SR. Azure Cloud Engineer (USC / GC Only)

Raas Infotek is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to design, build, and support Azure Data Services. The role involves developing Infrastructure-as-Code, creating CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring security and compliance in cloud environments.

Responsibilities:

• 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:

• 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