Gravity Engineering Services
Website:
gravityer.com
Job details:
Azure Data Platform Engineer | Senior
Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience: 6+ years
Job Level: Senior
Department: Engineering
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Azure Data Platform Engineer to design, build, optimize, and manage scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud data platforms.
In this role, you will play a key part in shaping our organization's data-driven journey by building robust data solutions, improving platform performance, enabling analytics, and collaborating closely with Data Science, Data Analytics, Business, and DevOps teams.
The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, Apache Spark, data engineering, cloud infrastructure, security, and DevOps, along with strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and reliable Azure-based data platforms integrating multiple data sources and business systems.
- Build, automate, and optimize end-to-end data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse.
- Improve pipeline performance, with a target of achieving at least 20% reduction in execution time.
- Manage Azure data infrastructure with a focus on high availability, disaster recovery, reliability, and cost optimization.
- Optimize data storage, processing, and retrieval for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- Work with Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure SQL Database, Databricks, Synapse, and related Azure services.
- Collaborate with Data Scientists, Data Analysts, Business Stakeholders, and DevOps teams to translate business requirements into effective data solutions.
- Implement data governance, data quality, security, access controls, encryption, observability, and compliance practices.
- Monitor and troubleshoot data platform performance and proactively identify opportunities for improvement.
- Automate deployment, configuration, monitoring, and operational processes using Azure DevOps, PowerShell, and related tools.
- Evaluate emerging Azure technologies and recommend solutions that improve platform capabilities.
- Create and maintain technical designs, architecture documentation, operational procedures, and engineering guidelines.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree is a plus.
- 6–10 years of experience in Platform Engineering, Data Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Data Platform Administration.
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure data services and cloud infrastructure.
- Experience with Apache Spark, Hadoop, or similar big-data technologies.
- Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure management and provisioning.
- Knowledge of network security concepts including firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and secure cloud networking.
- Strong understanding of data security concepts including access control, encryption, observability, privacy, and compliance.
- Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD automation.
- Strong understanding of data governance and data quality management.
- Experience working in a Retail environment is preferred.
- Exposure to Power BI, Qlik, Logic Apps, Data API Builder, or similar analytics/integration technologies is an advantage.
- Experience with A/B testing and experimentation is a plus.
Key Skills
Azure | Azure Data Factory | Azure Databricks | Azure Synapse | Azure Data Lake | Azure SQL | Apache Spark | Big Data | Data Engineering | SQL | Azure DevOps | PowerShell | Cloud Infrastructure | Data Security | Data Governance | Data Quality | VPN | CI/CD | A/B Testing
What You’ll Do
You’ll have an opportunity to work on large-scale cloud data initiatives, improve platform reliability and performance, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to the organization's broader data and analytics strategy.
If you're a hands-on Azure Data Platform professional who enjoys solving complex data challenges and building scalable cloud solutions, we'd love to hear from you.
Interested candidates can Apply Now through LinkedIn or share their updated resume at tanisha.gupta@gravityer.com
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