Azure DevOps Pipeline Developer
Location: Mechanicsburg, PA
Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite in Mechanicsburg, PA
Schedule: 8 hours/day
Interview: Virtual
Contract: Nov 16, 2026 - Nov 13, 2027 (approximately 12 months)
Visas Accepted: USC, GC
Role Overview
Our client is seeking an Azure DevOps Pipeline Developer to lead the migration of source code repositories, branching strategies, build processes, and release workflows to Azure DevOps Services. The developer will design, implement, and maintain standardized YAML-based continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines while supporting engineering teams through migration and stabilization.
The position works onsite in Mechanicsburg, PA and collaborates with development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, quality assurance, and release-management teams to deliver a controlled, scalable, and well-documented transition.
Primary Responsibilities
" Design, develop, and maintain YAML-based CI/CD pipelines supporting the migration of repositories and delivery workflows to Azure DevOps Services.
" Lead the transition of source code repositories, branching strategies, build processes, and release workflows to Azure DevOps Services.
" Create and maintain standardized, reusable YAML templates, multi-stage pipelines, conditions, and parameterized configurations.
" Support engineering teams throughout pipeline migration and stabilization.
" Integrate automated testing, code-quality tooling, and security scanning into pipelines.
" Maintain pipeline security controls involving secrets, service connections, variable groups, and least-privilege access.
" Create migration documentation, runbooks, and support procedures.
" Collaborate with development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, quality assurance, and release-management teams to deliver a scalable and documented transition.
Required Technical Skills
" Experience migrating pipelines from classic Azure DevOps pipelines to YAML.
" Knowledge of reusable YAML templates, multi-stage pipelines, pipeline conditions, and parameterization.
" Experience with Azure Artifacts, NuGet feeds, and package versioning.
" Familiarity with Azure Repos branch policies, pull-request validation, and repository permissions.
" Experience integrating automated testing, code-quality tools, and security scanning into pipelines.
" Knowledge of secrets management, service connections, variable groups, and least-privilege access.
" Familiarity with PowerShell or Bash scripting and Azure CLI.
" Experience creating migration documentation, runbooks, and support procedures.
" Strong expertise in Git, Azure DevOps Services, CI/CD automation, pipeline security, and software delivery practices.
Preferred Qualifications
" Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, or cloud deployment workflows.