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DevOps Lead
Dearborn, MI (3 days onsite)
Client – Ford Motors
contract to hire
Job Summary
The DevOps Lead will design, implement, and support agile solutions and processes leveraged by applications hosted in our Microsoft Azure environment. This role is pivotal in driving continuous integration, continuous delivery, and security practices, with a heavy focus on Infrastructure as Code, IaC, and supporting the migration toward containerized workloads.
Your expertise will help optimize development workflows, automate the provisioning of Azure resources, and ensure the highest level of security through automated governance and Security as Code practices.
Essential Job Functions
Collaborate with Agile development teams to design, implement, and maintain a secure software development lifecycle and automated cloud infrastructure aligned with Agile principles.
Design, develop, and maintain modular Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Bicep to provision and manage Azure resources, including Azure Databricks, networking, and container orchestration platforms, in a repeatable and auditable manner.
Design and implement team-specific CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps that account for differences across various technology stacks, including Java, .NET, Node.js, and Python.
Support and optimize containerized deployments, ensuring best practices for image management, registry security, and orchestration within the Azure ecosystem.
Integrate security best practices into CI/CD pipelines, including code scanning, static analysis, and container image scanning using tools such as SonarQube, JFrog, and Azure Defender for Containers.
Automate the setup and configuration of Azure Kubernetes Service, AKS, or Azure Container Apps environments.
Advocate for software engineering practices such as unit testing, code reviews, and automated infrastructure testing to improve end-to-end secure delivery.
Partner with teams to facilitate practical automation solutions and custom IaC modules that adhere to organizational compliance standards.
Act as a trusted advisor for DevOps, cloud automation, and containerization initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements
5 years of experience deploying and managing Azure resources at scale.
3 years of hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, specifically using Terraform and Bicep to manage complex Azure environments.
Strong understanding of Terraform state management, module design, workspace strategies, and pipeline integration.
5 years of experience implementing DevOps for application teams using Agile development methodology.
Hands-on experience integrating SonarQube, JFrog, and other security tooling into pipelines.
In-depth technical expertise in DevOps techniques, including CI/CD, continuous testing, and automated infrastructure provisioning.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, and Python to automate tasks.
5 years of experience building YAML-based CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and/or Jenkins.
Experience with DevOps CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps Pipelines/Repos, Jenkins, Git, and Ansible.
Hands-on experience implementing security scanning for application code, IaC templates, and container images.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service, or Azure Container Instances.
Certified Azure Solutions Architect or Azure DevOps Engineer, AZ-400.
Salary : $50 - $55