DevOps & Terraform Consultant

• Manage, maintain, and secure Azure SQL Databases, Azure SQL Managed Instances, and SQL Server on Azure VMs.
• Monitor database health, proactively troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, and optimize complex queries, indexes, and execution plans.
• Implement and test robust database backup, disaster recovery (DR), and high-availability (HA) strategies (e.g., failover groups, geo-replication).
• Set up and configure new databases in Azure SQL.
• Drive cost optimization across Azure SQL.

Azure DevOps & CI/CD Integration:

• Azure DevOps Services & Pipelines - author multi-stage YAML pipelines, build/release templates, gated builds, and pipeline variables.
• Hands-on with Terraform modular design, state management, and remote backends (Terraform Cloud).
• Release management and deployment strategies - blue/green, canary, rolling updates, feature flags, rollback planning.
• Experience with Azure Boards, work items, and task tracking.
• Experience managing code repositories in HashiCorp Cloud.

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform):

• Design, build, and maintain robust infrastructure components on AWS and Azure using Terraform as the primary IaC tool.
• Ensure proper Terraform state-file management, backend configuration, and module reusability across multi-cloud environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management processes.
• Ensure cloud environments are secure, scalable, and reliable.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): 5+ years of deep, hands-on experience writing production-grade Terraform modules for both AWS and Azure.
• Database Expertise: 5+ years of experience managing Azure SQL cloud ecosystems.
• AWS Competency: Solid understanding of core AWS services, especially AWS managed databases (RDS), and how to provision them using Terraform.