Security Clearance
Requires UK Government Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility to undergo SC vetting.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and maintain Azure-based data solutions, including Azure Data Factory pipelines, Azure Databricks, Azure Machine Learning models and endpoints, Power BI dashboards.
- Monitor and troubleshoot failures in pipelines, jobs, and ML workflows using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and custom alerting.
- Maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for ADF, Databricks, and ML model deployments.
- Develop automation scripts (Python, PowerShell, Bash) to reduce manual intervention.
- Write, optimize, and troubleshoot SQL queries for data validation, root cause analysis, and report troubleshooting.
- Support and maintain data warehouse environments such as Azure Synapse Analytics, SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, Snowflake, or BigQuery.
- Monitor ETL performance, investigate slow-running queries and data load failures.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement self-healing automation.
- Provide L2/L3 support aligned with ITIL practices; participate in on-call rotations and critical incident response.
- Maintain SOPs, runbooks, knowledge base articles, and client documentation.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Synapse, SQL Server, and Azure SQL DB.
- Strong SQL skills for debugging, data validation, and optimization.
- Proficiency in scripting: Python, PowerShell, Bash.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation.
- Knowledge of Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and alerting.
- Experience with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow or Jira.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills; ability to perform root cause analysis.
- Excellent documentation and presentation skills.
- Ability to handle pressure, prioritize in a live support environment.
- Core business hours (08 30) with rotational on-call support (1 in 4 weeks).
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft certifications (DP 900, AZ 900, DP 203).
- Experience with AKS, Docker, or containerized ML environments.
- Understanding of data governance and security in cloud environments.
- Experience with AI Foundry, Gen AI, Fabric.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
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