Senior Azure DevOps Engineer (Platform Engineering)
Applaudo Studios1 day ago
Remote, Mexico or Mexico City, MexicoSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and implement Azure tenant platforms and landing zones aligned with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework standards.
- Build, deploy, and maintain Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code, including state management, imports, drift reconciliation, refactoring, and secret management.
- Manage Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, source control, approvals, security gates, and container image promotion for infrastructure and application delivery.
- Implement Azure networking, identity, security controls, governance, and policy compliance across environments.
- Automate resource provisioning, scaling, and infrastructure management using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
- Review pull requests, handle infrastructure requests from application teams, and support Kanban workflows.
- Monitor cloud environments for performance, security, and cost optimization.
- Provide troubleshooting, operational support, technical guidance, and stakeholder collaboration across cross-functional teams.
- Contribute to continuous improvement in cloud governance, automation, and operational excellence.
Requirements
- At least 9 years of hands-on experience in DevOps and cloud environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
- Strong experience designing and implementing Azure tenant platforms aligned with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework.
- Expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, including state management, imports, drift detection, reconciliation, refactoring, and secret rotation with Azure Key Vault.
- Experience implementing Azure landing zones and Azure networking, including hub-spoke topology, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateway or ExpressRoute, private endpoints, Private DNS Zones, NSGs, and route tables.
- Experience with Azure identity and security architecture, including Managed Identities, workload identity federation using OIDC, least-privilege RBAC, and PIM.
- Hands-on experience with AKS, Container Apps, App Service, Function Apps, Azure Key Vault integration, and Azure Container Registry.
- Experience implementing Azure Policy and enforcing governance through management group inheritance.
- Strong automation and scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure and application delivery automation.
- Strong spoken English at B2 or higher for live technical discussions with U.S.-based stakeholders.
- Strong collaboration, communication, stakeholder management, technical guidance, and operational support skills.
- Experience in financial services or regulated environments is preferred.
- Experience with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hubs, Azure API Management, Bicep, or AI-assisted engineering tools is preferred.
Benefits
- Contractor-model engagement.
- Availability to work in the U.S. Central Time Zone is required.
About Applaudo Studios
Applaudo Studios provides nearshore software engineering and AI consulting to enterprises, delivering product design, custom development, cloud, and data services from Latin America. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Salvador, the privately held firm builds and operates web, mobile, and enterprise systems and supports digital transformation initiatives. Clients engage Applaudo for AI assessments and implementation, scalable delivery teams, and ongoing DevOps and QA support.