expertise, you will work with development team members to develop an effective and efficient build system for cloud-native software and Microsoft Azure-based cloud solutions.
You will work on creating a continuous release strategy and automating the various steps involved in deploying products to our customers (85%)
Participate in backlog refinement, daily standups, and ongoing work prioritization using the Kanban methodology as part of the team’s Agile software development lifecycle. (15%)