Position : Azure DevOps Lead

Overall/Total Experience : 6 - 9 years only

Location : Chennai

Working Days : 5 Days Working from office

Notice Period Requirement : Immediate Joiners only

Client's Company Size : Startup / Small Enterprise

- Only Face to Face interviews for Chennai based candidates
- For outstation candidates, final round will be face to face only

Key responsibilities :

- Design, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps Services (Azure Pipelines) and Git-based workflows.
- Implement and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using ARM templates, Bicep, and/or Terraform for repeatable environment provisioning.
- Containerize applications (Docker) and manage container orchestration platforms such as AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service).
- Automate build, test, release, and rollback processes; integrate automated testing and quality gates into pipelines.
- Monitor and improve platform reliability and observability using logging and monitoring tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Drive platform security and compliance through pipeline controls, secrets management (Key Vault / Vault), and secure configuration practices.
- Troubleshoot build/release failures, production incidents, and performance bottlenecks; perform root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes.

Candidate Requirements :





- Must have 6+ years of total experience in cloud-native application delivery, of which 3+ years must be in Azure (recent).
- Must have deep, hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Services like Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts, and Boards.
- Must have hands-on experience handling and mentoring a team, guiding developers on Git workflows, pipeline authoring, IaC best practices, and cloud-native design.
- Must have solid experience in CI/CD design and YAML pipeline authoring, including automation of build, test, release, and rollback processes with quality gates.
- Must have solid hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform for repeatable environment provisioning; ARM templates or Bicep in addition is an advantage.
- Must have hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes, specifically AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service).
- Must have hands-on scripting and automation experience using PowerShell, Bash, and/or Python.
- Must have experience with Git workflows - branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews.
- Must have familiarity with configuration management and secrets management (Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault).
- Must have an understanding of networking, identity (Azure AD), and security fundamentals in Azure.

📌 Azure DevOps Lead (India)
🏢 Laksh Consultants
📍 India