7+ years Azure Data Platform experience
Experience working in enterprise hub-spoke Azure Landing Zones
Strong networking, API management, identity, and cloud security expertise
Knowledge of Azure DevOPS and Github.
Knowledge of microservice architecture.
Azure Networking:
Mandatory Skills:
VNet Design, Hub-Spoke Architecture, VNet Peering, Route Tables (UDR), NSG, Azure Firewall, Private DNS Zones, Private Endpoints, Service Endpoints
Expected Experience:
Working with enterprise hub VNets
Connectivity through centralized firewall environments
Shared services networking
Routing validation and troubleshooting
Azure Data Services administration (Mandatory)
Databricks Platform, Databricks Workspace Administration, Unity Catalog, Cluster Policies, Secret Scopes, Access Control Management, Databricks Networking, Delta Lake, Databricks Monitoring
Azure Data Services
Azure Data Factory (ADF),Azure Synapse Analytics, Event Hub, Cosmos DB, ADLS Gen2, Azure Database for PostgreSQL
DevOps & CI/CD
Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Release Management, Branching Strategies, CI/CD Automation
Edge & API Layer
Azure Front Door, Azure Application Gateway (WAF), Azure API Management (APIM), API routing and path-based routing, SSL/TLS certificate management, DNS configuration and troubleshooting, API publishing and backend integrations
Required Knowledge
Front Door → Application Gateway → APIM → AKS architecture
Public ingress with private backend services
Path-based routing configuration
Health probes and backend pools
APIM networking and private connectivity
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
AKS Cluster Administration, AKS Networking, Ingress Controllers, Internal Load Balancers, Private AKS Clusters, Node Pools, Autoscaling, Kubernetes Security, Secrets Management, Container Networking
Must understand:
Internal LoadBalancer services, Private endpoint exposure, Backend API publishing through APIM, Health endpoints, Kubernetes troubleshooting
Governance & Operations
Cost Management & Optimization, Tagging Strategy, Backup & Disaster Recovery, High Availability Architecture, Cloud Governance Framework, Incident & Problem Management, Production Support
Preferred Certifications
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect
AZ-400 Azure DevOps Engineer