Principal Cloud Engineer

Principal Cloud Engineer

Location : Chicago OR Lisle, IL (1-2 days / week)

Duration : 9-months contract to hire

US Citizens or GC Holder only

Top 3 Skills : Azure

Azure

Data Warehouse / Data Modeling

Responsibilities

• Provides database & integration design recommendations based on IT organization strategy and documented IT standards.
• Develops enterprise level database application and integration solutions including major enhancements and interfaces, functions and features.
• Provides expertise, guidance, and mentoring to other database developers / engineers across teams and across projects, as needed, in order promote development of internal skill, talent and experience on new technologies.
• Gains understanding of impacted business processes and considers the business process impact (including production support) when designing database and integration technology solutions.
• Viewed both internally and externally as a technical expert and critical technical resource across teams.
• Acts as an internal consultant, advocate, mentor and change agent for various projects and teams.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure cloud-based data architectures using leading cloud platforms, preferrable Azure Cloud such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Lead the development of data models, data flow diagrams, and data integration strategies to support business requirements.
• Drive the development and implementation of robust ETL processes, ensuring efficient and reliable data pipelines for diverse data sources.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and implement solutions that align with business goals.
• Demonstrate expertise in cloud technologies, particularly in Azure (ADF, ADLS, Synapse, VM, SQL Server, Eventhub, etc.)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and application developers, to understand data requirements and provide technical guidance.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to data engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Optimize data processing and storage for performance and cost-effectiveness, leveraging cloud-native services and technologies.
• Works closely with IT Security to respond to and address security concerns.
• Manage cloud environments in accordance with company security guidelines
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education / Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience with demonstrated ability required
• Minimum 10 years of experience with engineering and administration of cloud and on-premises infrastructure technologies, including (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS), with demonstrated proficiency across multiple current technology disciplines required.
• Azure Certifications Preferred : Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator, Azure Network Engineer, or equivalent
• Working knowledge of ITIL disciplines
• Working knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, FERPA, GLBA, PCI, etc.) as they relate to data integrity and privacy preferred

Skills

• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent judgment, organizational and problem solving skills; technical, project and leadership skills.
• Ability to multi-task and time management; can adapt to a changing fast-paced environment
• Independent ability to use good judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Strong self-sufficiency and initiative working on database projects
• Excellent at identifying and marshaling resources for action
• Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to provide high quality work on tight schedules.
• Expert knowledge of database technology and concepts
• Expert knowledge of database server maintenance, procedures and multiple database scripting languages
• Working knowledge of virtual server technology
• Strong knowledge of system integration designs and architectures
• Expert knowledge in data warehouse and data management concepts including data modeling
• Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates to Information Technology
• Broad knowledge of Windows system, operating system principles, and programming best practices.
• Ability and willingness to multi-task and learn new technologies quickly.

Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) (especially Agile) and project planning / execution skills including estimating and scheduling.