Lead Azure DevOps Engineer

Position: Lead Azure DevOps Engineer

Location: Jacksonville, FL

Duration: Contract

Job Description:

• Oversee and direct technical staff to develop code and unit tests for the development, enhancement, or maintenance of software / systems.
• Lead meetings to gather and interpret user technical requirements/user stories to design software components and solutions based on guiding principles, patterns, and experience
• Lead the detailed design of multiple technologies under the guidance of the delivery architect
• Use advanced knowledge and experience to resolve the most complex break/fix and bug/defect issues.
• Work with vendors / most senior technical staff to resolve most complex problems.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Enterprise level application design, engineering and development using .NET Core, C#, Azure DevOps, and Azure PaaS
• Implement core REST + JSON based APIs.
• Accountable for escalating issues and risks through the Delivery Architect and Manager
• Responsible for executing on tasks as directed by the Delivery Architect and Manager
• Responsible for communication and raising awareness to the Delivery Architect concerning issues, risks or other items that may impede development tasks.
• Responsible for understanding and ensuring development standards are followed through code quality reviews and compliance scans as Tech Lead
• Work with team members to properly define/clarify business requirements, development estimation, and work plan finalization.
• Perform unit and integration testing on all developed code – Create and execute unit and integration tests within development lifecycle.
• Participate in / lead implementation and support transition of completed components.
• Assists / responsible for task identification
• Responsible for understanding of functional and technical requirements.
• Participate / lead design discussions.
• Assist other teams with troubleshooting problems that may arise from applications or integration of various components.
• Support and Troubleshooting – Assist Operations Team with any environment issues during application deployment across Development, QA, Staging, and Production environments.
• As Tech Lead, work closely alongside other developers and QA engineers throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns.
• Experience with system design, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and tools
• Excellent communication skills to lead design meetings, tech breakdowns, and high-level architectural discussions.
• Ability to ask probing questions and identify edge cases during discussions.
• Experience managing a team, prioritizing work, and ensuring timely delivery.
• Proactive problem-solving mindset to remove blockers and address technical challenges.
• Collaborative approach to work with product owners and cross-functional teams.
• Regular code review practices and attention to pull requests.
• Passion for mentoring and helping teammates level up.
• Commitment to implementing and promoting best practices within the team.
• Willingness to share knowledge through pair programming, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Ability to influence decisions without direct authority. Adaptability to wear multiple hats (architect, project manager, mentor, effectively.

Desired Technological skills:

• Microsoft: Core, Azure, C#/Web API
• Experience with Cloud Technologies (like Azure / AWS), .NET Core, RESTful services.
• Frameworks: .NET Core, Azure PaaS,
• Databases: NoSQL db (Azure Cosmos, MongoDB), SQL Server, Azure SQL, Azure Tables, Stored Procedure Development, Performance Tuning
• Working with CI/CD Pipelines in Azure DevOps
• Knowledge of Supply Chain Management preferred.