We are currently requesting resumes for the following position: Technical Specialist
Job #: 26-086
Resume Due Date: September 2nd, 2026 (5:00PM EST)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Duration: 12 Months
Hours of work: 35 Hours
Location: CHQ – 1908 Colonel Sam Dr.(Hybrid – 3 days remote)
We are seeking an experienced Azure & Databricks DevOps Engineer to design, automate, secure, and support cloud-based data platforms and DevOps capabilities across Microsoft Azure and Databricks. This role will be responsible for building scalable infrastructure, implementing CI/CD pipelines, managing platform reliability, and enabling data engineering teams to deliver high-quality analytics and data products efficiently.
The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, Terraform, Databricks workspace administration, Unity Catalog, CI/CD automation, security controls, monitoring, and production support.
- Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure using Infrastructure as Code.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data engineering, analytics, and platform services.
- Administer and support Azure Databricks workspaces, clusters, jobs, repos, workflows, and permissions.
- Implement and manage Databricks Unity Catalog, including catalogs, schemas, external locations, storage credentials, and access controls.
- Automate deployment of Databricks notebooks, jobs, workflows, libraries, clusters, policies, and workspace configurations.
- Develop reusable DevOps frameworks and deployment templates for data platform teams.
Manage Azure services such as:
- Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Synapse Analytics
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure Monitor / Log Analytics
- Azure Functions
- Implement security best practices including RBAC, managed identities, service principals, secrets management, private endpoints, network security, and least-privilege access.
- Support production operations, incident response, troubleshooting, monitoring, alerting, and performance optimization.
- Collaborate with data engineers, architects, security teams, product owners, and application teams.
- Manage environment promotion across development, UAT, and production environments.
- Support cost monitoring and optimization for Azure and Databricks workloads.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, deployment guides, and operational procedures.
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Data Platform Engineer.
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
- Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks administration and deployment automation.
Experience building CI/CD pipelines using one or more of:
- Azure DevOps Pipelines
- GitHub Actions
- Jenkins
Strong Infrastructure as Code experience using: Terraform
Experience with Databricks platform components, including:
- Workspaces
- Clusters
- Jobs / Workflows
- Repos
- Libraries
- Secret scopes
- Cluster policies
- Unity Catalog
Strong scripting or programming skills using:
- Python
- PowerShell
- Bash
- SQL
- Understanding of cloud identity and access management, including Azure AD / Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, service principals, managed identities, and group-based access control.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, or Databricks system tables.
- Familiarity with Git branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews, and release management.
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
Our client is dedicated to promoting employment equity and encourages applications from equity-seeking communities including but not limited to: Indigenous Peoples, racialized individuals, persons with disabilities, and women. Our client aims to build a diverse team that reflects the communities it serves, enhancing its ability to meet their needs. They are committed to an inclusive and accessible work environment and invites all qualified individuals to apply, offering accommodations during the application, interview and onboarding process as needed. This effort supports their long-term strategy for equity, diversity, and inclusion.
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