DevOps Engineer

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Prominent Has a Contract To Hire Need For a DevOps Engineer With Azure Expertise. Preference Given To Candidates That Can Be Onsite In Our Client’s Office In Berkeley Heights, New Jersey; Remote May Be Possible For The Right Candidate! As a DevOps Engineer You Will Implementing Zero Trust Architecture Around Identity And Access Management (IAM) And Data Encryption To Ensure Security. Additionally You Will Need
Infrastructure Skills - You’ll work with Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure orchestration and software installation.
AVD SME - You’ll build and maintain personalized AVD using automation.
CI/CD Expertise - You’ll build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
Security Focus - Identifying and addressing infrastructure and application security vulnerabilities is key. Implement robust zero trust architecture around identity and access management (IAM) and data encryption to ensure security.
Monitoring Mastery - Set up robust monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights. Create operational dashboards for proactive visibility.
Required Skills
5+ years of Azure hands-on experience.
Bachelor’s Degree; Master's is preferred.
Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines using **Azure DevOps** and **GitLab**.
Hands-on experience with **Terraform** for infrastructure prvisioning.
Knowledge of Azure monitoring tools and operational dashboards.
Provide expertise on Azure Iaas/PaaS including Application Gateway, API Management, App Service, Azure Monitor, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure DevOps, Azure Storage, Azure Front Door.
Experience with **WebLogic** and **Apache**.
Strong understanding of Azure security practices.
Linux OS competence.
Agile mindset and excellent problem-solving skills.
Ability to configure Microsoft Sentinel is a plus.
Familiarity with FISMA HIGH, FedRAMP HIGH, and/or Zero Trust Architecture is extremely helpful.
Azure certifications: AZ-104, AZ-204 and AZ-400 preferred.
Anticipated hourly rate while on contract is in the $63-71/hr range.

Work arrangement
Yes