GitOps Administrator / DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Position Name – GitOps Administrator / DevOps Engineer (Azure) Type of hiring – Fulltime/Subcon Location – Calgary, AB (Onsite Hybrid) Job Description: Experienced GitOps Administrator with strong 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