DevOps Engineer, II

Encoura

Azure DevOps Engineer responsible for ensuring reliability of large-scale production systems at Encoura. Leading CI/CD initiatives and collaborating with engineering teams on cloud infrastructure.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $116,000 - $128,800 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing large-scale production systems, with a focus on reliability, performance, and availability. Proficient in designing CI/CD pipelines and automating Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles.

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CI/CD Pipeline DesignAzure DevOpsInfrastructure as CodeIncident ResponseCloud Cost Optimization

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Hard Skills

DevOpsSRECloud EngineeringScriptingAutomationAzure ServicesSecurity Best PracticesSystem HardeningAgileTerraform

Soft Skills

CollaborationIntellectual Curiosity

Tools & Technologies

GitHub ActionsJenkinsOctopus DeployAzure FunctionsAzure SQLAzure StorageAzure Key VaultEntra ID

Certifications & Qualifications

BS in Computer ScienceMaster's Degree (Preferred)

Industry Keywords

Cloud MigrationsCompliance StandardsCost ModelingIncident Management Tooling

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudJenkinsSQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and maintain the reliability, performance, and availability of large-scale production systems — monitoring dashboards, reviewing alerts, and resolving incidents as they arise
Serve as primary on-call and incident responder for customer-impacting issues, triaging, coordinating resolution, and leading post-mortems
Design, build, and improve CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Octopus Deploy
Automate Azure infrastructure and services (Web Apps, Functions, SQL, Storage, Key Vaults, Entra ID) using IaC tooling
Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and security teams to support deployments, migrations, and compliance initiatives
Drive cloud cost optimization, scalability, and auto-scaling initiatives across hosted environments
Implement and modernize incident management tooling and enforce security best practices and system hardening standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent, or a Bachelor's in an unrelated field with at least 7 years of professional experience. A relevant Master's degree is a plus
4+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering with a strong hands-on background in Microsoft Azure production environments
Proven experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Octopus Deploy)
Demonstrated ability to lead cloud migrations, infrastructure automation, and incident response at scale
Experience with Azure services including Web Apps, Functions, SQL, Storage, Key Vaults, and Entra ID
Ability to independently design and deliver complex technical solutions with minimal direction
Strong understanding of security best practices, system hardening, and compliance standards
Excellent collaboration skills — comfortable partnering with engineering, product, and security stakeholders
Very strong scripting and automation skills – you believe we should automate just about everything
Experience as a champion of Infrastructure as Code. Able to lead the transformation from manual "hands-on" in Azure to Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform or ARM/Bicep templates
Experience supporting application development teams who work in an iterative-based development environment using Agile/Scrum/Kanban
Solid understanding of Azure billing and cost modeling
Intellectually curious – prepared to challenge and be challenged
Constantly strive to learn new technologies and look for ways to stay up to date in this rapidly changing industry.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
retirement contributions
paid time off
other programs that support employee well‑being