We are seeking a Senior Azure DevOps / AI Platform Engineer for a contract position in Woburn, Massachusetts. This is a hands-on Azure platform engineering role focused on building, automating, securing, and operating enterprise Azure infrastructure supporting AI, data, and cloud-native workloads. You will work alongside an existing Azure engineer to fill gaps across Azure infrastructure, DevOps, governance, security, and AI platform capabilities.
Responsibilities
Build, automate, secure, and operate enterprise Azure infrastructure
Develop and maintain Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code
Build and manage Azure DevOps YAML CI/CD pipelines
Support Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric/OneLake, Purview, and related AI/data platform services
Design and maintain Azure networking including VNets, subnets, NSGs, private endpoints, DNS, routing, and firewall integration
Implement Entra ID, Azure RBAC, identity, and access controls
Manage Key Vault and secure secrets
Support secure deployments across Development, Test, and Production environments
Monitor Azure environments using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
Implement cloud governance and security controls
Troubleshoot complex Azure platform and infrastructure issues
Partner with application, cybersecurity, networking, data, architecture, and governance teams
Develop technical documentation, runbooks, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures
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Qualifications
Required
5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering
3+ years of hands-on Azure production experience
Strong Azure DevOps and CI/CD experience
Strong Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience
Strong Git and YAML pipeline experience
Experience with Azure networking and secure cloud architecture
Experience with Entra ID / Azure RBAC
Experience with Key Vault
Experience with Azure Monitor / Log Analytics
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Experience operating Azure environments across Development, Test, and Production
Ability to work across application, cybersecurity, networking, data, architecture, and governance teams
Preferred
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Fabric / OneLake
Azure AI Foundry
Azure OpenAI
Azure AI Search
API Management
AKS / App Services
Azure Policy
GitOps
Bicep
PowerShell
Python
Containerization
Enterprise AI governance