Senior DevOps Engineer
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We are seeking a hands-on Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, scalable cloud-native platforms within Azure. This role focuses on enabling reliable CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, Kubernetes-based workloads, and strong automation practices across Azure DevOps and GitHub environments. The ideal candidate has deep experience with AKS, modern DevOps tooling, and cloud governance in regulated environments.
Responsibilities include but may not be limited to:
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
- Build and operate Kubernetes platforms using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including cluster design, scaling, and security.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Bicep or Terraform.
- Automate build, test, deployment, and release processes across development, staging, and production environments.
- Support GitHub repository management, branching strategies, PR workflows, and policy enforcement.
- Collaborate closely with development and other architectures to enable cloud-native application delivery.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
- Enforce security best practices including identity, RBAC, secrets management with Azure Key Vault, and supply chain security.
- Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis to improve platform reliability.
- Develop DevOps standards, reusable pipelines, and platform documentation.
- Additional responsibilities as requested.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related subject matter required
- 4-6 years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or platform engineering roles.
- Strong experience as a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineer in cloud environments.
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
- Strong Kubernetes experience, specifically with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and/or Bicep.
- Experience with containerization using Docker and OCI standards.
- Strong programming skills using Python (required), and PowerShell.
- Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
- Solid understanding of networking, security, and identity in cloud environments.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience operating platforms in financial services or regulated environments.
- Knowledge of GitHub Advanced Security, SAST/DAST, and dependency scanning tools.
- Experience with service mesh, ingress controllers, and Kubernetes security tooling.
- Familiarity with Agile and DevSecOps practices.
- C# experience is a plus.
- Backstage experience highly desired.
- Azure certifications such as Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Administrator preferred.
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A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range at time of posting is below. Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits. Actual base salary within the specified range is based on several factors, including but not limited to applicant's skills, prior relevant experience, specific degrees and certifications, job responsibilities, market considerations and, if applicable, the location of the position.
This role is eligible for either a discretionary annual bonus (based on company, business unit and individual performance) and/or commission-based incentives.
Our featured benefit offerings include medical, dental and vision coverage, employer paid short & long-term disability and life insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, paid time off, Maven family & fertility benefit, parental leave (including adoption, surrogacy, and foster placement), as well as other voluntary benefits.
About Our Firm
William Blair strives to attract qualified candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and other strategic resource groups. We are committed to empowering our colleagues to deliver client success and engage in our communities. Our firm has delivered trusted advice for
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