Description
Syneos Health is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Platform Engineer to architect robust Azure-based data solutions. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership and mentorship to cross-functional teams, ensure alignment of cloud solutions with business objectives, and stay updated with the latest Azure innovations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance to cross-functional teams.
- Design and deploy scalable and high-performance Azure Data Lake storage solutions.
- Architect, configure, and manage Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and other database offerings.
- Manage, configure, and administer Azure Databricks environments.
- Develop and implement comprehensive strategies for migrating on-premises data and applications to Azure.
- Design, implement, and maintain efficient data pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF).
- Administer and optimize Azure Database offerings.
- Identify and address performance bottlenecks within Azure-based data solutions.
- Implement strong security measures across Azure data solutions.
- Engage with stakeholders from business units, IT, and data engineering to understand business requirements.
- Lead the design and implementation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Terraform, or Azure Bicep.
Qualifications:
- 6+ years in cloud architecture, with at least 4 years focused on Azure cloud solutions and architecture design.
- Expertise in Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and related Azure data services.
- Strong proficiency in Azure Data Factory (ADF) for data pipeline orchestration and ETL process design.
- Databricks administration and optimization experience.
- Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, ARM templates, or Azure Bicep.
- Familiarity with Azure Databricks and other advanced data processing services.
- Deep understanding of cloud security best practices.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
- Leadership experience, with a track record of successfully driving technical initiatives to completion.