Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer[ Hybrid, Virginia]

Location: Mechanicsville, VA – Hybrid, 1 day/week onsite
Experience: 12 Years
Interview: WebCam Interview Only
Visa: H1B, EADs, or USC only – No Green Card

We are seeking a Senior Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer with 12 years of experience to support VDOT's Tolling modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD automation, Azure cloud services, Infrastructure as Code, security, monitoring, and production cloud engineering.

The engineer will be responsible for building secure and automated deployment processes, standardizing CI/CD practices, improving system availability, and supporting reliable delivery of applications and services.

• Design, build, and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines using YAML and Classic pipelines.

• Develop reusable pipeline templates, release standards, and deployment guardrails.

• Implement secure secrets management using Azure Key Vault, RBAC, and Managed Identities.

• Automate database deployments using DACPAC, SQLCMD, and CI/CD-integrated migration processes.

• Implement blue/green deployments and automated rollback strategies.

• Deploy and manage Azure services including App Services, Azure Functions, APIs/API Management, Containers, and AKS.

• Standardize configuration and provisioning across Dev, QA, and Production environments.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM Templates.

• Support highly available and fault-tolerant Azure environments.

• Develop monitoring dashboards, alerts, and deployment health metrics.

• Utilize Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and Azure DevOps pipeline logs.

• Troubleshoot production incidents and perform root-cause analysis.

• Support operational readiness, maintenance, and change/rollback procedures.

• Implement Entra ID, role assignments, and least-privilege access controls.

• Apply Azure governance standards including Azure Policy and RBAC.

• Support PCI or comparable regulatory compliance requirements.

• Ensure secure logging, integrations, and deployment practices.

• Work closely with architects, developers, DBAs, and infrastructure teams.

• Support end-to-end data flows across tolling, financial, and reporting systems.

• Identify opportunities for cloud cost optimization and operational efficiency.

• Document technical processes, standards, and root-cause findings.

• 12 years of overall IT experience.

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD – YAML and Classic.

• Azure App Services, Functions, APIs, and Containers.

• Azure Key Vault, RBAC, and Managed Identities.

• SQL deployment automation using DACPAC, SQLCMD, or similar technologies.

• Environment provisioning and configuration across Dev/QA/Production.

• Application Insights, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, dashboards, and alerts.

• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM Templates.

• Microsoft Entra ID and least-privilege IAM.

• Strong Azure administration/engineering experience in production environments.

• Scripting/automation experience with PowerShell and/or Python.

• Experience with PCI or similar compliance frameworks.

• Docker and Kubernetes/AKS.

• Azure Container Registry and container-based CI/CD pipelines.

• Azure Policy and governance automation.

• Experience establishing enterprise DevOps frameworks and CI/CD standards.

• Cloud cost analysis and optimization.

• Experience supporting microservices architectures.

• Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, or AZ-400.

• Position requires a fingerprint-based background check.

• Candidate must be willing to continue education and stay current with VDOT technologies.

• Must be able to work onsite in Mechanicsville, VA, 1 day per week.

• WebCam interview required.

• Only H1B, EADs, and USC candidates will be considered.