Senior DevOps Engineer (MS Azure) for Professional Services (m/f/d)

Our brand Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia entered the life of Košice region in 2006 under the name of T-Systems Slovakia and ever since has been inextricably linked with the region when became one of the founding members of Košice IT Valley. We have managed to grow from scratch to the second largest employer in the eastern part of the country with more than 3900 employees. Our goal is to proactively find new ways to improve and continuously transform into the type of company providing innovative information and communication technology services.

Purpose

The Azure Senior DevOps Engineer defines and evolves enterprise-grade DevOps capabilities on Azure. This role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership across CI/CD, source control strategy, infrastructure as code, deployment automation, release governance, security controls, and operational observability. The role is expected to create reusable patterns, guide multiple delivery teams, and improve the speed, quality, and reliability of software delivery.

Platform Expertise

- Migration from on-premise solutions to Cloud with cost optimizations - 3+ years
- Expertise in designing and architect multi-layered Cloud only / Hybrid networks for Microsoft Azure Cloud - 3+ years
- Experience in the design and delivery of systems based on IaaS, PaaS and SaaS - 3+ years
- Experience in building CI/CD pipelines and serverless architectures - 3+ years
- Good knowledge of Coding/scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell, or similar) - 3+ years
- Experienced in Databases (Oracle - migration), Networking (ExpressRoute/VPN), Integration (with SAP systems) - 3+ years
- Experienced in Active Directory, Azure Identity Management and Azure AD Premium - nice to have
- Connectivity Design: Experience in designing and implementing connectivity for third-party applications, cloud integrations, and IP networking
- Customer Engagement: Proven ability to act as a customer PoC, providing technical guidance and ensuring a smooth transition
- Problem-Solving: Hands-on troubleshooting of platform, connectivity, and deployment issues to meet customer goals
- Technical Resilience Guidance: Support application owners in increasing resiliency through effective use of Kubernetes and OpenStack

IT Technical Skills

- Experience with DevSecOps - Advanced
- ELK/Prometheus - Expert
- Linux Operating System - Expert
- Windows Operating System - Expert
- Azure - Expert
- Ansible / Terraform / Puppet - Expert
- Maven / Gradle - Intermediate
- Jenkins / Gitlab - Advanced
- Docker / Kubernetes - Expert

Certifications

- Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert or comparable cloud/automation credentials

Responsibilities

Design, standardize, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines for application and platform workloads in Azure.; Define source control, branching, release, and environment management strategies across teams and products.; Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code and automation patterns for Azure environments and shared services.; Embed security, compliance, quality gates, and automated testing into delivery pipelines and deployment workflows.; Establish monitoring, deployment telemetry, and feedback loops to improve delivery performance and platform reliability.; Mentor engineers, review designs, and act as a senior technical authority for DevOps practices and platform decisions.

Requirements

Have Master´s degree in Information technologies; Speak English – Upper intermediate (C1) / German language is a benefit; Have experiences with Agile Methodology, Scrum and SAFe; Have good communication skills, analytical thinking, team cooperation and presentation skills