Senior Azure Cloud Data Architect in Poland
Summary
- We seek a Senior Azure Cloud Data Architect with a strong DevOps and Data Analytics Architecture background, particularly within the Azure ecosystem.
- Possible locations: Gdansk or Wroclaw or Poland remote with readiness to travel to Gdansk or Wroclaw sometimes ( when the client will have visits)
- Project length: 6+ months with possibility to extend
- Upper-Intermediate English.
- The desired start date is on January 6th
Project Description
We are looking for a Senior Azure Cloud Data Architect with a strong DevOps and Data Analytics Architecture background, particularly within the Azure ecosystem. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a balance between practical technical knowledge and strategic architectural thinking, as well as a clear understanding of e-commerce and retail business use cases.
Responsibilities:
E-commerce domain experience:
- Store stock management, product pricing
- Ensuring quick and reliable data flow from source systems to destination
- Understanding the challenges of event-driven architecture and data redundancy
Architecture Thinking:
- Ability to explain architectural decisions and trade-offs
- Event Grid vs. Event Hub use cases
- Azure Service Bus usage
- Pricing and performance optimization expertise
Additional Considerations:
- Domain knowledge in retail and examples of solving real-world business challenges
- Demonstrable experience working on projects involving data hosting, microservices, and serverless functions
Requirements:
Azure Data Ecosystem:
- Event Hub, Event Grid (key focus)
- Azure Data Lake, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse
- Cosmos DB, Azure Storage (understanding of Page Blobs vs Block Blobs)
Development & Architecture:
- Data transformation workflows (storage to relational DB)
- Hands-on experience with Azure Functions, Serverless Architecture
- Good knowledge of microservices, Kubernetes, KEDA, and Envoy
SAP Integration:
- SAP involvement is expected at a later stage (quick data flow from SAP to Azure)
Optional but Preferred Skills:
- Python development knowledge