DevOps & ALM Administrator

Position: Senior Azure DevOps/Cloud Engineer Job Description: Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions (ECS), a part of Arrow Electronics, brings innovative IT solutions to market to solve complex business challenges. We deliver value-added distribution, business consulting and channel enablement services to leading technology manufacturers and their channel partners. We help businesses grow faster, operate efficiently and transform in a dynamic market. Visit our website to find more information about Arrow: Arrow Electronics: Connect with Electronic Components | What we are looking for: A candidate who: • Has 5 - 6 years of hands‑on experience in Azure DevOps and Cloud • Is comfortable owning CI/CD, AKS, and GitOps end‑to‑end • Can troubleshoot production issues independently • Understands security, networking, and identity deeply • Writes clean automation and treats infrastructure as code • Communicates effectively across development and infra/security groups What you will be doing: 1. Azure DevOps Platform Ownership Azure Repos • Design and maintain Git repository strategies (mono-repo vs. multi-repo) aligned with team and product needs • Enforce branching strategies (GitFlow / trunk-based), pull‑request policies, and code review standards • Configure repository security including branch protections, reviewer rules, and access controls • Support teams in resolving merge conflicts, history rewrites, and repo optimizations • Ensure compliance with organizational coding and audit standards Azure Boards • Collaborate with product owners and Scrum Masters to manage backlogs, epics, features, and user stories • Define and maintain work item templates, queries, dashboards, and delivery metrics • Enable traceability between requirements → code → pipelines → deployments • Drive Agile best practices (Scrum / Kanban) within DevOps workflows Azure Pipelines • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using YAML • Build reusable pipeline templates for multi‑environment deployments (Dev / Test / Prod) • Integrate pipelines with: ○ Azure Repos / GitHub ○ AKS ○ Security scanning tools (Wiz, Fortify) • Implement pipeline optimizations (parallel jobs, caching, artifact reuse) • Troubleshoot pipeline failures and performance bottlenecks • Enforce release gates, approvals, and environment‑specific validation 2. Azure Cloud Engineering (AZ‑900 / AZ‑104 Level & Above) Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) • Design, deploy, and manage production‑grade AKS clusters • Configure node pools, autoscaling, upgrades, and security • Manage workloads using Kubernetes best practices (requests/limits, probes, HPA) • Integrate AKS with Azure networking, monitoring, and identity • Perform cluster troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident resolution Azure Networking • Design and manage: ○ VNets ○ Subnets ○ NSGs ○ Private Endpoints / Service Endpoints • Implement secure connectivity for AKS, databases, and application services • Configure and troubleshoot DNS, private DNS zones, and IP whitelisting • Collaborate with infrastructure teams on hybrid/enterprise network setups PostgreSQL (Azure‑hosted) • Provision and manage Azure PostgreSQL (Flexible / Single Server) • Implement secure connectivity via private endpoints and firewall rules • Support backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies • Troubleshoot connectivity, performance, and failover scenarios • Collaborate with application teams during migrations and upgrades 3. Kubernetes (CKA / CKAD Level Responsibilities) • Develop and maintain Kubernetes manifests (YAML) • Manage: ○ Deployments, StatefulSets, Services, Ingress ○ ConfigMaps and Secrets • Apply securityContext, Pod Security Standards, and RBAC • Manage namespaces and environment isolation • Troubleshoot cluster‑level and application‑level issues • Optimize resource usage and ensure cluster stability • Support GitOps workflows using ArgoCD 4. Git & Source Control Practices • Enforce Git best practices across teams • Educate teams on secure and efficient Git workflows • Integrate Git operations with CI/CD and GitOps tooling 5. ArgoCD (GitOps) • Design and maintain GitOps deployment strategies • Configure ArgoCD applications, projects, and sync policies • Manage RBAC within ArgoCD • Troubleshoot sync failures, drift issues, and deployment conflicts • Ensure Git remains the single source of truth • Collaborate with security and platform teams on deployment controls 6. Azure App Registrations & Identity • Create and manage Azure App Registrations • Configure API permissions, scopes, secrets, and certificates • Implement secure authentication and authorization with AAD • Integrate app registrations with CI/CD and AKS workloads • Rotate secrets and ensure compliance with security policies 7. Security & Vulnerability Management • Integrate Wiz, Fortify, and other scanners into CI/CD • Analyze vulnerability reports and assess risk impact • Work with teams to remediate: ○ Code vulnerabilities ○ Container image issues ○ Infrastructure misconfigurations • Ensure compliance with cloud and organizational security standards • Promote shift‑left security practices 8. Scripting & Configuration Management • Write and maintain automation using: ○ YAML (pipelines, Kubernetes) ○ JSON (Azure configs, policies) ○ Shell (Linux automation) ○ PowerShell (Azure automation, tooling) • Automate repetitive operational tasks • Maintain clean, reusable, well‑documented scripts 9. Collaboration, Ownership & Leadership • Act as technical point of contact for DevOps and cloud topics • Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and security teams • Participate in design reviews, architecture discussions, and post‑mortems • Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices • Continuously improve platform reliability, security, and scalability Do you see yourself as our future colleague? If yes – send us your application. Location: EG-Cairo, Egypt (Al Emdad & Al Tamween) Time Type: Full time Job Category: Information Technology