Senior Azure DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join Xebia, a global leader in digital solutions, and contribute your expertise to designing and evolving cloud platforms. As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you will lead on-premises to cloud migrations, implement automated deployment pipelines, and drive platform security testing. You will collaborate with various teams to deliver secure and cost-effective SaaS products and contribute to platform engineering and security research. This role requires 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, software engineering, or DevOps with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure Cloud services. You will be responsible for ensuring scalability, security, and high availability of cloud platforms. Xebia offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, software engineering, or DevOps, with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure Cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), including compute, networking, security, data services, and containerization (Azure Kubernetes Service)
• Hands-on experience designing and building scalable, multi-region, highly available, secure Azure Landing Zones using the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
• Proven track record of migrating on-premises workloads to cloud with approaches beyond lift-and-shift, including rehosting, re-platforming, and refactoring
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and scripting/programming languages such as PowerShell, Bash, SQL, and KQL
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps pipelines (including YAML), CI/CD processes, and integration of security and code quality tools
• Solid background in container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker, specifically managing Azure Kubernetes environments
• Strong understanding and practical experience implementing cloud security controls, including privileged access management, vulnerability management, secrets management, WAF solutions, security logging, monitoring, and alerting
• Expertise in business continuity planning and disaster recovery solutions for on-premises and cloud-deployed services
• Thorough knowledge of cryptography, certificates (X509), TLS/SSL security parameters, and secure development lifecycle practices
• Experience with security scanning tools (static/dynamic code analysis, container and open-source scanning) and information security best practices in cloud environments
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English (min. B2)
• Work from EU and a work permit to work from EU are required

Responsibilities

• Designing and evolving cloud platforms with a focus on Azure Cloud services
• Leading on-premises to cloud migration initiatives ensuring scalability, security, and high availability
• Implementing automated deployment pipelines and infrastructure provisioning solutions
• Driving platform security testing and ensuring compliance with company-wide security standards
• Partnering with Product, Architecture, and Software Engineering teams to deliver secure, cost-effective SaaS products
• Contributing to platform engineering, operations, and security research to introduce innovative solutions
• Supporting continuous improvement of operational processes critical for cloud platform and operations success
• Aligning work with company-wide OKRs and strategic initiatives focused on cloud-native transformation

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Elasticsearch
• Knowledge of Linux, package management, and configuration management tools
• Background in implementing controls for ISO 27001 and SOC 2
• Understanding of OWASP Testing Guide and methodology