Junior-to-Mid-Level Azure DevOps Engineer Experience:

2-5 years

Employment Type:

Part-Time Job Summary We are seeking a motivated Azure DevOps Engineer to manage, secure, monitor, and optimize our Azure infrastructure. The candidate should have hands-on Azure experience, good networking and security knowledge, and the ability to automate infrastructure, implement monitoring, and recommend improvements in scalability, governance, and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities Azure Infrastructure:

Provision, manage, and optimize Azure resources across development, QA, staging, and production environments.

Security & Governance:

Identify infrastructure security risks and recommend best practices. Implement approved Azure security controls and governance policies in alignment with organizational IT policies.

Networking & Application Delivery:

Configure and troubleshoot Azure networking, including VNets, NSGs, DNS, private endpoints, Azure Front Door, and WAF.

Monitoring & Observability:

Configure Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, dashboards, and alerts to monitor resource health, performance, and availability.

Scalability & Reliability:

Understand when to scale up versus scale out, configure autoscaling where appropriate, and recommend improvements to availability and performance.

Automation & CI/CD:

Use Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates and Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions to automate infrastructure provisioning and deployments.

Cost & Documentation:

Monitor Azure spending, identify optimization opportunities, and maintain infrastructure documentation and operational procedures. Required Qualifications 2-5 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or systems administration, with practical Azure experience. Knowledge of Azure networking, infrastructure security, governance, and monitoring. Familiarity with Azure Front Door, WAF, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, and Log Analytics. Basic hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and scripting using PowerShell, Python, or Azure CLI. Understanding of cloud scalability, high availability, troubleshooting, and cost optimization. Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn and recommend improvements.

Preferred:

Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-500, or AZ-700, or equivalent practical knowledge. Success Expectations Maintain reliable and secure Azure infrastructure, improve monitoring and governance, automate routine operations, and proactively recommend improvements while following established organizational policies.

Pay:

$55.00 - $70.00 per hour Expected hours: 10.0 - 20.0 per week Ability to

Commute:

Kansas City, MO 64120 (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person