Senior Azure Data Platform Administrator

Danta Technologies is hiring a Senior Azure Data Platform Administrator SIEM, Cribl, Vector Specialist. This position is located in Bellevue, WA, and requires on-site presence. I'd like you to go through the job description for your reference. If you are interested, please send your updated resume here.

Only independent candidates with valid U.S. work authorization are eligible for this position.

Position: Senior Azure Data Platform Administrator - SIEM
Location: Bellevue, WA (onsite)
Duration: Contract 6+ months and possibility for extension - This duration is subject to changes based on the project's requirement and/or the client's sole discretion.
Pay Rate: $50/hr - $53/hr on W2 All Inclusive Danta Technologies payroll
Client Industry: Telecommunication
No.of positions: 2

Note: This is not just a DBA or admin role it's more of a data platform engineer with a strong specialization in Azure Data Explorer and telemetry data.

Job Description:
The client is seeking someone deeply experienced in ADX, as well as someone comfortable interfacing with data ingestion pipelines, KQL-based optimization, data quality monitoring, and governance. This role sits at the intersection of Data Engineering, Cloud Administration, and Security Data Operations.

The Azure Data Administrator role in Bellevue, WA (Onsite), the client is clearly seeking someone who combines deep expertise in Azure Data Explorer (ADX) with strong data operations, governance, and monitoring skills particularly in the context of security telemetry and observability pipelines.

• Review and validate the **Azure Data Explorer (ADX)** architecture to ensure scalability, resiliency, and performance. Recommend and implement approved changes to cluster sizing, partitioning strategies, and cache policies.
• Ensure integration of data pipelines such as Vector, Event Hubs, Azure Blob, Cribl, NiFI ensuring high throughput and fault tolerance.
• Develop and maintain "Kusto Query Language (KQL) functions, materialized views, and time-series optimizations to support advanced querying and SIEM use cases.
• Ensure all data ingestion flows are monitored end-to-end, with alerting and logging for failures, latency issues, or schema mismatches.
• Build and maintain data quality monitoring dashboards to identify missing, delayed, malformed, or duplicate events, and proactively address anomalies.
• Implement and document data normalization practices, including alignment with schema standards like OCSF when applicable.
• Configure and maintain role-based access control (RBAC) and ensure compliance with corporate data governance and security standards.
• Provide cost visibility and optimization strategies, including usage tracking, retention tuning, and query performance analysis.

Notes:- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.

The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.