Azure DevOps Engineer

About CRUX

CRUX is one of the leading information technology companies. Through its Global Network Delivery Model, Innovation Network, and Solution Accelerators, CRUX focuses on helping global organizations address their business challenges effectively.

CRUX continues to invest in new technologies, processes, and people, which can help its customers, succeed. From generating novel concepts through CRUX’s R&D and academic alliances, to drawing on the expertise of key partners, it keeps clients operating at the very edge of technological possibility.

CRUX highly skilled, dedicated IT professionals, its subsidiaries and Joint Ventures provide customized IT solutions for several industries using our range of technical expertise and experience.

CRUX

Client’s satisfaction is our utmost priority. We will go through and provide you with the right vendor with the right talent who are capable of handling any job you desire. We will handle the project for you making sure that all your requirements are met. We work for you.

We believe that every IT & ITES project is unique in it and cannot be generalized.  In this model the client stands to gain by working with the pioneers of the industry at relatively lower cost and towards the end of the development life cycle the technology is transferred which value adds to the local content.

CRUX offers a wide variety of services.  Match your business needs to our capabilities.  Our professional staff’s are highly qualified to assist companies in any area related to their information systems environment

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps Services (Azure Pipelines) and Git-based workflows.
• Implement and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using ARM templates, Bicep, and/or Terraform for repeatable environment provisioning.
• Containerize applications (Docker) and manage container orchestration platforms such as AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service).
• Automate build, test, release, and rollback processes; integrate automated testing and quality gates into pipelines.
• Monitor and improve platform reliability and observability using logging and monitoring tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Drive platform security and compliance through pipeline controls, secrets management (Key Vault / Vault), and secure configuration practices.
• Implement cost-optimization and governance for Azure resources (tags, policies, budgets).
• Troubleshoot build/release failures, production incidents, and performance bottlenecks; perform root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes.
• Mentor developers in Git workflows, pipeline authoring, best practices for IaC, and cloud-native design.
• Maintain clear documentation: runbooks, deployment playbooks, architecture diagrams, and pipeline templates. 

Required skills & experience

• 4+ years hands-on experience working with Azure and cloud-native application delivery.
• Deep experience with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts, Boards).
• Strong IaC skills with Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.
• Solid experience with CI/CD design and YAML pipeline authoring.
• Practical knowledge of containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes — preferably AKS.
• Scripting skills: PowerShell, Bash, and/or Python for automation.
• Experience with Git workflows (branching strategies, PRs, code reviews).
• Familiarity with configuration management and secrets management (Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault).
• Understanding of networking, identity (Azure AD), and security fundamentals in Azure.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and incident response skills.
• Good collaboration and communication skills; ability to work across teams.

Certification

AZ-400: Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert or AZ-104 or AZ 305 or Terraform Associate.

Experience Level: 5-8 Years 

Location: Chennai - Work From Office