- Company Name
- now resourcing
- Job Title
- Azure Engineer / Architect
- Job Description
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Job Title: Azure Engineer / Architect
Role Summary: Deliver and evolve secure, resilient, and compliant Azure cloud foundations and associated services supporting large digital transformation initiatives across multi‑cloud environments.
Expectations: 6‑month contract with potential extension; environment is hybrid & multi‑cloud; responsibility spans API platforms, SRE, developer experience, and data analytics.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable API ecosystems, microservices, and integration layers using Azure API Management and Kubernetes.
- Architect and evolve Azure cloud foundations based on SRE principles: reliability, observability, automated incident response, and compliance.
- Modernise CI/CD pipelines, SCM governance, and developer experience platforms (GitHub Actions/Workflows, Azure DevOps).
- Build and secure Azure Databricks and analytics environments, implement data governance, network isolation, and access controls.
- Standardise architecture patterns, adopt best practices, and provide technical guidance across cross‑functional teams.
- Monitor platform health, performance, and security; develop threat models and resilience strategies.
Required Skills:
- Deep expertise in Azure services (IaaS, PaaS, Azure AD, networking, IAM).
- Kubernetes in Azure (AKS, Helm, GitOps).
- API gateway and microservices architecture (API Management, OpenAPI).
- Site Reliability Engineering fundamentals (monitoring, alerting, incident management, SLO/SLA).
- CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, Terraform).
- Source control best practices (branching, governance).
- Secure workspace design, networking, and access governance for Databricks and other data platforms.
- Data governance, compliance, and observability best practices.
- Strong problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (preferred).
- Azure Administrator Associate or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (optional).
- Azure Data Engineer Associate (preferred for Databricks roles).