DevOps Engineer - Azure

Job Summary:

The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for setting up and managing cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, environments, security hardening, monitoring, and production deployment for the Guidance Document Portal. This role ensures a secure, scalable, and highly available hosted environment in alignment with State of Oklahoma IT and security standards.

Responsibilities:

• Set up Azure subscriptions, resource groups, networking (VNet, NSG), and environment structures for Dev, QA, UAT, and Prod.
• Provision Azure App Service, Azure SQL, Blob Storage, Key Vault, Application Insights, and Azure Cognitive Search.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ARM Templates, Bicep, or Terraform.
• Configure secrets management with Azure Key Vault.
• Implement security hardening measures including WAF, TLS, secure headers, and penetration test remediation.
• Configure monitoring, logging, and alerting via Application Insights and Log Analytics.
• Set up backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity procedures.
• Manage production deployments and coordinate go-live activities with the delivery team.
• Provide post-go-live warranty support for infrastructure and pipeline issues.
• Ensure infrastructure supports 99.9% availability and complies with state security requirements.

Required Skills & Certifications:

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure services including App Service, Azure SQL, Blob Storage, Key Vault, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Front Door, and WAF.
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps Pipelines or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, ARM Templates, or Terraform.
• Scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Networking knowledge including VNet, NSG, Private Endpoints, and DNS.
• Security expertise in TLS/SSL, WAF, and penetration test remediation.
• Monitoring skills using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and alerting systems.
• Experience working within government or regulated industry hosting environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (mandatory or highly preferred).

Preferred Skills & Certifications:

• Familiarity with StateRAMP, FedRAMP, and NIST 800-53 controls.
• Experience with high availability and disaster recovery design.
• AWS DevOps exposure.
• Container orchestration experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification.

Special Considerations:

• Must adhere to State of Oklahoma IT and security standards.
• Ensure 99.9% uptime and zero downtime during production deployments.
• Security hardening and compliance with penetration test remediation are critical.
• Post-go-live support and warranty for infrastructure and pipeline issues required.

Scheduling:

• Part-time allocation at approximately 10%, estimated 80 hours over 16-18 weeks.
• Project-based contract with remote work arrangement.