Senior DevOps Engineer (Remote - for OutsideHire)

Senior DevOps EngineerRole DefinitionThe DevOps Engineer is responsible for establishing and maintaining the cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, monitoring systems, and operational excellence practices that support the FanFair platform throughout development and production phases.Core ResponsibilitiesInfrastructure as Code: Design and implement Azure infrastructure using ARM templates, Terraform, or BicepCI/CD Pipeline Management: Build and maintain automated deployment pipelines using Azure DevOpsEnvironment Management: Provision and manage development, staging, and production environments ensuring consistencySecurity & Compliance: Implement infrastructure security controls for PCI-DSS compliance and data protectionMonitoring & Alerting: Establish comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using Azure Monitor and Application InsightsPerformance Monitoring: Implement performance tracking and optimization for high-throughput payment processingDisaster Recovery: Design and implement backup, recovery, and business continuity proceduresOperational Excellence: Establish operational runbooks, incident response procedures, and system health dashboardsWhat They Will NOT DoWrite application business logic or feature implementation codeMake architectural decisions without Chief Architect consultationHandle product management or stakeholder communication responsibilitiesPerform manual testing or quality assurance activitiesKey Accountabilities & KPIsInfrastructure Availability: >99.9% uptime for all production systemsDeployment Success Rate: >98% successful deployments with