Location: Rochester, NY
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**Job Title:** **Software Developer - DevOps Engineer** **Department: Information Technology Location: Hybrid - Riedman Campus/Remote Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule: Monday-Friday: 9:00am-5:30pm (Occasional Weekends)** **Summary** We are looking to hire a motivated and skilled candidate with full-stack development experience in .NET (C#), API design, and SQL Server . In this hybrid role, you will play a key part in establishing and managing CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, and overseeing cloud environments. You’ll also collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to streamline deployments and implement DevOps and cloud best practices across the software development lifecycle. Additionally, you’ll contribute to building and maintaining RESTful APIs, backend logic, modern frontend interfaces, and internal applications. **Responsibilities** KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines (release processes, rollback plans, and deployment checklists etc.) using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions. - Automate and manage cloud infrastructure using Azure with IaC tools like Terraform. - Containerize and deploy services using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS). - Implement best practices to monitor end to end application performance. - Design and develop RESTful APIs using .NET (C#), Entity Framework, and LINQ. - Optimize backend performance and database operations using Azure & other cloud based SQL Server (stored procedures, query tuning, schema management). - Apply strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures to solve complex backend problems. - Collaborate with developers to automate build, deployment, and release processes for .NET APIs and modern frontends (e.g., React). - Integrate robust logging, monitoring, and alerting to enhance system reliability and observability. - Follow and help define DevOps best practices for branching strategies, automated testing, secrets management, and access control. **Required Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degre