DevOps Engineer (Azure)
- Calgary, AB, Canada
$58 to $63 CAD / hour · Contract
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- $58 to $63 CAD / hour
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- English
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Original job description
This job posting is for an existing, active vacancy and we are looking for GitOps Administrator / DevOps Engineer (Azure) immediately with experience in GitOps DevOps , Azure
Job duties/accountabilities
JD:
GitOps Administrator / DevOps Engineer (Azure)
Experience
10+ Years
Job Summary
Experienced GitOps Administrator with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps-based deployments. Responsible for managing cloud-native applications, automating infrastructure provisioning, implementing GitOps practices, and ensuring secure, scalable, and highly available Azure environments.
Key Responsibilities
GitOps Administration
- Implement and manage GitOps workflows,
- Well versed with GitHub actions, runner management.
- Maintain Git repositories as the single source of truth for infrastructure and application configurations.
- Automate application deployments across Dev, QA, UAT, and Production environments.
- Manage configuration drift detection and remediation.
- Perform Git branch management, pull request reviews, and repository governance.
Azure Cloud Management
- Administer Azure services including:
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Azure Virtual Machines
- Azure Storage Accounts
- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Monitor
- Azure Networking
- Azure Container Registry (ACR)
- Manage Azure subscriptions, resource groups, and RBAC policies.
- Implement high availability, disaster recovery, and backup strategies.
Kubernetes & Containerization
- Deploy and manage workloads on AKS clusters.
- Configure Ingress Controllers, Helm Charts, ConfigMaps, and Secrets.
- Monitor cluster performance and troubleshoot container issues.
- Perform cluster upgrades, patching, and security hardening.
Infrastructure Automation
- Develop Infrastructure as Code using:
- ARM Templates / Bicep
- Automate provisioning and configuration management.
- Manage reusable infrastructure modules.
CI/CD & DevOps
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using:
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- Integrate automated testing, security scanning, and deployment approvals.
- Implement release automation and deployment strategies.
Security & Compliance
- Manage Azure AD integration and RBAC.
- Implement secret management using Azure Key Vault.
- Enforce security policies and compliance standards.
- Perform vulnerability assessments and remediation.
Monitoring & Support
- Monitor environments using:
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics
More about this job
Responsibilities
Manage GitOps workflows and Azure cloud environments, including AKS workloads, infrastructure provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, and deployments across development, QA, UAT, and production. Maintain secure, scalable, and highly available systems through access controls, monitoring, configuration drift remediation, disaster recovery, and vulnerability management.
Requirements
The role requires 10 or more years of experience and strong expertise in GitOps, Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD. Relevant experience includes GitHub Actions and runner management, AKS administration, Azure DevOps, infrastructure automation with ARM templates or Bicep, and cloud security and monitoring.
Skills
- GitOps
- Microsoft Azure
- Kubernetes
- Infrastructure As Code
- CI/CD Pipelines
- GitHub Actions
- Runner Management
- Azure Kubernetes Service
- Helm
- ARM Templates
- Bicep
- Azure DevOps
- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics
- Role-Based Access Control
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Technology
- Software
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- GitOps
- Microsoft Azure
- Kubernetes
- Azure Kubernetes Service
- Infrastructure As Code
- CI/CD
- GitHub Actions
- Runner Management
- Azure DevOps
- ARM Templates
- Bicep
- Helm Charts
- Azure Virtual Machines
- Azure Storage Accounts
- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics
- Azure Networking
- Azure Container Registry
- Azure Active Directory
- Role-Based Access Control
- Git Repositories
- Configuration Drift
- Disaster Recovery
- High Availability
- Security Scanning
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Release Automation
- Infrastructure Provisioning
- Cloud-Native Applications