Key Responsibilities
- Deploy, configure, and support PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, Redis Cache, Storage Accounts & Blob Storage
- Design secure data connectivity and access patterns for applications, integrations, and AI services
- Configure Azure Data Factory pipelines, data movement workflows, and orchestration
- Support Azure Service Bus, Event Hub, and event-driven integration architectures
- Develop/support REST API integrations, secure application-to-application connectivity, and API validation
- Configure and validate Azure AI Search, indexing patterns, search endpoints, and application integrations
- Support Azure OpenAI integration validation, endpoint connectivity, access controls, and data-flow verification
- Enable RAG-supporting services, data ingestion, and AI-enabled application integrations
- Perform monitoring, logging, performance validation, troubleshooting, and operational readiness
- Create technical documentation, data-flow diagrams, integration dependencies, and troubleshooting runbooks
Required Technical Skills
- PostgreSQL
- Azure SQL
- Redis Cache
- Azure Storage Accounts / Blob Storage
- Azure Data Factory (ADF)
- Azure Service Bus
- Azure Event Hub
- REST APIs & API Integrations
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Azure AI Search
- Azure OpenAI
- Data Ingestion & RAG Concepts
- Authentication & Secure Connectivity
- Private Endpoints
- Monitoring & Logging
- Performance Troubleshooting
Qualifications
- 7 12 years of experience in data platform, integration, application integration, or cloud engineering
- 4+ years of hands-on Azure data, integration, or messaging services
- Experience supporting AI-enabled applications, enterprise integrations, APIs, and cloud-native data platforms
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-203)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)
- Experience with Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, Service Bus, Event Hub, and enterprise API integration