Required Skills DevOps Tools:

Expert-level experience with Azure DevOps Services (Pipelines, Repos, Artifacts, Test Plans). Infrastructure as

Code:

Experience with Terraform or Azure Bicep.

Cloud Platform:

Operational knowledge of Azure Cloud Services relevant to the stack, such as Azure App Services, Azure Container Instances, Azure Static Web Apps, and Azure SQL.

Application Stack Ecosystem:

Deep understanding of build engines and packaging tools for Microsoft and Web environments, including dotnet CLI, MSBuild, NuGet, npm, and Webpack.

Automation & Scripting:

Strong proficiency in PowerShell, Bash, or Azure CLI for automating manual processes and web application configurations.

Containerization:

Familiarity with containerizing .NET and SPA solutions using Docker and deploying to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is highly preferred.

Preferred Skills Experience:

3-5+ years of dedicated experience in a Build/Release Engineering or DevOps role supporting Microsoft-centric and modern UI application stacks.

Problem Solving:

Strong root-cause analysis skills to quickly debug broken .NET builds, Angular compilation warnings, Blazor runtime asset delivery errors, and environmental discrepancies.

Collaboration:

Excellent communication skills to coordinate across distinct phase owners, including Software Architecture, Development, QA, and Operations teams.

Education/Certifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or equivalent experience.

Microsoft Certification:

DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) is a major plus.

Responsibilities Tailored CI/CD Pipelines:

Design, build, and maintain robust build and release pipelines using Azure Pipelines (YAML) specifically optimized for compilation of .NET Core/.NET 8+, Angular SPA via npm, and Blazor WebAssembly/Server components.

Environment Provisioning:

Automate and manage cloud infrastructure hosting these stacks (e.g., Azure App Services, Static Web Apps, AKS) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.

Artifact & Dependency Management:

Manage version control repositories (Azure Repos / Git) and centralize package management via Azure Artifacts for internal NuGet and npm packages.

Quality & Security Gating:

Integrate compilation error tracking, static code analysis (e.g., SonarQube), vulnerability scanning, and automated testing suites directly into the pipeline gates for both back-end and front-end architectures.

Configuration Management:

Manage and secure application configurations (appsettings.json, environment files), application secrets, and connection strings utilizing Azure Key Vault.

Troubleshooting & War Room Support:

Provide real-time technical triage during critical deployment windows, code freezes, and milestone Go-Live phases, debugging IIS, Azure Web App, or hosting environment runtime errors.

Branching Strategy Management:

Define, implement, and enforce structured branching and merging strategies (e.g., GitFlow, release branching) to support parallel development streams. Skill Matrix DevOps Engineer - Required 2-5 Years Azure - Required 5-9 Years