Senior Azure DevOps Engineer

At NTT DATA, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees have been key factors in our company's growth and market presence. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA and for the people who work here.

For more than 25 years, NTT DATA Services have focused on impacting the core of your business operations with industry-leading outsourcing services and automation. With our industry-specific platforms, we deliver continuous value addition, and innovation that will improve your business outcomes. Outsourcing is not just a method of gaining a one-time cost advantage, but an effective strategy for gaining and maintaining competitive advantages when executed as part of an overall sourcing strategy.

We are looking for a hands-on Azure DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in GitHub Actions, Azure Cloud, AKS, Entra ID, Azure App Services, and AI Foundry integrations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud infrastructure, securing application deployments, configuring Azure services, and supporting AI-enabled applications deployed within the Azure ecosystem.

The role requires deep understanding of Azure identity management, cloud-native application deployment, Kubernetes operations, infrastructure automation, and DevSecOps best practices.

Key Responsibilities

DevOps & CI/CD

Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Automate application build, release, deployment, and rollback processes.

Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and deployment automation.

Establish branching strategies, release governance, and deployment standards.

Azure Platform Administration

Manage and support Azure subscriptions, resource groups, networking, and security controls.

Configure and maintain Azure App Services, Function Apps, and related platform services.

Optimize application performance, scalability, reliability, and monitoring.

Support production deployments and operational excellence initiatives.

Identity & Security

Administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).

Design and manage RBAC, Managed Identities, Service Principals, Enterprise Applications, and access governance.

Implement secure authentication and authorization patterns across applications and services.

Ensure compliance with enterprise security and governance requirements.

AKS & Container Platform

Deploy and manage applications on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Configure ingress, secrets management, container registries, scaling policies, and monitoring.

Support containerization using Docker and Kubernetes best practices.

Troubleshoot cluster, networking, and deployment issues.

Azure AI & AI Foundry Integration

Configure and maintain Azure AI Foundry connectivity and application bindings.

Integrate AI services into enterprise applications through secure deployment pipelines.

Manage secrets, endpoints, model deployments, and environment configurations.

Support AI application lifecycle management across development, testing, and production environments.

Monitoring & Operations

Implement observability using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and dashboards.

Perform root cause analysis, incident resolution, and platform optimization.

Develop operational runbooks and support automation initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have

5+ years of experience in Azure DevOps and Cloud Engineering.

Strong expertise in GitHub Actions and CI/CD automation.

Hands-on experience with Azure App Services and cloud-native deployments.

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Managed Identities, and Service Principals.

Experience managing and troubleshooting AKS environments.

Experience with containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.

Strong understanding of Azure networking, security, and governance.

Experience with PowerShell, Bash, or scripting languages for automation.

Preferred Skills

Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI deployment experience.

Terraform, Bicep, or ARM Templates.

GitHub Enterprise administration.

Azure API Management.

DevSecOps and security scanning tools.

Monitoring and observability platforms.

Tools & Technologies

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

Azure App Services

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Container Registry (ACR)

Azure AI Foundry

Azure Monitor & Application Insights

Terraform / Bicep

Docker & Kubernetes

PowerShell / Bash

Key Success Metrics

Reliable CI/CD adoption across projects

Deployment automation and release efficiency

Platform uptime and operational stability

Security compliance and RBAC governance

AKS platform performance and scalability

Successful AI Foundry and Azure service integrations

#LI-NorthAmerica

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for U.S.-based positions. The starting pay range for this role is [85- 90 $ W2 hourly range]. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.

This position is eligible for company benefits including participation in medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, and AD&D insurance, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits

About NTT DATA Services:

NTT DATA Services is a recognized leader in IT and business services, including cloud, data and applications, headquartered in Texas. As part of NTT DATA, a $30 billion trusted global innovator with a combined global reach of over 80 countries, we help clients transform through business and technology consulting, industry and digital solutions, applications development and management, managed edge-to-cloud infrastructure services, BPO, systems integration and global data centers. We are committed to our clients' long-term success. Visit nttdata.com or LinkedIn to learn more.

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting hourly range for this remote role is ($x - x/hourly ). This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on several factors, including the candidate's actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.

This position is eligible for company benefits that will depend on the nature of the role offered. Company benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, life, and AD&D insurance, short-and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits.