Overview

We're looking for an Azure DevOps Engineer. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Right Balance provides top-tier technology talent for innovative companies in the US. We’re in the top 50 companies to watch in LA.

Engagement Details

Our client is a leading software solutions provider in the online advertising market; their advertisement platform streamlines the ad sales processes for some of the most prominent publishers on the Web.

They are looking for an Azure DevOps Engineer to join their distributed team.

As a team member, you will live our Core Values, and bring a natural curiosity and a passion for making really excellent things for the advertisement platform. We expect our whole team to self-lead and prioritize as distributed team members - frequent communication and participation will be key indicators of your engagement.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace and building a diverse team. At our core, we believe deeply in diversity and inclusiveness as being fundamental parts of a healthy team. We aim to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work.

Our client is looking for help with updating the current application deployment pipelines for new infrastructure and a review of the current pipeline library to validate what they have is extensible going forward.

Tech stack:

• Azure DevOps pipelines
• YAML
• Azure PowerShell
• Azure VMs
• MS IIS
• MS SQL Server (dacpac for deployments)
• Windows services

Key responsibilities:

• Migrate UAT environments from one set of virtual machines to another, which requires modifying existing deployment pipelines and PowerShell scripts.
• Include reviewing and improving deployment pipelines that were originally built by engineers with limited Azure experience
• Creating robust and maintainable infrastructure automation
• Potentially completing the work faster than the two-month estimate if the contractor possesses senior-level expertise.

Other details:

• Availability: Full-time.
• Length: 2+ months engagement.

What’s in it for you

1. Learn and evolve your skills using the latest and greatest technology tools in a rapidly growing company.
2. Learn from the best people around you. We constantly challenge the status quo and invent new ways of building a great product.
3. 100% remote. Work anywhere, whether it is remotely in the comfort of your home, in a shared co-working space, in an RV on the beach, or while being a nomad in another country.
4. Work on challenging problems, innovate, and positively impact many people's lives while having fun doing it.

Required Qualifications

• Upper-intermediate to fluent speaking and writing English. Able to have a real-time conversation.
• 5+ years of full-time hands-on DevOps experience.
• 4+ years of full-time hands-on Azure experience.
• Expertise in YAML for deployments, PowerShell for environment creation, IIS infrastructure setup, and Azure DevOps platform management.

Nice to haves

• IAC experience
• Terraform
• Experience building monitoring solutions with Grafana or similar
• Azure pipelines experience
• MS Build experience
• Azure functions experience
• Kubernetes and Docker experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated ability.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are your typical clients?

The majority of our clients are venture-backed startups at the growth stage. Usually, at this stage, the company already achieved a product-market fit and is looking to expand rapidly. That’s where we bring the best engineering practices, strong architecture, the latest technologies, and consistent processes to help companies scale.

What is the length of your engagements?

Most of our long-term full-time engagements last multiple years. It allows you to evolve your career with the client company taking on more responsibilities.

What’s your company size?

The Right Balance team is 55+ engineers going to 51+ by the end of the year. The current client size team is 197+ people. The timing is great to be a part of a rapidly growing team making meaningful contributions.

What happens if the engagement is completed?

Most of our engagements are long-term in nature. That said, if the current engagement is ramping down, we’ll present you with more long-term opportunities to transition into.

What are your core values?

Client First: we only win when our clients win. We treat client challenges as our own.

Ownership: we embrace responsibility, taking on challenges, getting them to completion, and enjoying getting things done.

Quality: we’re passionate about achieving quality outcomes by applying meticulous attention to detail.