Principal Azure Cloud Engineer

$135,200 - $145,600/Yr

Vrtek Consulting - North Chicago, IL

Full-time - Principal

Remote - North Chicago, IL

About the position

The Principal Azure Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and secure cloud-based data architectures, primarily using Azure Cloud. This role involves providing technical expertise and mentorship to database developers and engineers, ensuring the development of efficient data integration solutions that align with business goals. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to optimize data processing and storage while adhering to security guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provides database & integration design recommendations based on IT organization strategy and documented IT standards.
• Develops enterprise level database application and integration solutions including major enhancements and interfaces, functions and features.
• Provides expertise, guidance, and mentoring to other database developers/engineers across teams and across projects.
• Gains understanding of impacted business processes and considers the business process impact when designing database and integration technology solutions.
• Acts as an internal consultant, advocate, mentor and change agent for various projects and teams.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure cloud-based data architectures using leading cloud platforms, preferably Azure Cloud.
• Lead the development of data models, data flow diagrams, and data integration strategies to support business requirements.
• Drive the development and implementation of robust ETL processes, ensuring efficient and reliable data pipelines for diverse data sources.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and implement solutions that align with business goals.
• Demonstrate expertise in cloud technologies, particularly in Azure (ADF, ADLS, Synapse, VM, SQL Server, Eventhub, etc.).
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to data engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Optimize data processing and storage for performance and cost-effectiveness, leveraging cloud-native services and technologies.
• Work closely with IT Security to respond to and address security concerns.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with engineering and administration of cloud and on-premises infrastructure technologies, including (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS).
• Demonstrated proficiency across multiple current technology disciplines required.
• Expert knowledge of database technology and concepts.
• Expert knowledge of database server maintenance, procedures and multiple database scripting languages.
• Strong knowledge of system integration designs and architectures.
• Expert knowledge in data warehouse and data management concepts including data modeling.

Nice-to-haves

• Azure Certifications Preferred: Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator, Azure Network Engineer, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of ITIL disciplines.
• Working knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, FERPA, GLBA, PCI, etc.) as they relate to data integrity and privacy preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay of $65 - $70.
• Hybrid work environment.