1. GitHub Platform & Developer Productivity GitHub Core Deep hands-on experience with GitHub Enterprise Repository strategy and management: Branching strategies (GitFlow, trunk-based development) Pull request governance and code review practices GitHub Organizations, Teams, permissions, and access control GitHub Issues, Projects, and roadmap tracking GitHub Actions & CI/CD Design and implementation of GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines YAML-based pipeline authoring and optimization Integration with: Azure App Service Azure Functions Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Container Apps Artifact management, secrets handling, and environment promotion strategies GitHub Advanced Security Enablement and configuration of: Code Scanning Secret Scanning Dependency Review Secure SDLC implementation using GitHub-native tooling Vulnerability remediation workflows and reporting GitHub Copilot Hands-on experience with GitHub Copilot (IDE & Chat) Developer productivity optimization using Copilot Copilot adoption patterns, governance, and enablement Code generation, refactoring, test generation, and documentation use cases [Microsoft...soft Learn | Learn.Microsoft.com] 2. Application Development (App Innovation) Application Architecture Design and development of cloud-native applications on Azure: Microservices and modular architectures Event-driven and API-first design Strong experience with: Azure App Service Azure Functions Azure Container Apps AKS API design using Azure API Management (APIM) Languages & Frameworks Strong hands-on coding experience in one or more: .NET / C# Python Node.js Java RESTful API development and integration patterns Authentication and authorization using Entra ID (OAuth2, OpenID Connect) 3. DevOps & Platform Engineering DevOps Practices End-to-end DevOps lifecycle implementation CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and automation-first mindset Experience with: GitHub + Azure DevOps coexistence or migration DevSecOps practices Infrastructure as Code Authoring and managing IaC using: Bicep ARM templates Terraform (desirable) Environment provisioning across dev/test/prod Observability & Reliability Application monitoring using: Azure Monitor Application Insights Logging, alerting, and performance optimization Resiliency, scaling, and cost optimization strategies 4. AI‑Assisted App Innovation (Strong Plus) Experience building AI-enabled applications using: Azure OpenAI Azure AI Services Prompt engineering and AI integration patterns Use of Semantic Kernel or similar orchestration frameworks (plus) Building AI-assisted developer workflows and agentic solutions [Microsoft...soft Learn | Learn.Microsoft.com] 5. Security, Governance & Compliance Secure application design aligned to: Zero Trust principles Least privilege access Secrets management using Azure Key Vault Secure CI/CD pipelines and policy enforcement Awareness of enterprise compliance and data protection requirements 6. Partner Delivery Expectations (Technical) Proven experience delivering customer-facing App Innovation engagements Ability to independently: Design Build Deploy Troubleshoot production-grade applications Experience creating reusable technical IP, accelerators, or templates Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills in live customer environments Scope Note (Partner Context) This role is code-first and platform-deep. Candidates are expected to demonstrate strong GitHub + Azure App Platform depth, with hands-on delivery capability—not advisory-only experience. This aligns with Digital & Application Innovation partner workloads and GitHub-led DevOps delivery.

Proven experience delivering customer-facing App Innovation engagements Ability to independently: Design Build Deploy Troubleshoot production-grade applications Experience creating reusable technical IP, accelerators, or templates Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills in live customer environments Scope Note (Partner Context) This role is code-first and platform-deep. Candidates are expected to demonstrate strong GitHub + Azure App Platform depth, with hands-on delivery capability—not advisory-only experience. This aligns with Digital & Application Innovation partner workloads and GitHub-led DevOps delivery.