Senior Azure Cloud DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Azure Cloud DevOps Engineer

Job Description : DataFielder Inc.

DataFielder Inc.

has an opening for an experienced Azure Cloud DevOps Engineer to work remotely. We require someone with both the breadth and depth needed to accelerate scientific cloud computing adoption and best practices in our enterprise.

Responsibilities :

• Will focus on systems reliability and best-practices someone who can both audit existing systems and develop proper configurations in networking, RBAC / IAM, security, infrastructure-as-code, CI / CD, and high-performance compute.
• Designing, developing, and operating shared, enterprise data services to help programs modernize and integrate these services with their existing and planned systems.
• Expand the quantity and quality of these services and assist programs to integrate their systems to create new public health data products using the shared platform.
• Explore and evaluate emerging tools and enterprise approaches, such as machine learning operations, dynamic visualizations, and containerization.
• Automate data modeling processes, including builds, revision retention, sharing, and reproducibility with an emphasis on DevSecOps best practices using secured code and data repositories, continuous integration / continuous deployment pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IAC).

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree is a plus.
• 6+ years of experience in Azure cloud engineering, architecture, and / or DevSecOps.
• 6+ years of git (version control) experience in a fast-based team-based setting.
• 6+ years' experience with Docker, podman, Kubernetes, and related technology.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices and experience with PowerShell / CLI.
• Strong knowledge of CI / CD including GitHub Actions and yaml.
• Understanding and experience on how to set up organizational Self-hosted Runners in Github Actions.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Identity and Access Management, Governance, and Security best practices.
• Solid experience with Azure Batch compute and related services.
• Proficiency in Python or R for scripting and automation tasks; familiarity with data manipulation libraries is preferred.
• Experience with data pipeline architecture and management.

Preferred Additional Qualifications :

• Existing CDC badge and clearance.
• Prior experience working for CDC.
• 6+ years of Bash and Unix-scripting.
• 6+ years' experience working with Linux distributions, including Ubuntu.
• Prior production experience with DAG tools (i.e. Airflow, Nextflow) is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices and data governance frameworks.

Security, Salary, and Benefits :

• Must be a US Citizen or have the ability to obtain a US Government security clearance (Public Trust 5) within a reasonable period.
• Market competitive salary commensurate with experience and education.
• Comprehensive benefits packages are available, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off (PTO), and 401K with company match, growth, and promotion opportunities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled