Azure DevOps Engineer (GitHub Migration Specialist)
Applaudo Studios2 days ago
Remote, Mexico or Mexico City, MexicoSenior
Responsibilities
- Execute repository migrations from Azure DevOps to GitHub, including history, branches, tags, work items where applicable, and metadata.
- Convert and rebuild Azure Pipelines YAML and Classic pipelines as GitHub Actions workflows while maintaining deployments to existing Azure environments.
- Configure repository settings, branch protection, environments, secrets, permissions, access controls, secret scanning, and vulnerability-management requirements.
- Build PowerShell, Python, or Bash automation for bulk repository migration, permission replication, pipeline conversion, and other repeatable tasks.
- Coordinate with Infrastructure, Security, engineering teams, Microsoft support, and migration partners on authentication, networking, tooling, licensing, and technical escalations.
- Support pull request workflows, code verification, security scanning, automated integration tests, AI-assisted feedback, build agents, runners, and artifact storage.
- Troubleshoot repository integrity, pipeline, permissions, and integration issues and validate functionality with engineering teams before cutover.
- Advise the Senior Software Engineer and Business Analyst on migration feasibility, sequencing, risks, blockers, and scope gaps.
- Maintain migration runbooks, configuration standards, and technical documentation and provide GitHub onboarding and stabilization support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is desired, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of experience in a DevOps or Platform Engineering role.
- Hands-on administration or development experience with GitHub Enterprise and Azure DevOps, including Repos, Pipelines, and Boards.
- Proven experience migrating source-control systems or CI/CD pipelines between platforms and writing GitHub Actions workflows.
- Working knowledge of Git internals, including branching, history, large-file handling, and repository structure.
- Scripting experience with PowerShell, Python, or Bash for migration and configuration automation.
- Understanding of identity and access management concepts including SSO, SAML, SCIM, and RBAC.
- Knowledge of source-control security practices such as secret scanning, branch protection, and dependency management.
- Strong independent troubleshooting, ownership, communication, documentation, and stakeholder-collaboration skills.
- Advanced English proficiency.
- Prior Azure DevOps-to-GitHub or similar migration experience, GitHub Enterprise Importer experience, GitHub certifications, Microsoft support coordination, Azure infrastructure familiarity, multi-team platform-transition experience, or experience with AI-assisted pull-request reviews and Bruno or Newman is preferred.
Benefits
- 3-month contractor framework with the possibility of extension.
- The role supports multiple engineering teams and includes onboarding and post-migration stabilization support.
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.