Lead Azure DevOps Engineer - REMOTE

We currently have a career opportunity for a hands-on Azure DevOps Engineer to join our team. While our headquarters location is St. Louis, MO, this position is remote and can be based anywhere within the continental United States.

Job Overview:

At Perficient you’ll deliver mission-critical technology and business solutions to Fortune 500 companies and some of the most recognized brands on the planet. And you’ll do it with cutting-edge technologies, thanks to our close partnerships with the world’s biggest vendors. Our network of offices across North America, as well as locations in India and China, will give you the opportunity to spread your wings, too.

We’re proud to be publicly recognized as a “Top Workplace” year after year. This is due, in no small part, to our entrepreneurial attitude and collaborative spirit that sets us apart and keeps our colleagues impassioned, driven, and fulfilled.

Perficient currently has a career opportunity for a DevOps Lead Engineer in in our Cloud and API Development team.

Candidates for the Lead DevOps Engineer position typically major in computer science, or a computer related field, and have 5 to 7 years of work experience in a related IT field.  As a DevOps consultant you will work closely with technical leads and developers of various teams to implement process improvements in various domains including: infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), data pipeline development, and Azure resource configuration.  You will help implement DevOps related tools and processes within our client organizations. 

• Follow direction from project leads to implement platform requirements
• Interact and support cross-functional teams to architect, design, develop, test, and release infrastructure definitions via automation
• Demonstrate knowledge of Azure resource configuration and Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Demonstrate knowledge in various DevOps domains (Agile, source control management, pipeline automation, IaC, etc.)
• Implement Proof-of-Concept projects to validate new DevOps solutions
• Build templates, workflows, proof-of-concepts for various infrastructure and networking use cases as directed
• Implement provided architectural solutions/designs in various DevOps disciplines
• Work with offshore team members as required as well as clients for resolving technical dependencies, issues, and risks
• Support common vision, practices, and capabilities across teams 
• Engage with Technical Architects and technical staff to determine the most appropriate technical strategy and designs to meet business needs.

We are looking for colleagues with engaging personalities, a passion for excellence in technology, a problem-solving nature, and these other qualifications:

• An understanding of DevOps domains including Source Code Management, Continuous Integration, Deployment Automation, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud, etc.
• Experience with DevOps tooling (Git, Atlassian Jira/Confluence, Terraform, Python)
  • Specific experience with Azure DevOps desired
• Experience with managing MicroSoft Azure cloud resources, particularly automation of resource instantiation/configuration.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure release and maintenance within a complex environment is required
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline preferred
• Minimum of 5-7 years working in a related IT field
• Minimum of 2 years of scripting experience (Python, Bash, etc.)
• Client facing or consulting experience highly preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively via multiple channels (verbal, written, etc.) with technical and non-technical staff
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• A drive for continual self-improvement, particularly to learn and adopt new technologies
• The ability to work well on teams and in front of clients
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong entrepreneurial attitude with high energy
• Ability for travel nationally (rarely, but up to 50% when required)
• Flexible and adaptable attitude, disciplined to manage multiple responsibilities and adjust to varied environments.
• Future technology leaders- dynamic individuals energized by fast paced personal and professional growth

The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and th