Python Technical Lead - DevOps

Job Summary

Role: Build Automation Engineer

Description:

Looking for an independent developer who can support a Microsoft Azure Service in addition to writing automation and tools for the Surface Post Launch (PLE) team. Azure service support Includes understanding the design and topology of a Azure service, understanding the latest Azure technologies, maintaining and supporting current online services and storage, security monitoring, software development lifecycles, and disaster recovery. Writing automation and tools includes determining requirements, design and implementation of solution, verification and end user follow-up plus enhancements.

Responsibilities:

• Strong knowledge of Azure Services and technologies

• Knowledge of migrating Azure Cloud Service (classic/RDFE) to Azure Resource Manager (ARM)

• Implementing business continuity and disaster recovery for an Azure service

• Utilizing Azure security monitoring services

• Enable vulnerability scanning coverage

• Design, implement and debug automation and tools used by the PLE team

Required Qualifications:

• Deep experience with Azure services

• Strong C# knowledge and PowerShell scripting experience

• Quality focus and attention to details

• Good communication skills

• Proactive communication with multiple teams

• Good software design skills

• Good analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience: 2-5 years

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field

• WiX/MSI experience is a plus

• MSBuild and Azure Pipeline YAML experience is a plus

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead the implementation and optimization of devops practices within the organization
2. Develop and maintain python scripts for automation and integration purposes
3. Manage version control systems, particularly github, for tracking changes and collaboration
4. Collaborate with cross functional teams to enhance the software development lifecycle
5. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members
6. Monitor system performance and implement improvements to optimize processes

Skill Requirements

1. Proficiency in implementing and managing devops solutions
2. Strong programming skills in python for developing automation scripts
3. In-depth knowledge of version control systems, specifically github
4. Experience with containerization technologies like docker and kubernetes
5. Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment (ci/cd) pipelines
6. Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
7. Strong communication and leadership skills

Other Requirements

1.DevOps certification (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Docker Certified Associate) would be a plus