Mid-Level DevOps Engineer (Azure)
Location:
Latin America | 100% Remote
About CodeRoad
CodeRoad provides end-to-end software development services, helping businesses scale with ideal infrastructure solutions. From staff augmentation to dedicated IT teams and general software engineering, our nearshore technology services empower businesses to thrive in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
About the Role
CodeRoad is looking for an Intermediate DevOps Engineer to serve as the technical backbone for our Azure infrastructure, powering a cutting-edge AI and data platform delivered for a key client. You will own the environments hosting the platform's core data stores, AI services, and user-facing applications, collaborating closely with AI, data, and backend engineers to build a resilient and secure cloud ecosystem.
This role is critical to transforming our cloud operations into a foundation for LLM-based and agentic application architectures. By embedding security and best practices into the infrastructure from day one, you will directly drive the scalable and safe adoption of advanced AI capabilities for high-impact business applications.
Key Responsibilities
Provision
and manage end-to-end Azure infrastructure as code using
Terraform
or
Bicep
across development, staging, and production environments.
Build
and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines via
Azure DevOps
or
GitHub Actions
, while authoring comprehensive operational runbooks for the team.
Optimize
the data layer by provisioning, backing up, and securing relational databases, object storage, and vector databases with fine-grained access control.
Lead
security and secrets management by leveraging
Azure Key Vault
, enforcing least-privilege
Azure RBAC
with managed identities, and establishing secure API key lifecycles for LLM integration.
Deploy
and containerize backend Python services, custom web dashboards, and AI tooling for orchestration, observability, prompt evaluation, and agentic workflows.
Collaborate
with cross-functional PODs to enforce network isolation via private endpoints, virtual networks, and automated CI/CD security scanning, backed by
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
and
Azure Monitor
.
Requirements
2–4 years
of total DevOps or cloud engineering experience, with at least
2+ years
specifically focused on
Azure
.
Tech Stack Mastery:
Hands-on experience with
Terraform
or
Bicep
, container hosting (
Azure Container Apps
,
AKS
, or
App Service
), and scripting proficiency in
Python
or
Bash
.
Data & Cloud Foundations:
Practical working knowledge of
Azure SQL
,
Blob Storage
,
Azure Key Vault
, and CI/CD pipelines (
Azure DevOps
or
GitHub Actions
).
Security Mindset:
Hands-on experience with network isolation (VNets, Private Endpoints), data encryption at rest and in transit, and vulnerability/policy scanning in CI/CD pipelines.
Soft Skills:
Strong
ownership mindset
, proactive problem-solving skills, and a collaborative team attitude in a fast-paced environment.
Language Proficiency:
Advanced English
(clear written and spoken communication for working with distributed, nearshore teams).
Nice to Have
Experience with vector databases (e.g.,
Azure AI Search
,
pgvector
, or
Qdrant
) and hosting Python services.
Familiarity with LLM and agentic application tooling such as
LangGraph
,
Langfuse
,
Promptfoo
, or deploying
MCP servers
.
Exposure to modern data integration tooling like
Microsoft Fabric
,
Azure Data Factory
, or
Databricks
.
Background in configuring AI-specific security controls, prompt logging, and token usage telemetry.
What You’ll Love
100% Remote work flexibility
Paid Holidays off
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
Health insurance assistance
Competitive compensation in USD
Continuous learning and career growth opportunities