Job DescriptionThe Railroad Commission of Texas seeks an Azure DevOps Engineer to perform advanced (senior level) support building and maintaining continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, manages cloud systems, and automates daily tasks for the Mainframe Transformation section (in conjunction with the Infrastructure & Operations section) of the Information Technology Services (ITS) Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC). The Azure DevOps Engineer will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining secure CI/CD pipelines, supporting application deployments across cloud and hybrid environments, and ensuring operational excellence through automation and process improvement. This position collaborates with crossfunctional teams to deliver reliable, compliant, and efficient releases, and supports organizational change management and disaster recovery initiatives. This position works under general supervision of the Mainframe Transformation Team Leads, and with the Infrastructure and Operations Manager. Moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Will be assigned additional related essential tasks as required to maintain production workflow. This role also includes coordination of work to meet agency goals and objectives as set forth by agency management.
Essential Job Duties - Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, including security configurations, gates, and rolebased access controls.
- Manage build and release processes for applications across development, testing, and production environments (Windows, Linux, Azure, hybrid).
- Support application deployments, dependency management, and automation using PowerShell, Python, and Azure CLI.
- Collaborate with development, QA, infrastructure, and project management teams to coordinate release schedules, readiness checks, and Go/NoGo decisions.
- Troubleshoot build failures, deployment issues, and environment configuration problems; perform rollbacks and communicate incident status to stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain documentation for release management processes, deployment standards, and operational procedures.
- Monitor and optimize cloud resources using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Sentinel; build dashboards and alerting for performance and security.
- Participate in change management, ensuring compliance with organizational and ITIL standards.
- Provide operational support for Azure workloads, including networking, compute, storage, identity, and security.
- Automate routine tasks and infrastructure provisioning using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, DevOps and GitOps workflows.
- Participate in crosstraining and process improvement initiatives, including Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) development and disaster recovery planning.
- Collaborate with Mainframe Transformation Team Leads and the Infrastructure & Operations Manager with moderate latitude for independent judgment.
- Perform additional essential tasks as required to support production workflow and agency objectives.
For Military Crosswalk information, please visit: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_InformationTechnology.pdf
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree from an accredited fouryear college or university, with major coursework in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or a related field.
- At least five (5) years relevant experience, to include 3 years handson experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) for pipeline creation, security configuration, and release management.
- Experience and education may be substituted on a yearforyear basis.
- Total years of experience may run concurrently.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and hybrid environments.
- Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Bicep), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and automation frameworks (Ansible).
- Operational support experience for enterprise web applications and middleware platforms.
- Knowledge of monitoring and alerting tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Sentinel, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Experience with version control systems (Azure DevOps, Git).
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
- Certifications a plus (DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Developer Associate).
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities - Knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) concepts and implementation preferred.
- Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) concepts and implementation.
- Knowledge of change control tools.
- Knowledge of network protocols and technologies (TCP/IP, VPN, VLANs), understanding of security concepts (access control, authentication, encryption), and proficiency in managing network threats and security solutions (intrusion detection systems, firewalls, AntiDDOS Protection, Threat Management Protection, Content Filtering, Ingress/Egress management).
- Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of computer programming and systems analysis; of computer operations procedures and systems; and of computer programming languages.
- Skill in problem solving, in critical thinking, in computer programming, and in the use of computer hardware and software.
- Skill in coordinating and solving problems; in scheduling; in ensuring that change control requirements are met; and in troubleshooting computer systems.
- Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Skill in coordinating solutions to problems; in developing or revising system configurations.
- Demonstrated skill in managing multiple environments in support of Application Development and testing.
- Demonstrated skill in scheduling, testing, installing, and implementing programs; and in troubleshooting computer systems.
- Ability to recognize, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues.
- Ability to analyze systems and procedures, write and revise standards and procedures, handle multiple projects.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions; analyze complex information and develop plans; interpret complex data; to effectively demonstrate negotiation and facilitation skills.
- Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, to diverse audiences.
- Ability to maintain working relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
- Ability to take initiative and work independently.
- Ability to work effectively on a team as a member and leader.
- Ability to plan, assign, and/or supervise the work of others.
- Ability to address issues/concerns in a professional manner.
Additional InformationWork Hours: Standard office hours for Commission employees are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Our agency offers alternate schedules for employees, as long as it does not adversely affect operations and service levels, and standard hours of operation are maintained. The Commission may also offer telework based on the agency's approved Telework Plan. Alternate work schedules may be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview process.
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH WORK IN TEXAS: Work In Texas (WIT) applicants must complete the CAPPS Prescreening Questionnaire to be considered for the posting. To complete the Prescreening Questionnaire, go to CAPPS to register or login: https://erphcmprd.cpa.texas.gov/psc/candidateportal/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?FOCUS=Applicant.
Remarks: - There is one available position.
- Official transcripts, DD214 or DD1300, copies of license/certifications, or other minimum requirement validations will be requested at the time of the job offer.
- Criminal background checks will be conducted on all final candidates. An applicant who has been convicted of a criminal offense relevant to the position may be disqualified from employment.
