Preferred Qualifications / Nice to Have
Certifications such as Azure DevOps Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect, or Terraform Associate.
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/AKS).
Experience with secret rotation, Service Principals (SPNs), Managed Identities, and Key Vaults in data environments.
Familiarity with DataOps practices, infra-data integration, and automation of notebooks/data jobs as part of infrastructure.
Exposure to observability and monitoring tools in Azure (Log Analytics, Application Insights, Azure Monitor).
GitLab CI/CD (pipelines, multi-environment promotion: dev → test → UAT → prod)
Networking (NLB, DNS, security groups, WAF)
Monitoring and observability (CloudWatch, Dynatrace)
Collaborative mindset, able to work across multidisciplinary teams (Data, Security, Architecture).
Strong technical communication and documentation skills.
Automation-driven and governance-focused approach, with attention to quality and standardization.
Product-oriented mindset: not just making things work, but making them work well and scale effectively.