Who We AreÂ
At VPL we modernize clinical supply chains to support healthier patients. Our technology-driven solutions and consultative customer experience empower health systems and outpatient pharmacies to build smarter, more resilient supply chains. With over 700 hospitals and a 97 percent customer retention rate, we’re trusted to deliver transparency, cost savings, and peace of mind.Â
What We’re Looking ForÂ
VPL is looking for a hands-on DevOps Engineer to help operate and improve our Azure cloud environments and container-based application platform. This is a growth role for someone with strong technical fundamentals, curiosity, and a desire to develop deeper skills in cloud operations, automation, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code.Â
What You’ll DoÂ
- Help operate and maintain VPL’s production and non-production Azure environments.Â
- Monitor platform health, availability, performance, capacity, security, and cloud consumption.Â
- Support application builds, releases, and deployments using Azure DevOps and GitOps workflows.Â
- Perform routine administration and troubleshooting across Azure services, containers, Kubernetes, networking, storage, identity, and platform dependencies.Â
- Make controlled infrastructure and configuration changes using infrastructure-as-code and version-controlled processes.Â
- Perform scheduled maintenance, patching, upgrades, certificate rotation, vulnerability remediation, and resource lifecycle activities.Â
- Partner with Development, QA, Architecture, and SRE to resolve environment issues and improve operational reliability.Â
- Maintain runbooks and operational documentation and participate in the on-call rotation after completing onboarding.Â
What You’ll BringÂ
- Approximately 1–3 years of experience in DevOps, cloud operations, systems administration, application support, software engineering, or a related technical role.Â
- Foundational knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including compute, networking, storage, identity, monitoring, or security.Â
- Experience with Git and exposure to automated build or deployment pipelines.Â
- Basic understanding of containers, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code concepts.Â
- Experience scripting or automating tasks with PowerShell, Bash, Python, or a similar language.Â
- Linux and Windows troubleshooting skills and an understanding of networking and security fundamentals.Â
- Strong learning agility, attention to detail, communication skills, and a disciplined approach to production changes.Â
- Exposure to Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Terraform, relational databases, messaging platforms, or SaaS production environments is helpful but not required.Â
How You’ll GrowÂ
- Learn VPL’s existing Azure environment and the operational practices required to support it reliably.Â
- Develop hands-on proficiency with Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps, observability, cloud networking, and modern platform operations.Â
- Progress from performing documented operational tasks to independently resolving common issues and improving automation.Â
- Build a career path toward advanced DevOps, platform engineering, cloud engineering, or site reliability engineering responsibilities.Â
Technology EnvironmentÂ
- Microsoft AzureÂ
- Azure DevOps and GitÂ
- Kubernetes and Linux containersÂ
- Infrastructure as code and GitOpsÂ
- Cloud networking, identity, monitoring, databases, and messagingÂ
- .NET and Angular applicationsÂ
What’s In It For YouÂ
- Develop practical cloud, automation, Kubernetes, and platform operations skills.Â
- Learn from experienced Architecture, SRE, and Engineering team members.Â
- Gain meaningful production experience with a path toward greater technical ownership.Â
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