DevOps Lead Engineer (Azure)

We're partnering with an established technology company in Colombo to find a DevOps Lead who knows Azure inside out. You'll own their cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines and DevOps automation, and you'll be the go-to technical lead for the engineering teams that depend on them.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll still be writing Terraform and fixing broken pipelines, but you'll also be setting direction, improving how the team ships, and bringing junior engineers along with you.

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  Designing and running Azure infrastructure that's secure, scalable and stays up

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  Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions

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  Deploying, managing and tuning containerised workloads on Kubernetes

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  Managing infrastructure as code with Terraform and ARM templates

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  Looking after Azure API Management (APIM) and Web Application Firewall (WAF) setups

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  Monitoring and troubleshooting Kubernetes environments with Komodor and other tools

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  Automating the repetitive stuff with Python, PowerShell and Azure PowerShell modules

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  Putting solid cloud security, access controls and DevOps practices in place

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  Making the platform faster, more reliable and cheaper to run

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  Working closely with dev, QA and infrastructure teams to make releases smoother

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  Leading technical discussions, untangling tricky infrastructure issues and mentoring junior engineers

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  Solid hands-on experience running Azure infrastructure and DevOps in production

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  A proven track record building CI/CD with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions

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  Strong Kubernetes and container orchestration skills

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  Real-world experience with Terraform and ARM templates

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  Experience working with Azure APIM and WAF

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  Exposure to Komodor (or similar) for Kubernetes troubleshooting and monitoring

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  Confidence scripting in Python and PowerShell, including Azure PowerShell modules

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  A good grasp of IaC, cloud networking, security and automation

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  Strong problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to lead technically

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  A degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or similar, or equivalent hands-on experience

• Experience leading a DevOps team or running cloud infrastructure projects

• Azure monitoring, logging and observability know-how

• Docker, Git and cloud-native architecture experience

• Familiarity with DevSecOps and cloud security standards

• Microsoft Azure or other relevant DevOps certifications