Azure - Senior Engineer

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure & Architecture

Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available Azure infrastructure.
Architect and support Azure Databricks environments, including workspace deployment, cluster configurations, and networking.
Implement best practices for landing zones and cloud governance.

Data Platform Enablement (Databricks Focus)

Provision and manage Databricks work spaces, clusters, and job orchestration.
Integrate Databricks with Azure services like:
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Key Vault
Enable secure data access using managed identities, service principals, and RBAC.
Support performance tuning and cost optimization of Spark workloads.

Networking & Security

Configure and manage:
Virtual Networks (VNet), Subnets, NSGs
Private Endpoints and Service Endpoints
Implement secure Databricks deployment patterns (VNet injection, private link).
Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards using:
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Azure Policies and Blueprints

Automation & Dev Ops

Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using:
Terraform, ARM templates, Bicep
Automate deployments using:
Azure CLI, Power Shell
Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines using tools like:
Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions
Support release management for data pipelines and infrastructure

Monitoring, Performance & Cost Optimization

Implement monitoring solutions using:
Azure Monitor
Log Analytics
Optimize cluster utilization, auto-scaling, and job scheduling in Databricks
Track and control cloud spend using cost management tools

Operations & Support

Troubleshoot infrastructure and data platform issues
Implement backup, disaster recovery, and high availability strategies
Maintain detailed documentation for architecture, configurations, and SOPs

Required

Skills & Qualifications

6–8 years of IT infrastructure experience with 4+ years in Azure
Strong expertise in Azure IaaS & PaaS services
Hands-on experience with Azure (mandatory)
Strong understanding of:
Azure networking (VNet, NSG, Private Link, VPN, Express Route)
Identity & Access Management (Azure AD, RBAC)

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
Familiarity with:
Azure Monitor, Log Analytics
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Understanding of big data ecosystem (Apache Spark, distributed computing)

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

Azure

Certifications:

AZ-104 (Administrator)
AZ-305 (Architect)
AZ-500 (Security)

Mandatory Competencies

Cloud - Azure - Storage Queue / Azure Service Bus…