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Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure + GitHub Actions) Location: Remote (US | Grand Rapids, Readiness to work in MI time zone ) Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099) About the Opportunity: ZipStaff is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for release engineering and Azure PaaS delivery at a major grocery and retail organization. You will own multi-team release trains, automate Azure App Service / Function App paths, and lead the Azure DevOps → GitHub Actions migration with reusable templates. This is a senior build-and-automate seat—not a console operator. Night releases run 2–3 nights per week . What You’ll Do: • Plan, coordinate, and execute releases that span multiple teams and shared release trains. • Build and improve automated deployment paths for Azure PaaS (App Service, Function Apps), including networking, identity, and secrets. • Lead pipeline and repo migration from Azure DevOps to GitHub Actions; create repeatable templates. • Build and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD for secure, repeatable delivery. • Write PowerShell, Python, and Bash to remove manual steps • Create self-service templates for repos, pipelines, and containers. • Enable agile teams to run their own delivery—set them up, unblock them, hand capability back. • Troubleshoot builds and deployments; support night releases 2–3 nights per week. • Contribute documentation and guardrails for security and reliability. Required Qualifications: • 5+ years DevOps, release engineering, or cloud engineering with software-engineering fundamentals. • Azure PaaS: Function Apps, App Service, networking, Key Vault. • Deep GitHub Actions plus Azure DevOps Pipelines. • Release engineering across teams with shared dependencies. • Production deployments for infrastructure, .NET , and Maven. • Scripting: PowerShell, Python, Bash. • Able to build, run, and debug apps in C#/.NET, Java, Node.js, or TypeScript. • Willing to support night releases 2–3 nights per week. • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. Preferred Qualifications: • Kubernetes and GitOps (Argo CD); Canary / Blue-Green. • GCP. • Terraform / YAML IaC. • SAFe. • Kafka, GraphQL, Temporal, LaunchDarkly, SonarQube, Backstage, or mobile-app release. Benefits: • Health Insurance. • Dental Insurance. • Vision Insurance. • 401(k). • 401(k) matching. • Paid time off. • Referral Program. About ZipStaff: ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients. To apply, submit your resume highlighting GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps pipelines you built, Azure PaaS deploys you owned, and any ADO-to-GitHub migration you led. Pay: $52 - $53 per hour

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Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure + GitHub Actions)
Location: Remote (US | Grand Rapids, Readiness to work in MI time zone )
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)
Plan, coordinate, and execute releases that span multiple teams and shared release trains.
Build and improve automated deployment paths for Azure PaaS (App Service, Function Apps), including networking, identity, and secrets.
Lead pipeline and repo migration from Azure DevOps to GitHub Actions; create repeatable templates.
Build and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD for secure, repeatable delivery.
Write PowerShell, Python, and Bash to remove manual steps
Create self-service templates for repos, pipelines, and containers.
Enable agile teams to run their own delivery—set them up, unblock them, hand capability back.
Troubleshoot builds and deployments; support night releases 2–3 nights per week.
Contribute documentation and guardrails for security and reliability.
5+ years DevOps, release engineering, or cloud engineering with software-engineering fundamentals.
Azure PaaS: Function Apps, App Service, networking, Key Vault.
Deep GitHub Actions plus Azure DevOps Pipelines.
Release engineering across teams with shared dependencies.
Production deployments for infrastructure, .NET , and Maven.
Scripting: PowerShell, Python, Bash.
Able to build, run, and debug apps in C#/.NET, Java, Node.js, or TypeScript.
Willing to support night releases 2–3 nights per week.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice-to-haves

Kubernetes and GitOps (Argo CD); Canary / Blue-Green.
Terraform / YAML IaC.
Kafka, GraphQL, Temporal, LaunchDarkly, SonarQube, Backstage, or mobile-app release.

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Health Insurance

Dental

Vision

401(K)

Paid Time Off