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Gibson Dunn · 15 hours ago

Azure DevOps Administrator (Temporary Assignment))

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$67/hr - $81/hr

5+ years exp

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. The Azure DevOps Administrator will be responsible for the configuration, administration, optimization, and governance of the firm’s developer tooling ecosystem, ensuring that development teams have consistent and compliant tooling that supports modern engineering practices.

Law Practice

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Administer and optimize Azure DevOps organizations, projects, repositories, pipelines, and agent pools

Configure GitHub Enterprise settings, branches, protections, identity integrations, and security controls

Maintain and govern CI/CD pipelines, build templates, variable groups, and release automation

Ensure reliable operation of build agents, runners, self-hosted agents, and integrations

Create and maintain project templates, repository policies, and standardized branching strategies

Manage permissions, access controls, service connections, and environment restrictions across all tooling

Enforce code security and compliance policies (branch protections, secrets management, PR controls)

Partner with Security & Infrastructure teams to ensure alignment with firm standards and regulatory requirements

Implement secure DevOps practices, including least-privilege access, artifact governance, and pipeline hardening

Train and coach development teams on best practices for source control, branching, pipelines, and automation

Provide Tier 2/Tier 3 support for Azure DevOps and GitHub issues, including pipelines, builds, deployments, and tooling errors

Create documentation, runbooks, onboarding guides, and knowledge articles for consistent tool adoption

Support teams migrating/converting from legacy tooling into Azure DevOps or GitHub Enterprise

Build and maintain scripts, automations, and utilities using PowerShell, CLI, and REST APIs

Standardize reusable pipeline templates and YAML libraries for consistent builds and deployments

Identify opportunities to streamline developer workflows, reduce manual steps, and improve productivity

Optimize performance of builds, pipelines, agent pools, and repository structures

Work closely with engineering, QA, information security, infrastructure, and application teams to support delivery workflows

Partner with the Agile Delivery Leads to align tooling capabilities with delivery goals and roadmaps

Collaborate with cloud, network, and security teams on connectivity, authentication, and environment configuration

Coordinate with vendors and Microsoft support as needed for escalations and troubleshooting

Monitor platform health, pipeline performance, agent utilization, and repository status

Maintain logs, audit trails, and operational documentation for compliance and platform management

Produce reporting and dashboards on usage, performance, reliability, and governance status

Support lifecycle management, upgrades, licenses, and backlog improvements for all tooling

Qualification

Azure DevOpsGitHub EnterpriseCI/CD PipelinesPowerShellREST APIsAzure Cloud ServicesSecure DevOps PrinciplesMicrosoft CertificationsScriptingAutomationProblem-SolvingCollaboration

Required

Strong understanding of Azure DevOps services: Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts, Boards, Test Plans

Experience configuring GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, runners, and repository governance

Proficiency with scripting and automation (PowerShell, Bash, YAML, REST API)

Familiarity with Azure cloud services, Entra ID/identity management, service principals, and Key Vault

Knowledge of build automation for .NET, Node.js, SPFx, Power Platform, or similar stacks

Understanding of secure DevOps principles, software supply chain security, and secrets management

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field

5+ years of experience in DevOps administration, system administration, cloud operations, or engineering support

Hands-on experience administering Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Enterprise in an enterprise environment

Experience supporting development teams using CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automation tools

Microsoft certifications (AZ-400, AZ-104, AZ-305, SC-300)

Experience with GitHub Advanced Security, dependency scanning, or code scanning tools

Experience supporting legal, financial, or regulated industries

Familiarity with ITIL, service management practices, or change control processes

Benefits

Health care

Paid sick time

Company

Gibson Dunn

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Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.

Founded in 1890

Global, US

1001-5000 employees

https://www.gibsondunn.com

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