Azure DevOps Engineer

About You

You are a DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on experience in cloud environments, focused on building reliable, scalable, and automated solutions. You take ownership of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and deployment processes, ensuring efficient and high-quality software delivery.

You are comfortable working in production environments, managing cloud infrastructure, and supporting development teams through DevOps best practices. You bring a problem-solving mindset, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues, optimize system performance, and improve operational efficiency.

You thrive in collaborative environments, working closely with engineering teams to streamline workflows, enhance system reliability, and enable continuous delivery. You are proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of managing tasks independently while maintaining a strong focus on quality and performance.

You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (preferred), or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4–6 years of hands-on experience in DevOps and cloud environments.
• Proven experience working in production environments (beyond labs or support roles).
• Ability to work independently and manage tasks autonomously.
• Strong experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Experience managing Azure App Services and Azure Functions.
• Proficiency with containerization technologies such as Docker and Docker Compose.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Bicep. (Nice to have).
• Experience with messaging and integration services such as Azure Service Bus and Event Grid.
• Hands-on experience with observability tools including Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• English proficiency (B1+ or higher).

You Will Be Accountable for the Following Responsibilities:

• Design and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Manage and provision cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices in Azure.
• Administer and maintain cloud environments, including Kubernetes (AKS), App Services, and serverless architectures.
• Define and implement deployment strategies such as blue/green and canary releases.
• Establish rollback mechanisms and versioning strategies to ensure system reliability.
• Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using tools such as Application Insights, Log Analytics, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Design and manage secure networking configurations, including virtual networks (VNETs) and private endpoints.
• Automate operational and infrastructure processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Support development teams by promoting and implementing DevOps best practices.
• Continuously optimize cloud costs and system performance within Azure environments.

• 4–6 years of experience in DevOps / Cloud environments.
• Strong experience with Azure (AKS, App Services, Functions).
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions).
• Experience with Docker and containerization.
• Experience working in production environments.

About Us

We Are Engineered Different.

At Applaudo, talented people design, build, and scale meaningful, AI-powered solutions that create real business impact. As an AI-native organization, we collaborate across design, development, cloud, data, and artificial intelligence to turn ideas into scalable products that transform how companies operate, make decisions, and grow.

We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication. These define how we work, how we support one another, and how we hold ourselves accountable.

Applaudo is a place for people who want to learn fast, take ownership, and work alongside strong teams they are proud to belong to. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally, investing in modern ways of working, and leading AI-native transformation at scale.