Hiring for Client - KnackForge

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 setting 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.
- Implement cost-optimization and governance for Azure resources (tags, policies, budgets).
- Troubleshoot build/release failures, production incidents,



and performance bottlenecks; perform root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes.
- Mentor developers in Git workflows, pipeline authoring, best practices for IaC, and cloud-native design.
- Maintain clear documentation: runbooks, deployment playbooks, architecture diagrams, and pipeline templates.

Ideal Candidate

Required skills & experience
- 5+ years hands-on experience working with
Azure
and cloud-native application delivery.
- Deep experience with
Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts, Boards)
.
- Strong IaC skills with
Terraform
,
ARM templates
, or
Bicep
.
- Solid experience with
CI/CD design
and YAML pipeline authoring.
- Practical knowledge of
containerization
(Docker) and
Kubernetes
— preferably AKS.
- Scripting skills:
PowerShell
,
Bash
, and/or
Python
for automation.
- Experience with
Git
workflows (branching strategies, PRs, code reviews).
- Familiarity with configuration management and secrets management (Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault).

📌 Azure DevOps Lead (Chennai)
🏢 TalentXO
📍 Chennai