SRE- expert in Azure

• Develop and implement Azure application infrastructure as code to support large-scale data processing, data virtualization technology, and advanced analytics
• Translate requirements from technical and non-technical data scientists to appropriate cloud engineering requirements
• Interact with data storage technologies such as relational databases, NoSQL, and data lakes
• Deploy cloud-based technologies such as data mesh, data catalog, and automatic governance systems
• Design and develop workflows to automate the deployment of applications and infrastructure environments
• Connect systems to remote data warehouses for data extraction using API and JDBC Connectors
• Apply engineering rigor and best practices to machine learning, including CI/CD, automation, etc.
• Research and explore new technology patterns and frameworks, implement standalone reference applications, or apply to existing problems
• Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, implement preventive measures
• Collaboratively interface with teams to understand technology strategy, including new applications being authored, and backlog of enhancements to existing applications
• Educate teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives, providing associated training
• Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills, with an ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity
• Ensuring maturation of DE development processes over time through flexibility and automation
• Consulting and providing expertise on technical solution options, and contributing to decision-making discussions in areas such as serverless computing, containerized workloads, and big data
• Remaining up-to-date on internal and industry-wide best practices related to those solutions
• Evangelizing best practices for cloud architecture and the key pillars of cloud application operations
• Developing and ensuring delivery of resilient infrastructure designs using Infrastructure-as-Code
• Performing knowledge transfer for SRE, Application and Support team resources when needed
• Diagnosing and resolving potentially complex infrastructure, integration, and application issues
• Improving standardization and automation within maturing processes to enhance efficiency
• Performance testing and tuning to ensure production workloads are supported
• Understanding and implementing defensive, detective and corrective controls
• Assisting in the development and/or implementation of comprehensive information security procedures and practices to reduce attack surfaces and comply with best practices
• Augmenting project and systems documentation for technical and non-technical audiences

High-Value Professional Experience and Skills

• Leadership/design of application and/or infrastructure migration projects from on-prem to cloud
• Proven expert in partnering and leading technology resources in solving complex business needs
• Cloud architecture design and implementation to solve key business needs and meet team goals
• Experience with Terraform
• Experience with GitHub Actions
• Deep knowledge of Azure Networking including private endpoints, private DNS zones, peerings, NSG rules, route tables, and VNETs.
• Experience with Azure Function Apps
• Knowledge of IaaS in Azure
• Understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, including RBAC, service principals, managed identities
• Expertise in a scripting language, either PowerShell or Bash.
• Experience implementing data virtualization technologies
• Experience managing cloud storage technologies (blob, table, file, queues, and services)
• Strong and enthusiastic technologist, able to demonstrate broad technical cloud knowledge

Other Desirable Professional Experience and Skills

• Performance analysis and tuning
• Hashicorp Vault
• Jira
• Experience with Purview highly desired
• Experience with Azure Data Factory highly desired
• Experience with Azure Machine Learning

Basic Professional Experience and Skills

• Knowledge of SDLC and change control, and associated procedures
• Common source code control tools and repositories
• Ability to describe and discuss technical solutions with various audiences

Education & Work Experience:

• 10+ years professional experience, including demonstrable success in project leadership roles
• 5+ years professional experience in DevOps or SRE roles on a major cloud platform (Azure preferred)
• BSc+ in Engineering/Computer Science/IT, advanced degree preferred
• Industry certification for Cloud Developers/Architects (Prefer Azure; Related: AWS, GCP)

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