Azure Database Engineer

Azure Database Engineer

Overview

Tech(x) is an energized young company with experienced, specialized, and progressive thought leaders advancing talented professionals in technology, cybersecurity, logistics, project management, talent management, and procurement. We are building our technology footprint by providing innovative cloud-based solutions while offering hybrid and remote work opportunities. As a solution-driven company, we foster a collaborative environment that encourages innovation, continuous learning, and technical excellence.

We are seeking an experienced Azure Database Engineer to support a large-scale enterprise data modernization initiative. This role will be responsible for the design, implementation, administration, security, and optimization of Azure-based relational and non-relational databases, Data Lakes, and Data Lakehouse environments. The engineer will play a key role in consolidating data from 87 county databases into a centralized Azure Data Lake that will support the implementation of a new enterprise Data Driven Initiative (DDI) solution.

This position will also serve as a technical mentor to junior Database Engineers while collaborating with architects, developers, security personnel, and business stakeholders to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions.

This is a key position on a new team and is contingent upon award.

Responsibilities

Represent the company and maintain its performance standards within this position.

➢ Design, develop, implement, and maintain Azure-based relational and non-relational database solutions.

➢ Design and administer Azure Data Lakes and Data Lakehouse environments.

➢ Develop and implement data transformation processes utilizing Azure data integration services.

➢ Design optimized data access patterns to maximize application performance and scalability.

➢ Develop, test, and maintain scripts and utilities used to load, transform, and validate enterprise data.

➢ Administer Azure SQL databases, managed instances, elastic pools, and associated cloud resources.

➢ Coordinate with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with enterprise security policies and cloud security best practices.

➢ Implement backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, and geo-replication strategies.

➢ Configure and manage role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, and network security.

➢ Monitor database health, performance, availability, and resource utilization using Azure monitoring tools.

➢ Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting database deployments and infrastructure automation.

➢ Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and system architecture documentation.

➢ Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and knowledge transfer to Database Engineers and project staff.

➢ Collaborate with vendors and project stakeholders during implementation of enterprise data modernization initiatives.

➢ Support ongoing operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of Azure database environments.

➢ Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Professional demeanor with excellent communication and collaboration skills.

➢ Strong experience designing, developing, and implementing Azure Data Lakes and Azure Data Lakehouse architectures.

➢ Experience designing, implementing, and administering relational and non-relational databases within Microsoft Azure.

➢ Experience with Azure Databricks.

➢ Strong Oracle Database administration experience.

➢ Experience developing enterprise data transformation and cloud integration solutions.

➢ Strong experience developing and testing Azure data loading processes using Azure data load utilities.

➢ Experience with Azure Data Factory.

➢ Experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines.

➢ Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and Azure architecture.

➢ Experience using Azure Monitor, SQL Analytics, Query Performance Insight, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Azure CLI, and PowerShell.

➢ Experience implementing backup, recovery, geo-replication, and disaster recovery solutions.

➢ Strong understanding of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), encryption technologies, identity management, and Azure network security.

➢ Knowledge of data modeling, schema design, indexing strategies, and database optimization techniques.

➢ Knowledge of Azure SQL Databases, Azure SQL Managed Instances, and Elastic Pools.

➢ Knowledge of enterprise Data Warehouse Administration and Teradata Data Warehouse environments.

➢ Strong organizational, analytical, and time management skills.

➢ Ability to mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.

➢ Ability to document technical processes in an organized manner.

➢ Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Clearance:

• Must have a current DoD Security Clearance; secret level or higher.

Education & Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related STEM discipline.

➢ Seven (7) or more years of experience designing, developing, and implementing Azure Data Lakes and Azure database solutions.

➢ Experience administering both relational and non-relational database environments.

➢ Experience implementing enterprise cloud infrastructure and data modernization initiatives.

➢ Equivalent combinations of education and directly related experience may be considered.

Location:

➢ Remote position with the option for hybrid work in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

➢ Standard business hours, Monday through Friday.

Travel:

• None listed.

Join the Team:

Tech(x) is a customer centric team, both external and internal customers. This team supports each other to be successful on the job and in meeting the mission. Tech(x) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.