Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (Data Services focused)

Role- Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

Location: Fremont CA Day 1 Onsite

• Design build and support Azure Data Services including Azure SQL Cosmos DB ADLS Event Hub Service Bus Redis Cache Microsoft Fabric Azure Synapse and associated data infrastructure.
• Develop and enhance Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform or Ansible for consistent repeatable provisioning of data environments.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment schema operations patching automation and environment updates using Azure DevOps.
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting for complex issues related to networking identity performance connectivity and data platform integration.
• Implement automations for backups patching DR workflows configuration drift detection and platform monitoring.
• Support AKS clusters for data microservices operators and related workloads including scaling storage classes networking and observability.
• Ensure security and compliance through Azure Policy RBAC Managed Identities private endpoints and data governance best practices.
• Optimize cloud resource usage through performance tuning capacity planning and cost analysis for data workloads.
• Collaborate with developers data engineers and security teams to ensure smooth delivery of data-related application requirements.
• Document technical procedures automation workflows and environment standards for easy handoff and operational continuity.

REQUIREMENTS

• 10 years of professional experience in IT infrastructure cloud engineering DevOps or data platform engineering.
• 6 years of hands-on Azure engineering experience with deep expertise in provisioning securing and supporting Azure Data Services.
• Demonstrated mastery in Terraform Bicep or Ansible for building scalable modular IaC frameworks supporting complex data environments.
• Proficiency in Python Bash or PowerShell for building advanced automation operational tooling and integration scripts.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and data service lifecycle management.
• In-depth understanding of Azure data services-including Azure SQL Cosmos DB ADLS Event Hub Service Bus Synapse Redis Cache Key Vault MS Fabric and related observability tooling.
• Strong architectural knowledge of enterprise cloud networking: VNETs NSGs firewalls private endpoints private DNS routing hybrid connectivity and secure data access paths.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes/AKS Helm operators storage classes secrets management and supporting data-related microservices at scale.
• Expertise with Azure Monitor Prometheus Grafana and building dashboards/alerts for data workloads and cloud infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of cloud security and compliance frameworks (CIS NIST ISO 27001) and their practical implementation for data systems encryption and governance.
• Proven experience implementing identity and access controls using Azure AD Conditional Access RBAC and Managed Identities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional collaboration influence architectural direction and communicate technical decisions to both technical and executive stakeholders.