What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Data Engineer position at SIMARN Solutions?
Job Title: Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
Job Location: Fremont, CA
Engagement: Contractor
Experience: Minimum 10 Years
Pay Rate - $58-$60 per hour
Note: Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship (W2 basis)
We’re looking for a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer / Cloud Infrastructure Expert
If designing, building, and scaling enterprise‑grade Azure data platforms excites you, this role is worth a look.
What you’ll do
- Design, build, and support Azure data services including Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, ADLS, Event Hub, Service Bus, Redis Cache, MS Fabric, and Azure Synapse
- Build and scale Infrastructure‑as‑Code using Terraform, Bicep, or Ansible
- Create and manage CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for infrastructure, schema changes, patching, and automation
- Troubleshoot complex issues across networking, identity, performance, and platform integration
- Implement automation for backups, disaster recovery, monitoring, patching, and configuration drift detection
- Support AKS clusters for data microservices, including scaling, storage, networking, and observability
- Enforce security and compliance using Azure Policy, RBAC, Managed Identities, and private endpoints
- Optimize performance, capacity, and cloud cost for data workloads
- Collaborate with developers, data engineers, and security teams
- Document standards, procedures, and automation for operational continuity
What you bring
- 10 years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, DevOps, or data platform engineering
- 6 years of hands‑on Azure engineering experience
- Deep expertise in Azure data services (Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Synapse, ADLS, Event Hub, Key Vault, MS Fabric)
- Strong Infrastructure‑as‑Code skills using Terraform, Bicep, or Ansible
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Strong experience with AKS/Kubernetes, Helm, operators, and data workloads
- Solid cloud networking and security expertise (VNETs, private endpoints, Azure AD, RBAC)
- Experience with monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, and Grafana
- Ability to collaborate cross‑functionally and influence architectural decisions
Salary : $58 - $60