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Data Engineer (Infra/DevOps Focus)

Rackspace Technology • 🌐 In Person

In Person Posted 5 days, 5 hours ago

Job Description

We are looking for a highly skilled

Azure Data Engineer

with expert knowledge in cloud infrastructure and DevOps automation. This critical hybrid role will be responsible for designing, building, optimizing, and automating our entire end-to-end data platform within the

Microsoft Azure

ecosystem. The ideal candidate will ensure our data solutions are scalable, reliable, and deployed using modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD practices.

Key Responsibilities

Data Platform Development \& Engineering

Design \& Implement ETL/ELT:

Develop, optimize, and maintain scalable data pipelines using

Python, SQL,

and core Azure data services.

Azure Data Services Management:

Architect and manage key Azure data components, including:

Data Lakes:

Provisioning and structuring data within

Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2)

.

Data Processing:

Implementing data transformation and analysis logic using

Azure Data Factory (ADF)

,

Azure Synapse Pipelines

, and

Azure Databricks

(using Spark/PySpark).

Data Warehousing:

Designing and optimizing the enterprise Data Warehouse in

Azure Synapse Analytics

(SQL Pool).

Data Modeling and Quality:

Define and enforce data modeling standards and implement data quality checks within the pipelines.

Cloud Infrastructure \& DevOps Automation

Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

Design, manage, and provision all Azure data resources (ADLS, Synapse, ADF, Databricks Clusters) using

Terraform

or

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates/Bicep

.

CI/CD Implementation:

Build and maintain automated Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (

CI/CD

) pipelines for all code (data, infrastructure, and application) using

Azure DevOps

or

GitHub Actions

.

Containerization \& Compute:

Utilize

Docker

and manage deployment environments using

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

or

Azure Container Instances (ACI)

when required for data applications.

Monitoring, Logging, \& Security:

Configure comprehensive monitoring and alerting using

Azure Monitor

and

Log Analytics

. Implement network security and access controls (RBAC) across the data platform.

Required Skills \& Qualifications

Azure Cloud:

Strong hands-on experience designing and deploying end-to-end data solutions specifically within the

Azure

ecosystem.

Programming:

High proficiency in

Python

(including PySpark) and expert knowledge of

SQL

.

DevOps \& IaC:

Proven, production-level experience with

Terraform

(preferred) or

ARM/Bicep

for automating Azure infrastructure deployment.

CI/CD:

Experience setting up CI/CD workflows using

Azure DevOps Pipelines

or

GitHub Actions

.

Data Tools:

Deep working knowledge of

Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse Analytics

.

Orchestration:

Experience with workflow orchestration tools like

Azure Data Factory

or

Apache Airflow

.

Preferred Qualifications

Azure certifications such as

Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-203)

or

Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)

.

Familiarity with Data Governance tools such as

Azure Purview

.

Experience with real-time data ingestion using

Azure Event Hubs

or

Azure Stream Analytics

.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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