Azure DevOps Engineer
SMART TECH SKILLS LLC United States
IT Services and IT Consulting · 11-50 employees
About the role
The Azure DevOps Engineer will lead discovery, pipeline re-registration, and migration execution within Azure DevOps Services. They are responsible for scripting automations, configuring self-hosted agent pools, and ensuring seamless integration across build tools.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 5 or more years of DevOps engineering experience with a strong focus on Azure DevOps Services. Proficiency in YAML-based CI/CD pipelines, automation scripting, and managing self-hosted build agents is required.
Benefits
Full description
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
Location Remote
Experience Level Senior Level (5 or more years of DevOps engineering experience)
Role Overview The Azure DevOps Engineer serves as the primary hands-on implementation resource leading discovery, pipeline re-registration, platform configuration, and migration execution within Azure DevOps Services. This role is responsible for validating existing inventories, scripting API automations, configuring self-hosted agent pools, and executing cutover activities while ensuring seamless integration across third-party build tools and extensions.
Key Responsibilities
Discovery, Inventory & Automation
- Collect and validate comprehensive inventories of projects, repositories, pipelines, agent pools, users, groups, extensions, and tool integrations.
- Utilize Azure DevOps REST APIs, PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Python scripting to support automated discovery, validation, configuration, and audit evidence collection.
- Support user, group, permission, and identity mapping across Azure DevOps organizations.
Pipeline & Agent Configuration
- Analyze, update, and re-register multi-stage YAML pipelines across Azure Repos.
- Configure, provision, and re-register self-hosted build agents and custom agent pools across Windows and Linux environments.
- Validate and configure pipeline dependencies, including variable groups, secure files, service connections, credentials, certificates, and extensions.
Testing, Migration & Troubleshooting
- Test and validate integrations with external systems, including JFrog Artifactory connectivity and MATLAB/Simulink extension functionality.
- Execute structured test cases, pipeline validations, migration rehearsals, and production cutover activities.
- Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline execution errors, authentication issues, build agent offline states, and integration failures.
Documentation & Stabilization
- Execute migration tasks accurately from established technical runbooks and standard operating procedures.
- Maintain detailed technical documentation, migration evidence, issue logs, and system configuration records.
- Provide post-migration hypercare stabilization, troubleshooting support, and knowledge transfer to internal engineering teams.
Required Qualifications
- 5 or more years of hands-on DevOps engineering experience with a strong focus on Azure DevOps Services.
- 3 or more years of experience building, configuring, and troubleshooting Azure Repos and YAML-based CI/CD pipelines.
- Proven experience installing, configuring, and managing self-hosted build agents and agent pools.
- Strong automation and scripting skills using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python, or Azure DevOps REST APIs.
- In-depth working knowledge of Azure DevOps administrative settings, including user/group permissions, variable groups, secure files, service connections, and marketplace extensions.
- Demonstrated ability to execute structured test plans, analyze failure logs, and work independently from detailed migration runbooks.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience configuring and integrating JFrog Artifactory with Azure DevOps pipelines.
- Experience supporting MATLAB / Simulink extensions and embedded software build toolchains.
- Hands-on experience managing Windows and Linux build servers, proxy configurations, SSL/TLS certificates, and private network routing.
- Prior consulting or migration execution experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
Core Skills & Attributes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a deep understanding of CI/CD pipeline mechanics.
- Methodical, detail-oriented approach to executing migrations, evidence collection, and issue tracking.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing.
- Ability to self-direct and deliver high-quality implementation work within project timelines.
This is a remote position.
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