Azure Data Platform Engineer
Azure Data Platform Engineer
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Job Description
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Azure Data Platform Engineer to design implement and manage robust data solutions on Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Azure Synapse Azure Databricks Azure Fabric and cloud infrastructure administration. This role involves maintaining server health managing cost-effective Azure subscriptions enforcing security protocols and ensuring optimal performance and scalability of data platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
Azure Data Platform Engineering:
Design and implement scalable data solutions using Azure Synapse Analytics Azure Fabric and Azure Databricks.
Develop and optimize data pipelines lakehouses and analytics
Administration & Server Maintenance:
Administer Azure cloud resources including VMs storage networking and compute routine server maintenance patching and performance tuning.
Cost & Subscription Management:
Monitor and manage Azure subscriptions to ensure cost efficiency.
Implement tagging and budgeting strategies for resource optimization.
Monitoring & Analytics:
Set up and maintain monitoring tools for data platforms (e.g. Azure Monitor Log Analytics).Analyze performance metrics and logs to proactively identify and resolve issues.
Security & Access Controls:
Implement and manage role-based access control (RBAC) and Azure Active Directory (AAD) integrations.
Enforce data security measures including encryption masking and secure data transfer protocols.
Network Security & Administration:
Configure and manage Azure networking components (VNets NSGs firewalls private endpoints).
Ensure secure connectivity and compliance with organizational policies.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Proven experience with Azure Synapse Databricks and Azure Fabric.
Strong understanding of Azure cloud architecture services and best practices.
Hands-on experience with cloud administration server maintenance and cost management.
Proficiency in monitoring tools log analysis and performance tuning.
Expertise in data and network security including access controls and compliance.
Familiarity with scripting languages (PowerShell Python) and Infrastructure as Code (ARM Bicep Terraform).
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
8 years in data platform management & engineering.
4 years with Azure Synapse Databricks and Azure Fabric.
Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science Engineering or related field.
Certifications in Azure or Databricks.
Experience working with Australian insurance clients or regulatory environments
Experience in enterprise-scale data platform admin/maintenance.
Employment Type
Full-Time
