Senior IT & Azure DevOps Engineer

Somerset Staffing • Woburn, MA

22h

About The Position

This position bridges IT infrastructure management and Azure DevOps engineering to support both AI/ML workloads and enterprise IT services. The role ensures secure, scalable, and compliant delivery of applications, data pipelines, and machine learning models across Azure cloud environments.

Requirements

• 5+ years in DevOps/SRE, with 3+ years on Azure.
• Handson with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts), GitHub Actions, and YAMLbased CI/CD.
• Strong IaC skills (Terraform or Bicep/ARM); experience managing AKS and container registries (ACR).
• Proficiency with PowerShell and/or Python for automation; familiarity with Docker and Helm.
• Experience operating Azure Machine Learning (workspaces, endpoints, registries) and integrating ML workflows in CI/CD.
• Solid understanding of cloud security (RBAC, Key Vault, Managed Identity, policies), networking (VNet, subnets, Private Link), and cost management.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with GPU workloads on AKS or AML; model serving (Azure ML Managed Online Endpoints, Kubernetes Inference).
• Familiarity with Databricks, Fabric, or other data platforms that feed AI services.
• Certifications: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML) for build, test, security scanning and release of AI/ML models.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ARM templates, Terraform, or Bicep.
• Manage artifact repositories and container image signing for compliance.
• Administer Azure environments, including AKS clusters for containerized workloads and GPU-enabled pools for ML training.
• Standardize environments for business applications and Azure Machine Learning workspaces.
• Enforce governance guardrails for both IT and AI workloads.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory and internal security standards.
• Partner with data science teams to enable rapid deployment of ML models.
• Work with IT stakeholders to maintain reliability and scalability of enterprise systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed