Azure Infrastructure Consultant
Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Onsite role)
Direct-Hire / FTE
Salary: Market / Flexible
Client: Pharma
Job descriptions
- We are hiring Azure Infrastructure Consultant for Data Platform modernization with at least 10 + years of experience in Azure Infrastructure provisioning and CI/CD pipelines
- Proficiency in Azure Terraform Infrastructure as code (IaC) templates, Azure Identity, Compute, Storage, and Network services, DR, Compliance & Regulation
- Involved in design, solutions, Reviews and validations, Experience in Account and Subscription Management best practices
- Hands-on Experience in deploying Azure Networking solutions like VNet, Subnet, NSG, Firewall, Hub and Spoke etc.
- Deploying Monitoring solutions using Azure Native features and services like Azure Monitoring, Azure Log Analytics Workspace, KUSTO query, Grafana, etc
- Should be proficient in capacity planning and VM sizing for performance and cost optimization; Proficient in deploying Azure Security solutions using Terraform templates
- Analyze existing deployed solutions, including Azure compute, storage, and network services; Hands-on Experience in creating Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
- Utilize available consumption and cost metrics to identify usage patterns, Strong understanding of cost management principles within the Azure environment
- Based on the recommendation to either use lower SKU or PaaS services, design a solution, identify risks, and estimate the effort to implement each of the recommendations
- Proven track record of delivering cost-effective infrastructure solutions; Prepare a summary of recommendations with risk vs effort and suggest a recommendation
Secondary Skills -
- Familiarity with equivalent services in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for Azure services; experience in deploying Azure Databricks service and cost management techniques
- Ability to work effectively in a client team and help Technical Architect by providing required input; Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities;
- Excellent communication skills