Software Development Engineer

About the role

About Client: Client is a global financial technology company that provides a wide range of solutions and services to the financial industry. As a leading provider of technology solutions, Client offers a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to facilitate efficient banking operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive digital transformation. Its offerings encompass core banking systems, digital banking platforms, payment processing solutions, risk management tools, and data analytics capabilities.

Rate: $80/Hr

Job Description:

• We re seeking an Azure Engineer with ITOps expertise to work on a team focused on keeping the systems secure, stable, and available.
• The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in production support, strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, and a genuine passion for ensuring critical systems operate smoothly and efficiently.
• You ll collaborate closely with product, security, and operations teams to automate everything provisioning, deployments, observability, incident response, and compliance while supporting a rotational shift model to ensure 24x7 coverage. Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and maintain Azure landing zones and platform services (e.g., VNet, Private Endpoints, Key Vault, Azure Firewall/NSGs, Application Gateway/WAF)
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and/or Bicep; enforce GitOps workflows (branching, PRs, policy checks)
• Create reusable modules, pipelines, and golden patterns for app teams; champion automation-first approaches
• Define and measure SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, and reliability roadmaps for critical services
• Implement and tune observability (logs, metrics, traces) using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Prometheus/Grafana where applicable
• Conduct capacity planning, resiliency testing (chaos, failover, DR), and performance tuning across services
• Build secure, robust CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps Pipelines) with automated testing, scans, and approvals
• Standardize deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling) for containerized and PaaS workloads
• Implement guardrails using Azure Policy, RBAC, PIM, and Blueprints (or equivalent) to enforce least privilege and compliance (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA as relevant)
• Manage secrets and certificates (Key Vault) and integrate security testing (SAST/DAST/Container scanning) into pipelines
• Support vulnerability remediation and patching SLAs
• Own incident response, including rotational shifts and on-call; lead triage, root cause analysis (RCA), and post-incident reviews
• Optimize cost (FinOps), tagging standards, budgets, and proactive spending alerts
• Maintain runbooks, knowledge base articles, and automation for routine operations
• Act as a technical mentor; review designs/PRs; contribute to architecture decisions
• Partner with app teams to onboard workloads, define nonfunctional requirements, and drive platform adoption Your Skills and Experience:
• 5 to 7 years of hands-on experience supporting Azure-based infrastructure and services in production
• Expertise in several of: AKS, App Services, Functions, APIM, Azure SQL/MI, Cosmos DB, Storage, Event Hub/Service Bus, Redis, VNet/Peering, Private Link, Application Gateway/WAF, Front Door
• Strong IaC with Terraform (preferred) and/or Bicep; Git-based workflows; GitHub or Azure DevOps
• Proven SRE background: SLI/SLO design, error budgets, incident management, RCA, capacity and performance engineering
• CI/CD design and operations (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps Pipelines); artifact/versioning strategies; release governance
• Observability with Azure: Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and alerting/automations (Action Groups, Logic Apps, Functions)
• Solid networking fundamentals (DNS, TLS, routing, firewalls, load balancing), identity (AAD/Entra ID), and secrets management (Key Vault)
• Scripting proficiency in PowerShell and/or Python; Linux fundamentals
• Strong understanding of Azure security best practices, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Azure Policy, and Managed Identities for secure access management and governance Technology/Skill
• Total Experience in Years
• Latest year of Experience
• Additional Comments
• MS Azure
• Azure ITOps
• Azure Gov Cloud
• Experience supporting Azure-based infrastructure and services in production
• Expertise in several of: AKS, App Services, Functions, APIM, Azure SQL/MI, Cosmos DB, Storage, Event Hub/Service Bus, Redis, VNet/Peering, Private Link, Application Gateway/WAF, Front Door
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and/or Bicep
• Champion automation-first approaches
• Experience with SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, and reliability roadmaps
• Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and alerting/automations (Action Groups, Logic Apps, Functions)
• Solid networking fundamentals (DNS, TLS, routing, firewalls, load balancing), identity (AAD/Entra ID), and secrets management (Key Vault)
• Standardized deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling) for containerized and PaaS workloads
• Implement guardrails using Azure Policy, RBAC, PIM, and Blueprints (or equivalent) to enforce least privilege and compliance
• Scripting proficiency in PowerShell and/or Python; Linux fundamentals
• Strong understanding of Azure security best practices, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Azure Policy, and Managed Identities for secure access management and governance

Please note that ApTask offers subsidized insurance coverage to our employees.

About ApTask: ApTask is a leading global provider of workforce solutions and talent acquisition services, dedicated to shaping the future of work. As an African American-owned and Veteran-owned company, ApTask offers a comprehensive suite of services, including staffing and recruitment solutions, managed services, IT consulting, and project management. With a focus on excellence, collaboration, and innovation, ApTask provides unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and development. As a member of the ApTask team, you will have the chance to connect businesses with top-tier professionals, optimize workforce performance, and drive success across diverse industries. Join us at ApTask and be part of our mission to empower organizations to thrive while fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

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About operations at ApTask

Operations roles at ApTask cover program management, PMO, business analysis, transformation, and change-management positions across enterprise clients. We place operators who translate strategy into delivery — PMPs, Scrum Masters, agile coaches, Six Sigma black belts, and change-management practitioners certified in Prosci or the client's preferred framework. Candidates are validated against the specific enterprise tooling the client runs (ServiceNow, Jira Portfolio, Clarity, Planview) and their prior track record in comparable-scale programs, not generic delivery experience.