About the Role:

A B2B IT services/consulting firm needs an Azure DevOps Lead to own CI/CD, IaC, and cloud-native delivery end to end and mentor a team while doing it. Not a hands-off architect role: you'll be writing pipelines, fixing production incidents, and coaching developers on the same day.

Key Responsibilities:

- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure Pipelines) and Git-based workflows
- Implement IaC using ARM templates, Bicep, and/or Terraform
- Containerize apps (Docker) and manage AKS
- Automate build/test/release/rollback with quality gates
- Own observability (Azure Monitor, App Insights, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Drive security via pipeline controls and secrets management (Key Vault/Vault)
- Implement Azure cost governance (tags, policies, budgets)
- Troubleshoot failures and incidents; drive RCA to permanent fixes
- Mentor developers on Git, pipelines, IaC, and cloud-native design
- Maintain runbooks, playbooks, architecture docs, and pipeline templates

Requirements:

- 6+ years in cloud-native delivery,



3+ years recent Azure
- Deep hands-on Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts, Boards)
- Team mentoring experience Git, pipelines, IaC, cloud-native design
- Strong CI/CD design and YAML pipeline authoring
- Hands-on Terraform (ARM/Bicep a plus)
- Docker + Kubernetes, specifically AKS
- Scripting in PowerShell, Bash, and/or Python
- Git workflows branching, PRs, code reviews
- Config/secrets management (Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault)
- Azure networking, identity (Azure AD), and security fundamentals
- Strong troubleshooting and incident response, with RCA ownership
- Background in B2B IT services/IT consulting
- Strong cross-team collaboration and communication

Positive to Have:

- AZ-400, AZ-104, AZ-305, or Terraform Associate certification
- Observability tooling experience, Azure cost optimization, and runbook/template maintenance

📌 Azure DevOps Lead - CI/CD & Kubernetes (India)
🏢 TalentXO
📍 India