DevOps Strategy & Automation:
- Define and implement DevOps strategies to streamline infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and operational management.
- Automate infrastructure deployment using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, and Ansible.
- Design and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins to enable efficient and secure software releases.
- Implement policy-based governance and automation using Azure Policy, Azure Blueprints, and security baselines.
Infrastructure as Code & Cloud Governance:
- Lead Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption for managing on-prem and Azure cloud resources in a repeatable and scalable manner.
- Enforce configuration management using Ansible, Chef, or DSC (Desired State Configuration).
- Establish best practices for GitOps workflows, version control, and branching strategies.
Cloud Security & Compliance:
- Ensure security best practices are embedded into CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud workloads.
- Implement Identity and Access Management (IAM), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and Zero Trust security models.
- Integrate DevSecOps principles to enhance vulnerability scanning, compliance monitoring, and automated security testing.
Containerization & Kubernetes:
- Design and manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS).
- Implement container orchestration, scaling, and monitoring strategies for high-performance applications.
- Define best practices for microservices deployment and service mesh architectures.
Monitoring & Incident Response:
- Implement and optimize observability tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and Prometheus/Grafana.
- Develop automated alerting and remediation for infrastructure and application performance issues.
- Establish incident response and disaster recovery processes in cloud-native environments.