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Avanade is looking for an Azure DevOps & GitHub Engineer/Architect at the Manager level. In this role, you will lead the design and implementation of modern DevOps solutions, cloud architectures, and software delivery platforms leveraging Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Copilot, and Microsoft Azure technologies. You will help clients define their AI-enabled engineering vision, translate business priorities into practical GitHub adoption roadmaps, and establish scalable, secure, and cost-conscious development and deployment ecosystems.
This role demands a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, leadership, and client coaching to guide teams through cloud, DevOps, platform engineering, and AI transformation journeys. You will advise leaders on responsible AI adoption, governance, usage measurement, cost management, and value realization while coaching engineering teams on GitHub Copilot best practices. You will remain hands-on in designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions workflows, Azure DevOps services, source control strategies, infrastructure automation, and cloud environments.
Come Join Us
There is one in every group—the person who dreams big and has the motivation to bring their ideas to life, even as others might roll their eyes and prefer to play it safe. Are you that person?
Are you the one who isn’t afraid to break the mold and gets passionate about the power of digital to transform organizations and ways of working? We are building teams of people like that to help our clients unlock the power they need now and own what is next. Together, we do what matters.
What You’ll Do
- Define and lead Azure DevOps strategy aligned with enterprise and client objectives.
- Lead GitHub and engineering transformation strategies aligned with client and enterprise objectives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders on GitHub-powered AI adoption, AI-enabled SDLC practices, DevSecOps, and software engineering modernization.
- Lead discovery sessions, assessments, workshops, and roadmap engagements with client stakeholders.
- Champion modern software engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, and platform engineering practices across engagements.
- Design and implement GitHub Enterprise architectures, governance models, repository strategies, and operating frameworks.
- Architect and optimize GitHub Actions workflows, CI/CD platforms, and software delivery pipelines.
- Lead migration initiatives from Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitLab, and legacy toolchains to GitHub.
- Troubleshoot software delivery, deployment, source control, security, and infrastructure challenges across enterprise environments.
- Lead the adoption of AI-enabled software development practices across the software development lifecycle, leveraging GitHub Copilot and emerging AI engineering capabilities.
- Advise clients on GitHub Copilot strategy, responsible AI governance, security, licensing, usage measurement, and cost management to improve adoption and business value.
- Establish adoption and value-realization frameworks that connect GitHub Copilot usage, license utilization, AI consumption, delivery outcomes, quality, and developer experience to measurable client goals.
- Guide clients in managing AI costs through fit-for-purpose model selection, efficient prompting and context patterns, usage guardrails, license optimization, and ongoing consumption reviews.
- Design and implement AI-assisted workflows for coding, testing, code review, documentation, troubleshooting, and developer productivity improvement.
- Develop reusable AI-enabled engineering accelerators, playbooks, and reference architectures that improve software quality, delivery speed, and engineering effectiveness.
- Partner with business, engineering, and technology leaders to identify, prioritize, and scale AI-driven transformation opportunities across the SDLC.
- Drive adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices utilizing GitHub Copilot and emerging software engineering capabilities.
- Coach client leaders, engineers, architects, and developer champions on effective prompting, context management, human review, secure usage, and other GitHub Copilot best practices.
- Continuously improve reliability, security, governance, compliance, and operational effectiveness across software delivery platforms.
Required skills and experiences
- 7+ years of IT experience with strong hands-on cloud, GitHub, and DevOps expertise.
- 2+ years in a lead, architect, or senior technical role.
- Proven experience designing and deploying cloud solutions at scale.
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and/or Jenkins for end-to-end CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using PowerShell, Bash, and/or Python.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD, Git branching strategies, and release management.
- Experience advising on DevOps best practices and aligning technical solutions to business objectives.
- Experience guiding enterprise clients through GitHub Copilot adoption, enablement, governance, cost optimization, metrics, and value realization.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including security scans, secrets management, and quality gates.
- Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments and networking, such as VPNs or ExpressRoute.
- Knowledge of reliability engineering principles, infrastructure performance tuning, and cost optimization.
- Understanding of ITIL or ITSM processes supporting CI/CD toolchains.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as NIST, HIPAA, PCI, or ISO 27001.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Background in consulting or client-facing roles is highly desirable.
- Experience working in large-scale enterprise or regulated environments, such as finance or healthcare, is a plus.
- Pre-sales solution architecture experience is a plus.
Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) preferred.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) preferred.
- Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) beneficial.
- Container certifications, such as Kubernetes or Docker, are a plus.
- ITIL or Agile certifications are a plus.
- Security certifications, such as Azure Security Engineer or cloud security credentials, are advantageous.
About You
Characteristics that can spell success for this role:
- You work collaboratively with energy, drive, and dedication to overcome obstacles and achieve your goals.
- You take ownership and encourage others to make a positive impact.
- You have superb interpersonal skills and can establish strong relationships.
- You anticipate and neutralize obstacles and objections.
- You are a skillful influencer of internal and external resources.
Enjoy your career
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!
Some of the best things about working at Avanade
- Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
- Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
- Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
- Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you
A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and our communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, but to also lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity page.
Create a future for our people that focuses on
- Expanding your thinking
- Experimenting courageously
- Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by
- Empowering every voice
- Encouraging boldness
- Celebrating progress
Accelerate the impact of our people by
- Amazing the client
- Prioritizing what matters
- Acting as one
Compensation at Avanade varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Avanade provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted on 03/06/2026 and open for at least 5 days.
Avanade offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:
Role Location Annual Salary Range
- California $155,200 to $184,300
- Cleveland $139,200 to $165,300
- Colorado $139,200 to $165,300
- District of Columbia $155,200 to $184,300
- Illinois $150,400 to $178,600
- Maryland $155,200 to $184,300
- Massachusetts $155,200 to $184,300
- Minnesota $150,400 to $178,600
- New York $164,800 to $195,700
- New Jersey $139,200 to $165,300
- Washington $155,200 to $184,300
Azure DevOps & GitHub Engineer/Architect
Avanade is looking for an Azure DevOps & GitHub Engineer/Architect at the Manager level. In this role, you will lead the design and implementation of modern DevOps solutions, cloud architectures, and software delivery platforms leveraging Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Copilot, and Microsoft Azure technologies. You will help clients define their AI-enabled engineering vision, translate business priorities into practical GitHub adoption roadmaps, and establish scalable, secure, and cost-conscious development and deployment ecosystems.
This role demands a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, leadership, and client coaching to guide teams through cloud, DevOps, platform engineering, and AI transformation journeys. You will advise leaders on responsible AI adoption, governance, usage measurement, cost management, and value realization while coaching engineering teams on GitHub Copilot best practices. You will remain hands-on in designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions workflows, Azure DevOps services, source control strategies, infrastructure automation, and cloud environments.
Come Join Us
There is one in every group—the person who dreams big and has the motivation to bring their ideas to life, even as others might roll their eyes and prefer to play it safe. Are you that person?
Are you the one who isn’t afraid to break the mold and gets passionate about the power of digital to transform organizations and ways of working? We are building teams of people like that to help our clients unlock the power they need now and own what is next. Together, we do what matters.
What You’ll Do
- Define and lead Azure DevOps strategy aligned with enterprise and client objectives.
- Lead GitHub and engineering transformation strategies aligned with client and enterprise objectives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders on GitHub-powered AI adoption, AI-enabled SDLC practices, DevSecOps, and software engineering modernization.
- Lead discovery sessions, assessments, workshops, and roadmap engagements with client stakeholders.
- Champion modern software engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, and platform engineering practices across engagements.
- Design and implement GitHub Enterprise architectures, governance models, repository strategies, and operating frameworks.
- Architect and optimize GitHub Actions workflows, CI/CD platforms, and software delivery pipelines.
- Lead migration initiatives from Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitLab, and legacy toolchains to GitHub.
- Troubleshoot software delivery, deployment, source control, security, and infrastructure challenges across enterprise environments.
- Lead the adoption of AI-enabled software development practices across the software development lifecycle, leveraging GitHub Copilot and emerging AI engineering capabilities.
- Advise clients on GitHub Copilot strategy, responsible AI governance, security, licensing, usage measurement, and cost management to improve adoption and business value.
- Establish adoption and value-realization frameworks that connect GitHub Copilot usage, license utilization, AI consumption, delivery outcomes, quality, and developer experience to measurable client goals.
- Guide clients in managing AI costs through fit-for-purpose model selection, efficient prompting and context patterns, usage guardrails, license optimization, and ongoing consumption reviews.
- Design and implement AI-assisted workflows for coding, testing, code review, documentation, troubleshooting, and developer productivity improvement.
- Develop reusable AI-enabled engineering accelerators, playbooks, and reference architectures that improve software quality, delivery speed, and engineering effectiveness.
- Partner with business, engineering, and technology leaders to identify, prioritize, and scale AI-driven transformation opportunities across the SDLC.
- Drive adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices utilizing GitHub Copilot and emerging software engineering capabilities.
- Coach client leaders, engineers, architects, and developer champions on effective prompting, context management, human review, secure usage, and other GitHub Copilot best practices.
- Continuously improve reliability, security, governance, compliance, and operational effectiveness across software delivery platforms.
Required skills and experiences
- 7+ years of IT experience with strong hands-on cloud, GitHub, and DevOps expertise.
- 2+ years in a lead, architect, or senior technical role.
- Proven experience designing and deploying cloud solutions at scale.
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and/or Jenkins for end-to-end CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using PowerShell, Bash, and/or Python.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD, Git branching strategies, and release management.
- Experience advising on DevOps best practices and aligning technical solutions to business objectives.
- Experience guiding enterprise clients through GitHub Copilot adoption, enablement, governance, cost optimization, metrics, and value realization.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including security scans, secrets management, and quality gates.
- Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments and networking, such as VPNs or ExpressRoute.
- Knowledge of reliability engineering principles, infrastructure performance tuning, and cost optimization.
- Understanding of ITIL or ITSM processes supporting CI/CD toolchains.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as NIST, HIPAA, PCI, or ISO 27001.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Background in consulting or client-facing roles is highly desirable.
- Experience working in large-scale enterprise or regulated environments, such as finance or healthcare, is a plus.
- Pre-sales solution architecture experience is a plus.
Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) preferred.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) preferred.
- Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) beneficial.
- Container certifications, such as Kubernetes or Docker, are a plus.
- ITIL or Agile certifications are a plus.
- Security certifications, such as Azure Security Engineer or cloud security credentials, are advantageous.
About You
Characteristics that can spell success for this role:
- You work collaboratively with energy, drive, and dedication to overcome obstacles and achieve your goals.
- You take ownership and encourage others to make a positive impact.
- You have superb interpersonal skills and can establish strong relationships.
- You anticipate and neutralize obstacles and objections.
- You are a skillful influencer of internal and external resources.
Enjoy your career
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!
Some of the best things about working at Avanade
- Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
- Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
- Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
- Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you
A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and our communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, but to also lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity page.
Create a future for our people that focuses on
- Expanding your thinking
- Experimenting courageously
- Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by
- Empowering every voice
- Encouraging boldness
- Celebrating progress
Accelerate the impact of our people by
- Amazing the client
- Prioritizing what matters
- Acting as one
Compensation at Avanade varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Avanade provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted on 03/06/2026 and open for at least 5 days.
Avanade offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:
Role Location Annual Salary Range
- California $155,200 to $184,300
- Cleveland $139,200 to $165,300
- Colorado $139,200 to $165,300
- District of Columbia $155,200 to $184,300
- Illinois $150,400 to $178,600
- Maryland $155,200 to $184,300
- Massachusetts $155,200 to $184,300
- Minnesota $150,400 to $178,600
- New York $164,800 to $195,700
- New Jersey $139,200 to $165,300
- Washington $155,200 to $184,300
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Which companies sponsor visas for DevOps managers in Washington?
Microsoft, Amazon, and Boeing are among the most active H-1B sponsors for DevOps manager roles in Washington. Beyond those household names, mid-sized cloud and SaaS companies headquartered in the Puget Sound region, including Tableau, Zillow, and Expedia, have consistent histories of sponsoring international engineers into management-level positions. Defense and aerospace contractors around the Seattle-Tacoma corridor also sponsor, though security clearance requirements can complicate eligibility.
Which visa types are most common for DevOps manager roles in Washington?
The H-1B is the most common visa category for DevOps managers in Washington, given the role's requirements typically satisfy the specialty occupation standard, with a relevant bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field. Candidates already in the U.S. on L-1A intracompany transferee visas, particularly those managing DevOps teams at multinational employers, represent another pathway. O-1A visas apply to candidates with demonstrated exceptional ability in their field.
Which cities in Washington have the most DevOps manager sponsorship jobs?
Seattle and Bellevue account for the largest share of DevOps manager sponsorship activity in Washington, driven by the concentration of major tech employers and cloud infrastructure companies in the greater Eastside area. Redmond, home to Microsoft's global headquarters, is a consistent source of openings. Smaller concentrations exist in Kirkland and Bothell, where biotech and enterprise software firms have growing engineering organizations.
How to find devops manager visa sponsorship jobs in Washington?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically to roles where employers have active H-1B sponsorship histories, making it easier to focus on DevOps manager positions in Washington without sorting through companies unlikely to sponsor. You can filter by state and role type to surface relevant openings across Seattle, Bellevue, and Redmond. Because sponsorship willingness varies significantly by company size and hiring cycle, using a targeted platform like Migrate Mate saves meaningful time in your search.
What should DevOps managers know about H-1B prevailing wages and hiring in Washington?
Washington employers filing H-1B petitions for DevOps managers must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role in the specific metropolitan area, as determined by Department of Labor wage data. The Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma metro is classified as a high-wage market, which means prevailing wage floors for management-level engineering roles are among the highest in the country. Employers typically document this through a certified Labor Condition Application before your petition can be filed.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored devops manager jobs in Washington?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.