Senior Platform Engineer (Azure)

Exp level - 3 to 6 years

Job location - Coimbatore(Hybrid)

Job description:

• Proficient in distributed system architectures and Azure Data Engineering services like Event Hub, Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Cosmos DB, Synapse, Databricks, APIM, Function App , Logic App, and App Services
• Implement and manage infrastructure using IaC tools such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates and Terraform.
• Manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestrate them with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Set up and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
• Implement disaster recovery (DR) strategies, backups, and failover mechanisms for critical workloads.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management for high availability and efficiency.
• Experienced in managing and maintaining clusters across Development, Test, Preproduction, and Production environments on Azure.
• Skilled in defining, scheduling, and monitoring job flows, with proactive alert setup.
• Adept at troubleshooting failed jobs in azure tools like Databricks and Data Factory, performing root cause analysis, and applying corrective measures.
• Hands-on experience with distributed streaming tools like Event Hub.
• Expertise in designing and managing backup and disaster recovery solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform.
• Strong experience in automating processes using Python, shell scripting, and working with Jenkins and Azure DevOps.
• Proficient in designing and maintaining Azure CI/CD pipelines for seamless code integration, testing, and deployment.
• Experienced in monitoring and troubleshooting VM resources such as memory, CPU, OS, storage, and network.
• Skilled at monitoring applications and advising developers on improving job and workflow performance.
• Capable of reviewing and resolving log file issues for system and application components.
• Adaptable to evolving technologies, with a strong sense of responsibility and accomplishment.
• Knowledgeable in agile methodologies for software delivery.
• 3-6 years of experience with Azure and cloud platforms, leveraging cloud-native tools to build, manage, and optimize secure, scalable solutions.

Top priority skills:

• Hands on experience in Azure Data Platform
• Azure DevOps
• Azure Administration
• Hands on experience in Azure Data Engineering
• Storage Account
• Data Lake (ADLS)
• Databricks
• Unity Catalog
• Types of Tables
• Parquet vs Delta
• Optimize & Vacuum
• Security Segregation
• Job Slowness Issues
• Version Control of Databricks
• Azure Data Factory (ADF)
• Event Hub
• Messages not flowing
• Purpose of Event Hub and Event Grid
• Terraform Setup for Event Hub
• Key Vault