Staff DevOps Engineer

Position Overview

Orthant exists to acquire, grow, and manage vertical market software companies for life – a portfolio including CEI, Finglow, PRG, ConiferSoft, and Rezatec. We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, manage, and govern our cloud environment with a strong emphasis on security, reliability, and scalability. You will have hands-on management of Azure resources across networking, identity, storage, and platform services, ensuring adherence to Microsoft’s best practices for governance and operations. Familiarity with alternative cloud providers is a plus.

Compensation

$75,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Key Responsibilities

• Implement Azure governance practices, including management groups, policies, and compliance standards; apply principles of least privilege and enforce secure RBAC configurations across subscriptions and resources.
• Configure and manage VNets, firewalls, private endpoints, and secure integrations with managed services, ensuring network security best practices.
• Oversee Storage Accounts (configuration, lifecycle management, and security), SQL Databases/Managed SQL Servers (configuration, monitoring, backups, access), Function Apps and App Services (deployment, scaling, VNET integration), and governance of pipelines in Azure DevOps and TeamCity.
• Configure monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics; ensure backup and recovery solutions are in place and tested; work with security tools such as Microsoft Sentinel and Purview.
• Monitor Azure spend, analyze cost drivers, implement optimization strategies across compute, storage, and managed services, and provide efficiency improvement reports.
• Collaborate with application, DevOps, and security teams to ensure deployments align with organizational policies, acting as a subject matter expert for infrastructure configuration.

Required Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience working with Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Practical knowledge of networking, firewalls, storage accounts, and identity management in Azure.
• Familiarity with managed services such as SQL, App Services, Function Apps, and monitoring tools.
• Hands-on experience with automation via PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform.
• Understanding of backup, disaster recovery, and cost optimization strategies in cloud environments.
• Relevant Azure certifications are preferred.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with alternative cloud providers such as AWS or GCP.
• Exposure to Azure Front Door, Application Gateway, or CDN solutions.

Benefits & Perks

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s)

• Do you live in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area? This position is for remote work with occasional in-person collaboration.

Language

• English (Required)

Work Location

Hybrid remote in Lees Summit, MO 64086