DevOps Engineer

Our story

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.”

Our Values:

Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others.

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

Learn more at careers.alight.com .

Overview

We are seeking a motivated and adaptable DevOps Engineer to join our team. This role will support the management, automation, and monitoring of our CI/CD pipelines for Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Kentico CMS applications, as well as provide daily operational support for our Azure PaaS environment.

The ideal candidate thrives in fast‑paced environments, is eager to learn new technologies, and enjoys solving technical challenges that directly impact our development and deployment efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

CI/CD Pipeline & Release Management

• Assist in building, managing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines for Dynamics CRM and Kentico CMS applications.
• Support automated build and deployment workflows using Azure DevOps (or related tools).
• Troubleshoot failed builds, deployment issues, and configuration problems.
• Participate in scheduled deployment windows, including evenings or weekends as needed.
  
  

Azure PaaS Support

• Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot resources running on Azure PaaS services, such as App Services, Azure SQL, Function Apps, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, and Application Insights.
• Assist in implementing infrastructure‑as‑code (IAC) templates (ARM, Bicep, or Terraform) under direction of senior team members.
• Help manage environment configurations across development, test, and production.
  
  

Operations & Daily Support

• Provide day‑to‑day operational support, including responding to alerts, tickets, and incidents.

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• Participate in an on‑call rotation to support critical systems and deployments.
• Document processes, runbooks, troubleshooting steps, and environment configurations.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to ensure smooth release cycles.
  
  

Continuous Improvement

• Learn and adopt new tools, cloud technologies, and DevOps best practices.
• Suggest automation opportunities to improve reliability and reduce manual effort.
• Contribute to refining configuration management, monitoring, and alerting systems.
  
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD concepts, and release management. Family with Azure DevOps, Github Actions etc.
• Basic knowledge of Azure cloud services, especially PaaS resources.
• YAML-based Pipeline development (must-have)
• Exposure to Azure DevOps, Git, or similar version control and pipeline tools.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, or Python).
• Ability to work independently, troubleshoot issues logically, and learn quickly.
• Strong communication skills and a customer‑focused mindset.
• Willingness to support flexible hours, including on‑call and weekend deployments.
  
  

Preferred (Nice-to-Have) Skills

• Experience with Dynamics CRM deployments or Kentico CMS environments.
• Experience with Quality Gates and SAST tools like SonarQube and CheckMarx.
• Basic understanding of infrastructure‑as‑code (ARM/Bicep/Terraform).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Azure Application Insights or Log Analytics.
• Knowledge of REST APIs and integration concepts.
• Exposure to container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Azure Fundamentals / AZ‑900 certification is a plus

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• Azure DevOps certifications preferred but optional
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Self‑motivated and proactive.
• Strong desire to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Comfortable working in a remote, fast‑moving environment.
• Detail‑oriented with good problem‑solving ability.
  
  

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video.

Flexible Working

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 5 years in a row.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options.

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact alightcareers@alight.com .

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting their recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.