DevOps Consultant

Position: DevOps Lead / Consultant (Azure)

Position Type: Contract (Remote)

Location: Bucharest, Romania

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer with strong hands‑on expertise in Kubernetes (AKS) and Terraform to design, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines and cloud‑native infrastructure. The role focuses on automating build, deployment, and infrastructure provisioning while ensuring reliability, security, and performance of Azure‑hosted applications.

Key Responsibilities

CI/CD & Build Automation

• Design, implement, and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML‑based) for build and release automation
• Integrate pipelines with source control (Git), artifact repositories, and container registries (ACR)
• Optimize build performance, dependency management, and pipeline reusability
• Implement approval gates, quality checks, and rollback strategies

Kubernetes (AKS)

• Deploy, manage, and scale applications on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Create and maintain Kubernetes manifests and/or Helm charts
• Manage namespaces, services, ingress controllers, secrets, and config maps
• Implement container lifecycle management, health checks, and autoscaling
• Troubleshoot pod, node, and cluster‑level issues

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

• Design and maintain Terraform modules for Azure infrastructure provisioning
• Manage environments (dev, test, prod) using Terraform workspaces or state separation
• Ensure secure and consistent state management (Remote backend, state locking)
• Collaborate with teams to standardize infrastructure patterns

Security, Monitoring & Reliability

• Implement DevSecOps practices (secure secrets, least privilege, scanning)
• Integrate monitoring and logging using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or Prometheus/Grafana
• Ensure high availability, resilience, and cost‑optimized cloud infrastructure

Collaboration & Best Practices

• Work closely with development, QA, and architecture teams
• Promote cloud‑native best practices and DevOps culture
• Document pipelines, infrastructure, and operational procedures

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Strong experience with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts)
• Hands‑on expertise with Kubernetes (preferably AKS)
• Solid knowledge of Terraform for Azure resource provisioning
• Experience with Docker and containerized applications
• Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, Bash, or Python)
• Understanding of Azure networking, compute, storage, and identity concepts

CI/CD & Cloud

• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for microservices and containerized workloads
• Knowledge of Git branching strategies and versioning
• Familiarity with Azure Container Registry (ACR) and deployment strategies

Experience & Education

• Experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability roles
• Hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps pipelines
• Real‑world experience managing Kubernetes workloads in production
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Additional Information

• Opportunity for remote work
• Occasional travel may be required
• Office-based work: approximately 40%

Thanks and Regards,

Schiffer Felix

Talent Acquisition Executive | UK & Europe

Ampstek Services Limited

Sontraer Str. 9 60386, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen Germany

Tel - +49 (69) 50604428

Email - [email protected] / www.ampstek.com

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/schiffer-felix-92a797222/