DevOps Solutions Engineer II

DevOps Solutions Engineer II - U.S. REMOTE 
Position Overview: The DevOps Solutions Engineer II will play a vital role within the Engineering organization, dedicated to delivering rapid, incremental capabilities to the Cloud. The focus will be on enhancing the member/user experience and driving value to the company. This role will be an integral part of the DevOps & Release team, providing horizontal support to Digital Engineering/Experience Development teams, ensuring seamless production transition and successful operations of applications.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage, build, configure, administer, operate, and maintain all components of the Azure DevOps environment.
Collaborate with Digital Experience Teams to seamlessly integrate their products into the DevOps environment.
Design, build, and implement pipelines and configurations, fostering efficient CI/CD processes.
Develop and maintain scripts for automating tool/service deployment to the Azure cloud environment via Azure DevOps Pipeline and Release.
Enforce quality controls and gates throughout the build, test, and deploy process, establishing Definition of Ready and Definition of Done to ensure delivery quality.
Implement monitoring and alerting for products/services in accordance with current guidelines.
Engage in discussions with Information Security to enhance the CI/CD framework with DevSecOps practices and standardized security tools and controls.
Collaborate with engineering teams to assess current processes and capabilities, identifying opportunities for improvement.
Perform additional duties as assigned to support Digital Engineering initiatives.
Qualifications:
Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Hands-on automation skills and experience creating CI/CD pipelines using cloud-native architectures on Microsoft Azure Cloud and Infrastructure as Code for enterprise applications.
Experience with Microservices deployment and release management.
Proficiency with Azure DevOps tools for planning, building, testing, releasing, and monitoring.
Familiarity with Gitflow branching model.
Proficient in scripting using PowerShell and Bourne shell.
Experience implementing standards and best practices for CI/CD frameworks.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and deductive reasoning skills, with demonstrated experience in advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills, with the ability to manage concurrent priorities and meet deadlines both independently and collaboratively.
Advanced verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey findings, conclusions, alternatives, and information clearly and concisely.
Experience working effectively with various levels of staff, management, stakeholders, and vendors, building effective relationships through rapport, trust, diplomacy, and tact.
Desired Qualifications:
Knowledge of security scanning and monitoring tools such as Checkmarx, Black Duck, SonarQube, Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, and Diagnostic.
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure or similar Cloud native offerings.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other container technologies.
Experience with automated Change Management using modernized solutions.
Experience supporting Hybrid Cloud architectures.
Familiarity with SAFe, and DevOps frameworks.
Prior experience working with Microsoft Dynamics, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Backbase platforms.
Experience in building iOS and Android applications.
Good understanding of core Java and Spring framework (Spring MVC, Spring Batch, Spring Contract).
Familiarity with Test-Driven Development and Test Automation tools.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Developer Associate.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM EST 
On-call support: Occasionally (Required outside core working hours when needed)