Senior Azure Cloud Engineer(Data Services focused) - Need Local to CA

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, or PowerShell for building advanced automation, operational tooling, and integration scripts. Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and data service lifecycle management. In-depth understanding of Azure data services—including Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, ADLS, Event Hub, Service Bus, Synapse, Redis Cache, Key Vault, MS Fabric and related observability tooling. Strong architectural knowledge of enterprise cloud networking: VNETs, NSGs, firewalls, private endpoints, private DNS, routing, hybrid connectivity, and secure data access paths. Hands-on experience with Kubernetes/AKS, Helm, operators, storage classes, secrets management, and supporting data-related microservices at scale. Expertise with Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, and building dashboards/alerts for data workloads and cloud infrastructure. Solid understanding of cloud security and compliance frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001) and their practical implementation for data systems, encryption, and governance. Proven experience implementing identity and access controls using Azure AD, Conditional Access, RBAC, and Managed Identities. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional collaboration, influence architectural direction, and communicate technical decisions to both technical and executive stakeholders.

Pay:

$50.00 - $55.00 per hour

Work Location:

In person