Senior DevOps Engineer (Remote, Anywhere in Pakistan, USD Salary)

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience with source control systems such as GitHub, Bitbucket, Azure Repos, or TFS.
• 5+ years of experience with CI/CD tools, including GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.
• 5+ years of experience with public cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes (AKS preferred).
• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM Templates.
• Expert-level Terraform experience, including modules, workspaces, providers, state management, and remote state handling.
• Strong experience with Azure services, including networking, IAM, storage, monitoring, governance, Key Vault, and resource management.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks (workspaces, clusters, pools, access policies) and Azure Data Factory (pipelines, runtimes, integrations).
• Proven experience integrating IaC with CI/CD pipelines, including automated validation, security scanning, and compliance checks.
• Experience building and managing multi-environment deployment pipelines (Dev, Integration, UAT, Production).
• Solid understanding of DevOps practices, IaC principles, and networking concepts (DNS, firewalls, load balancers).
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Application Insights, New Relic, or Elastic.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible).
• Exposure to database platforms such as SQL Server, MongoDB, or DB2.
• Experience with Snowflake, modern data platforms, Databricks deployment patterns, GitOps, mobile deployments, or AEM Cloud.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and DevOps Architects to ensure high-quality, consistent solutions.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines across hybrid environments (on-premises and Microsoft Azure).
• Develop, manage, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ensuring best practices in modularity, versioning, security, and compliance.
• Integrate Terraform into CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated validation, planning, and deployment workflows.
• Manage and optimize Azure infrastructure, including networking, IAM, storage, governance, and monitoring components.
• Support deployment and automation of data platforms, including Azure Databricks and Azure Data Factory.
• Build and maintain multi-environment deployment pipelines (Dev, Integration, UAT, Production) to ensure smooth and reliable release cycles.
• Implement observability, monitoring, and performance optimization strategies across systems.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and deployment guidelines.
• Continuously enhance system reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.