Senior Azure Cloud Engineer | Remote

About this role

Role- Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
Location - Remote but must be willing to work in PST hrs.
Pay Rate- $45/hr on W2 & $58/hr on C2C

• 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, o...