This job posting is for an existing, active vacancy and we are looking for GitOps Administrator / DevOps Engineer (Azure) immediately with experience in GitOps DevOps , Azure

Job duties/accountabilities

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GitOps Administrator / DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Experience

10+ Years

Job Summary

Experienced GitOps Administrator with solid expertise in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps-based deployments. Responsible for managing cloud-native applications, automating infrastructure provisioning, implementing GitOps practices, and ensuring secure, scalable, and highly available Azure environments.

Key Responsibilities

GitOps Administration

- Implement and manage GitOps workflows,
- Well versed with GitHub actions, runner management.
- Maintain Git repositories as the single source of truth for infrastructure and application configurations.
- Automate application deployments across Dev, QA, UAT, and Production environments.
- Manage configuration drift detection and remediation.
- Perform Git branch management, pull request reviews, and repository governance.

Azure Cloud Management

- Administer Azure services including:
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Azure Virtual Machines
- Azure Storage Accounts
- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Monitor




- Azure Networking
- Azure Container Registry (ACR)
- Manage Azure subscriptions, resource groups, and RBAC policies.
- Implement high availability, disaster recovery, and backup strategies.

Kubernetes & Containerization

- Deploy and manage workloads on AKS clusters.
- Configure Ingress Controllers, Helm Charts, ConfigMaps, and Secrets.
- Monitor cluster performance and troubleshoot container issues.
- Perform cluster upgrades, patching, and security hardening.

Infrastructure Automation

- Develop Infrastructure as Code using:
- ARM Templates / Bicep
- Automate provisioning and configuration management.
- Manage reusable infrastructure modules.

CI/CD & DevOps

- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using:
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- Integrate automated testing, security scanning, and deployment approvals.
- Implement release automation and deployment strategies.

Security & Compliance

- Manage Azure AD integration and RBAC.
- Implement secret management using Azure Key Vault.
- Enforce security policies and compliance standards.
- Perform vulnerability assessments and remediation.

Monitoring & Support

- Monitor environments using:
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics

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