Azure DevOps Specialist – AI Foundry & Secure Cloud Infrastructure (India)

Job Title: Azure DevOps Specialist – *AI Foundry & Secure Cloud Infrastructure*

Experience - 6+ Years

Immediate Joiner

Location - Remote

Shift - Overlap 3-4 hours in US timezone

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Azure DevOps Specialist with robust expertise in Azure infrastructure,

security, and AI service deployment. The role will focus on building and managing a secure AI Foundry

environment in Azure, ensuring end-to-end DevOps automation, identity governance, and zero public

exposure of services.

The ideal candidate should have deep hands-on experience in Azure networking, identity management,

CI/CD pipelines, and secure deployment of Azure AI services.

Key Responsibilities:

● Design and implement secure Azure environments for AI Foundry workloads

● Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for AI/ML services

● Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates

● Architect and configure Azure Virtual Networks (vNet), subnets, NSGs, UDRs, and Private

Endpoints

● Ensure all AI services are deployed using Private Link with no public access exposure

● Implement Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) identity governance and RBAC

● Configure Managed Identities and secure service-to-service authentication

● Deploy and secure Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, Azure ML, and related AI workloads

● Configure Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, and network segmentation

● Enable monitoring and threat detection using Azure Monitor, Defender for Cloud, and Sentinel

● Implement DevSecOps best practices across environments

● Support compliance requirements and enforce security baselines

Required Skills & Expertise

● Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure

● Expertise in Azure DevOps pipelines, repositories, and release management

● Deep knowledge of Azure networking and secure architecture patterns

● Experience with Private Endpoints, Service Endpoints, and network isolation

● Strong understanding of Azure AD (Entra ID), RBAC, Conditional Access

● Experience securing AI services within Azure

● Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)

● Knowledge of containerization and deployment using AKS is a plus

● Experience with secrets management using Azure Key Vault

● Familiarity with Zero Trust security architecture

Preferred Certifications

● Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

● Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

● Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer

What Success Looks Like

● AI Foundry environment deployed securely within private network boundaries

● Fully automated CI/CD pipelines for AI workloads

● No public exposure of critical Azure services

● Compliance-aligned, production-ready Azure infrastructure

● Repeatable and scalable DevOps framework for AI initiatives

Job Type: Contractual / Temporary

Contract length: 6 months

Work Location: Remote