Azure DevOps Specialist (contract, full-time)

WHO WE ARE

Our Mission is to help those in need with our out-of-this-world superpowers. Avalanche Laboratory's purpose is to be a reliable and long-term business partner to our customers offering them customized software solutions tailored for their business processes. We work on a project basis (in the EU and beyond), to this day we have already implemented over 320 projects and currently, we are working on another 45 projects. We have a wide range of clients from the financial sector, fintech, government projects, manufacturing companies etc.

WHAT WE DO

We are set up to provide our customers with end-to-end support in the process of developing software solutions:

• Business need analysis, design of functional and non-functional requirements, system analysis, support for business transformation and IT/business consultancy;
• User interface and experience design and development for mobile and desktop applications;
• Front and back-end development in a wide range of technologies: Java, .Net, Ruby, GoLang, Oracle, Python.
• Complete Data Warehouse solutions from architecture, design and implementation using mainly Vertica, Oracle and Microsoft platforms.
• Avalanche has been the central counterparty for multiple major banking projects in the Scandinavia and Baltics, in areas such as lending automation, regulatory reporting and calculations, integrations, governance, risk and compliance, Basel II/III, Stress Testing, AML/KYC.

Avalanche Labs is looking for a Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO) Specialist to join our growing team. Your first project will be with the largest insurance company in the Nordics. In this role, you will be responsible for helping our client’s development teams unleash their potential by helping them through the centralized Development tool offerings. The development Teams are mainly using Microsoft for development so tools like Azure DevOps, SonarQube, SNYK are some of the tools as a centralized offering. DevOps culture is also an important aspect of the work as-is the cloud first strategy.

WHAT WE EXPECT

💫 2+ years with Azure DevOps as a company-wide project collections administrator or equivalent

💫 Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure services and cloud technologies

💫 Familiarity with vendor tools and application development technologies

💫 Understanding of security best practices to be able to protect systems from threats proactively

💫 Fluent English

💫 Nice to have: Experience as a system/application administrator – with other tools/systems in the development area

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

🚀 Support:

Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to Azure DevOps and related cloud services (for example, ADO build agents).

Assist internal users with technical queries, tool-specific usage questions, and troubleshooting.

Manage user permissions and access rights.

🚀 Vendor Tool Management:

Understand and manage vendor tools used in application development.

Support internal users in using these tools effectively.

🚀 Comparative Investigations:

Research and compare competing tools or technologies.

Provide insights on pros, cons, and suitability.

🚀 Documentation and Instructions:

Create and maintain documentation for system configurations, processes, and troubleshooting steps.

Develop user guides and instructions for vendor tools.

🚀 Inventory and Licensing:

Track software licenses, renewals, and inventory.

Coordinate with vendors for licensing agreements.

🚀 Collaboration:

Work closely with teams (e.g., developers, platform responsible) to address IT needs.

💫 Apply and join our team!

📩 If you have any questions or want more details about this vacancy - feel free to contact us!

WHY BECOME AN AVALANCHER

⭐This is an opportunity to work with talented teammates and shape the future of Avalanche Labs (and we have daring plans!)

⭐Working on an international level in a fast-paced environment with professional growth opportunities

⭐Hybrid work arrangement with office located in Riga City Center

⭐Monthly fee 7000 - 9500 EUR (hourly rate up to 55 eur, VAT=0%)