- Azure Certifications – AZ-400 (Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions) and other Azure certifications.
- Proficiency in Azure cloud services, including VMs, Containers, Networking, and DBs with Infrastructure as Code / Continuous Improvement.
- Proven troubleshooting experience and a talent for solving complex problems.
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
Professional Skill Requirements
- Minimum 12 years of experience in DevOps CI/CD involving complex scenarios and different technology stacks & diverse tools-set. For example: .Net/Python/Node.JS based pipelines using Azure DevOps ALM/GitHub/GitLab etc.
- Solid experience in Azure DevOps, DevSecOps and CI/CD Implementation & Automation.
- Must have experience in creating deployment pipeline for multiple environments (Dev, Test, UAT etc.) including approval process involved.
- Working understanding of configuration management using Terraform Templates (including TF Modules, Terraform Cloud, TFSec, TFlint etc.), ARM Templates, YAML, and Azure Bicep for automated IaC deployments.
- Solid understanding of SonarQube configuration and integration with CI pipeline.
- Expert level exposure to GitOps, ArgoCD, Helm Charts, Automated Testing (e.g. Pester Framework) etc.
- Working Knowledge of cloud-based delivery models, including SCRUM, Agile & LEAN dev models.
- Working knowledge of ADO Custom Agent, Parallel Execution, Deployment Group, Task Group, Code Quality Tools and Security.
- Good experience in designing a DevOps strategy as migration and integration strategies for artifact repositories, source control, test management, and work management.
- Proficiency with DevOps toolchains such as Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes and Ansible.
- Troubleshooting complex scenarios related to an Application Deployment in DevOps pipelines.
- Should be able to provide 'estimates' as per customer requirements and use-cases.
- Prepare technical design documentation and task-level project plans.
- Participate in customer whiteboard-discussions and document project requirements.
- Experience in Azure PaaS services and Containers is added advantage