Overview
Remote
$55 - $62
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
DevOps
AZURE
IaaS
Kubernetes
Terraform
Python
Job Details
Senior DevOps Engineer ( GitHub Actions, Azure IaaS, Kubernetes & Terraform)
Remote
6 Months
Experience: 8+ Years
<>Note: This role works only on W2. C2C profiles will NOT be considered for this role.</>Job Description
We are looking for a hands-on Senior DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in building and managing scalable, secure, and automated cloud-based data platforms. The ideal candidate should have a solid background in data engineering coupled with deep experience in DevOps and infrastructure automation.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Strong hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Azure IaaS, Kubernetes, and Terraform (must-have).
- Expertise in data pipeline development using tools such as PySpark, Databricks, or Azure Data Factory.
- Proficiency in SQL and one programming language (Python preferred).
- Understanding of data lake, data warehouse, and streaming architectures.
- Exposure to monitoring, logging, and cost optimization in Azure environments.
- Strong problem-solving ability and an automation-first approach to data engineering.
Job Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and automate data pipelines and orchestration workflows using GitHub Actions for CI/CD of data jobs and infrastructure components.
- Architect and manage Azure IaaS resources supporting data workloads (VMs, Storage, Networking, Security, Monitoring).
- Deploy and operate Kubernetes clusters for hosting containerised data services and workloads (Spark, Airflow, Kafka, etc.).
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform for provisioning data environments and ensuring consistency across stages.
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and platform teams to optimize data flow, performance, and scalability.
- Enforce governance, reliability, and automation best practices across the data ecosystem.
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