DevOps Administrator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mexico.

📋 Description

• Oversee the management of Azure DevOps organizations, projects, repositories, pipelines, boards, artifacts, and test plans.

• Administer users, groups, permissions, security policies, branch policies, and access controls.

• Set up Azure DevOps service connections, variable groups, secure files, environments, and deployment approvals.

• Install, configure, upgrade, and monitor Microsoft-hosted and self-hosted build agents.

• Design, construct, and sustain YAML-based CI/CD pipelines.

• Automate application builds, testing, container image creation, and deployments.

• Manage Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service clusters across development, testing, staging, and production environments.

• Deploy and oversee applications utilizing Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts, and GitOps methodologies.

• Configure Kubernetes deployments, services, ingress controllers, namespaces, ConfigMaps, secrets, persistent volumes, and autoscaling.

• Handle Docker images and private container registries, including Azure Container Registry.

• Monitor cluster performance, application health, resource usage, logs, and deployment status.

• Diagnose issues with failed pipelines, container problems, networking challenges, storage failures, and Kubernetes workloads.

• Enforce role-based access control, workload identities, secrets management, and security best practices.

• Automate infrastructure using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, PowerShell, Bash, or Azure CLI.

• Facilitate zero-downtime deployments using rolling updates, blue-green deployments, and canary releases.

• Implement monitoring and alerting with Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Prometheus, and Grafana.

• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, disaster recovery plans, and system architecture diagrams.

• Collaborate with developers, infrastructure teams, security teams, and technical leadership.

• Ensure a secure and reliable DevOps platform, enhance deployment speed and consistency, minimize failures, strengthen Kubernetes operations, and support effective application delivery across various environments.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of three years of experience in DevOps, cloud administration, systems administration, or a related field.

• Extensive experience administering Azure DevOps Services or Azure DevOps Server.

• Practical experience with Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service.

• Proven track record in building and supporting production CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong understanding of Docker, container registries, and container lifecycle management.

• Experience with Git, branching strategies, pull requests, and repository security.

• Proficiency in writing YAML, PowerShell, Bash, or another scripting language.

• Familiarity with Azure networking, identity management, Key Vault, storage, and monitoring.

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform or Bicep.

• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

• Preferred: experience with Helm, Argo CD, Flux, or other GitOps tools.

• Preferred: knowledge of NGINX Ingress Controller, Azure Application Gateway, DNS, certificates, and load balancing.

• Preferred: experience with Kubernetes security, network policies, pod security standards, and secrets management.

• Preferred: familiarity with SQL Server, Redis, RabbitMQ, and other containerized services.

• Preferred: experience supporting highly available, multi-tenant, or distributed applications.

• Preferred: certification in Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, or Terraform.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options.

• Friendly work environment and team-building activities.