Job Specifications
We’re Hiring: Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure)
We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with deep Azure experience to help design, build, validate, and operate cloud environments across staging and production. This role is hands-on and delivery-focused, working across infrastructure, security, CI/CD, observability, and performance in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.
If you enjoy owning environments end-to-end—from build through validation, cutover, and post-production monitoring—this role is for you.
What You’ll Do
Build and validate Azure environments across stage and production
Implement Azure networking: VNets, Subnets, DNS, NAT Gateway, Firewall, Private Endpoints
Develop and maintain Terraform (AzureRM) modules and remote state
Configure Azure Monitor and Application Insights; integrate with Splunk/Dynatrace
Design and run CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure Container Registry (ACR)
Deploy and validate Azure Functions, API Management, and Application Gateway/WAF
Support CDC and Kafka-based integrations using Azure Event Hubs
Implement security hardening, RBAC, PIM, managed identities, and Key Vault
Assist with performance and load testing using Azure Load Testing or JMeter
Validate environment readiness, run smoke tests, and support cutover and rollback strategies
Monitor post-production systems and ensure operational stability
What We’re Looking For
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
5–10 years of cloud engineering experience, including 3+ years on Azure
Strong hands-on Azure experience with:
VNet, DNS, NAT Gateway, Azure Firewall
AKS, App Service, API Management, Application Gateway
Blob Storage, Azure SQL
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (AzureRM), modular design, Azure Storage remote state
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, container builds, ACR, AKS/App Service deployments
Observability: Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics; Splunk/Dynatrace integration
Data and streaming: Kafka (Event Hubs Kafka protocol), CDC (ADF, SQL CDC, Debezium)
Security best practices: RBAC, PIM, Azure Policy, managed identities
Experience with blue-green or canary deployments (AKS) or deployment slots (App Service)
Bonus Skills
Aviatrix on Azure
Azure Load Testing
Confluent on Azure
Preferred Certifications
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
HashiCorp Terraform Associate (nice to have)
About the Company
Synergy Interactive is a Digital Recruiting Agency located in Union Square, NYC, Orlando, FL, and Nashville, TN. At Synergy Interactive, we not only speak your language, we see it, we hear it and we understand it. We are always evolving by seeking out "what's next" in terms of the latest trend or breakthrough in the digital world. We are The Digital Talent Experts and we specialize in the recruitment of today's most in-demand professionals across a few specialized areas including Creative, Digital, Mobile, Production, Techni...
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