Senior DevOps Engineer

Provation is a leading provider of healthcare software and SaaS solutions for clinical productivity, care coordination, quality reporting, and billing. Our purpose is to empower providers to deliver quality healthcare for all. Our comprehensive portfolio spans the entire patient encounter, from pre-procedure through post-procedure, with solutions for physician and nursing documentation (Provation^® MD, Provation^® Apex, MD-Reports and Provation^® MultiCaregiver), anesthesia documentation (Provation^® iProcedures), patient engagement, surgical care coordination, quality reporting, and billing capture (Provation^® SurgicalValet™), order set and care plan management (Provation^® Order Set Advisor™ and Provation^® Care Plans), and EHR embedded clinical documentation (Provation^® Clinic Note). Provation is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN and backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. For more information about our solutions, visit provationmedical.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in Microsoft Azure to join our engineering team who will be responsible for designing, building, implementing and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation processes that serve our clients. This role also requires deep technical knowledge of Azure services, as well as experience in managing complex deployments and environments. The DevOps Engineer will be involved in infrastructure, Cloud Technology, Software deployment, logging, monitoring, alerting, and automation of processes as required. DevOps Engineer will have experience managing databases, backups, and data restoration. The DevOps Engineer will play a crucial role in deploying updates and enhancements to clients without any disruption of service or quality. This position requires participation in a 24/7 on-call support rotation on a biweekly basis. Candidates must be willing and able to fulfill this responsibility as a condition of employment.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Azure Infrastructure Management:

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable and secure cloud infrastructure using Azure services, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and compliance with industry standards and organizational policies.
• Automate the provisioning and configuration of Azure resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, enabling repeatable, consistent, and version-controlled infrastructure deployments.
• Monitor, manage, and optimize the performance, availability, and cost-efficiency of Azure resources using native tools like Azure Monitor and third-party solutions, ensuring systems operate at peak efficiency and within budget constraints.
• Build, manage, and maintain Kubernetes clusters and containerized services in Microsoft Azure (AKS), with a focus on security, scalability, service discovery, workload orchestration, and seamless integration with CI/CD pipelines and monitoring solutions.
• Implement and support DevOps toolchains including GitLab, GitHub, SonarQube, Fortify/Veracode, and HashiCorp Vault to streamline development workflows, enforce code quality standards, secure secrets management, and ensure continuous delivery practices.
• Extensive experience configuring, managing, and leveraging operational monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk and Datadog to proactively detect anomalies, enhance system visibility, reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR), and support incident management.
• Develop and maintain automation workflows using tools such as Jenkins, enabling consistent, reliable builds and deployments, and improving the efficiency and reliability of software delivery pipelines.
• Manage relational and non-relational databases, including database schema design, creation, optimization, and writing complex queries to support application and reporting needs, with a strong understanding of data integrity and performance tuning.
• Integrate and maintain enterprise tools and messaging systems such as RabbitMQ, ensuring robust communication across microservices and distributed systems while supporting high-throughput, fault-tolerant message processing.

CI/CD Pipeline Development:

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or other CI/CD tools to automate the container creation and deployment process.
• Ensure seamless integration of code changes by automating testing, building, and deployment processes.
• Implement strategies for zero-downtime deployments and rollbacks.

Automation & Scripting:

• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools using PowerShell, Python, or other scripting languages to streamline operations and reduce manual effort.
• Automate routine tasks, such as system updates, backups, and monitoring setups.
• Create automated workflows for infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and configuration management.

Security & Compliance:

• Implement and manage security best practices, including identity and access management, network security, and data protection within the Azure environment.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA, or SOC 2.
• Regularly perform security audits and vulnerability assessments.

Monitoring & Troubleshooting:

• Set up and manage monitoring and alerting solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and other relevant tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to infrastructure, deployments, and system performance.
• Analyze system logs and performance metrics to proactively identify and address potential issues.

Collaboration & Communication:

• Work closely with software development teams to ensure that applications are designed for scale, security, and high availability in the Azure environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including QA, security, and operations, to deliver reliable and efficient services.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, providing technical guidance and support.

Continuous Improvement:

• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in Azure services, DevOps tools, and industry best practices.
• Continuously evaluate and implement new technologies and processes to improve the efficiency and reliability of the DevOps pipeline.
• Demonstrating a desire to keep learning, maintain own skillset, stay up to date and expand one’s knowledge across the full stack. 
• Managing and analyzing existing processes to identify automation opportunities across multiple platforms and technologies
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior DevOps engineers and team members.

Disaster Recovery & Backup:

• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and backup strategies to ensure business continuity.
• Regularly test disaster recovery procedures and ensure that backup processes are reliable and efficient.

Authorities 

• This position will have access to all client test and production environments including webservers and database servers. 

Job Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Equivalent work experience may be considered.

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps engineering, with a focus on cloud environments.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including deployment, management, and optimization of Azure resources.
• Proven experience in building and managing CI/CD pipelines, particularly using Azure DevOps.

Technical Skills:

• Deep understanding of Azure services, including but not limited to Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, and Azure Active Directory.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or Azure CLI.
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker, Podman etc.
• Knowledge of networking concepts, including VNet, VPN, load balancers, and firewall configurations in Azure.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Azure certification(s) such as Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Experience with other cloud platforms like AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Knowledge of security best practices and experience with security compliance in the cloud.
• Familiarity with database services and management in Azure, such as Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, or Azure Database for MySQL/PostgreSQL.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools like Jira.

Other Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Must have excellent communication skills. 
• Excellent analytic skills. 
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead projects from inception to completion.
• Adaptability to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
• Physical demands as required to perform the essentials functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.