Senior Azure DevOps Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 22, 2026. Persistent Systems scores A on the Alion truth index.
About Persistent
We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 18 of the Fortune 50 companies, 7 of the 10 top US banks, 9 of the 10 technology companies, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.
Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 26 sequential quarters of growth with $487.6M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 7.8% Q-o-Q and 20.0% Y-o-Y. Our 29,500+ global team members, located in 21 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We received five awards at the ISG (Information Services Group) Provider Lens™ Awards 2026 and, for the second year in a row, were awarded the Growth Honor of the Year at the Everest Group Elevate 2026.
About Position:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and operate secure Azure DevOps platforms and automated delivery pipelines that enable reliable, scalable, and controlled software releases. This role combines DevOps engineering, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, cloud platform management, and security integration to drive engineering excellence and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will work closely with development, infrastructure, security, and architecture teams to establish modern DevSecOps practices and ensure secure software delivery across enterprise environments.
- Role: Senior Azure DevOps Engineer
- Location: Pune
- Experience: Between 8 to 12 Years
- Job Type: Full Time Employment
What You'll Do:
- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-scale CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and modern automation practices.
- Build and manage reusable pipeline templates, deployment frameworks, build agents, release processes, and automation workflows.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep, or similar technologies.
- Automate environment provisioning, application deployments, configuration management, and infrastructure lifecycle activities.
- Integrate security controls including code scanning, dependency scanning, container security scanning, secrets management, and compliance validation into delivery pipelines.
- Manage Azure DevOps repositories, branching strategies, pull request controls, release approvals, artifacts, service connections, and platform governance.
- Design and implement DevSecOps controls that align with enterprise security, compliance, and audit requirements.
- Support application deployment strategies including blue-green, rolling, canary, and zero-downtime deployments.
- Troubleshoot pipeline failures, deployment issues, infrastructure problems, and performance bottlenecks.
- Implement monitoring, logging, observability, and operational dashboards across CI/CD and cloud platforms.
- Collaborate with development, cloud, security, QA, and infrastructure teams to improve deployment reliability and operational efficiency.
- Establish DevOps standards, release management processes, governance controls, and platform best practices.
- Create technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and support runbooks.
- Mentor engineering teams and promote DevOps and DevSecOps best practices across the organization.
Expertise You'll Bring:
- 8-12 years of experience in DevOps Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation.
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps platform administration, CI/CD pipeline development, and release automation.
- Expertise in YAML pipeline development, Git repositories, branching strategies, and source code management.
- Strong scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar automation technologies.
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep, or equivalent tools.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services including Azure App Services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Networking, Azure Key Vault, and Microsoft Entra ID.
- Experience working with Docker containers, Kubernetes, Helm, and container orchestration platforms.
- Strong knowledge of DevSecOps principles including SAST, DAST, software composition analysis, container security, and secrets management.
- Experience integrating tools such as SonarQube, Checkmarx, Veracode, Fortify, Snyk, Aqua Security, Prisma Cloud, or Microsoft Defender for DevOps.
- Understanding of release governance, change management, compliance controls, and audit requirements.
- Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Grafana, or Prometheus.
- Strong understanding of cloud security, identity management, network security, and Zero Trust principles.
- Experience optimizing deployment pipelines for reliability, scalability, performance, and operational efficiency.
- Excellent troubleshooting, communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400), Azure Administrator (AZ-104), Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305), Kubernetes certifications, or related certifications are highly desirable.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
- Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
- Annual health check-ups
- Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents
Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:
Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.
- We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
- Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
- If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment.
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