Software Engineering Lead

Role overview

Azure DevOps configuration

• Configure and validate Azure Boards, Repos, Pipelines, and Artifacts.
• Design projects, teams, Areas, Iterations, backlogs, and work-item processes aligned with delivery needs.
• Establish reusable standards, naming conventions, governance controls, and administration procedures; troubleshoot issues with engineering, architecture, security, and infrastructure teams.

CI/CD engineering

• Build and maintain robust Azure DevOps YAML pipelines and, where required, Classic pipelines.
• Create reusable templates for build, test, security validation, artifact publishing, and deployment.
• Configure environment-specific approvals, checks, release gates, service connections, and segregation-of-duties controls.
• Troubleshoot failures, improve reliability, document support procedures, and ensure pipelines are auditable, secure, and suitable for controlled enterprise environments.

Migration and repository strategy

• Migrate source code from Version Manager to Azure Repos while preserving history, structure, traceability, and access controls.
• Assess repositories, branches, builds, dependencies, and release workflows; plan migration waves, validation, rollback, reconciliation, and cutover.
• Partner with application teams to validate migrated code, repository integrity, pipeline functionality, and development continuity.
• Define Git Flow or fit-for-purpose branching strategies; configure branch policies, pull-request rules, merge strategies, status checks, and protections.
• Guide development teams on Git practices, repository hygiene, conflict resolution, and controlled code promotion.

Security and governance

• Configure ADO security groups, project and repository permissions, role-based access, service accounts, and least-privilege controls.
• Implement approvals, auditability, traceability, and evidence requirements for regulated or controlled environments.
• Coordinate with identity and security teams on Microsoft Entra ID integration, credential management, and access reviews.
• Document the security model, support periodic access certification, and remediate permission issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of overall IT experience, including significant hands-on DevOps, configuration management, release engineering, or platform administration.
• At least four years of hands-on Azure DevOps administration and engineering experience.
• Experience configuring Azure DevOps services, projects, teams, work-item structures, deployment controls, and permissions.
• Solid Git/Git Flow knowledge and working knowledge of PowerShell, Bash, Python, or equivalent scripting and automation tools.
• Expertise creating and supporting enterprise Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and stakeholder-collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions with no-code, low-code, and advanced platforms.

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