Data Engineer with (Azure Cosmos DB)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer with (Azure Cosmos DB) with deep expertise in designing, implementing, and supporting large-scale, mission-critical applications running on Azure Cosmos DB. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building highly available, high-throughput, always-on solutions and be comfortable balancing architecture responsibilities with day-to-day operational support and performance optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize Azure Cosmos DB solutions for high-volume transactional workloads.


• Define and implement data modeling strategies, partition key design, indexing policies, and data lifecycle management.


• Architect highly available, resilient, and scalable solutions leveraging Cosmos DB best practices.


• Monitor and optimize RU consumption, throughput, latency, and overall database performance.


• Troubleshoot production issues, investigate performance bottlenecks, and implement corrective actions.


• Support day-to-day operational activities including deployments, schema evolution, capacity planning, and incident resolution.


• Partner with application, infrastructure, and architecture teams to ensure optimal integration with Azure services.


• Establish disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity strategies.


• Create operational runbooks, documentation, and engineering standards.


• Provide recommendations on cost optimization, scalability, and long-term platform improvements.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering and database development experience.


• 3+ years of hands-on Azure Cosmos DB experience in production environments.


• Strong experience with:


• Cosmos DB data modeling and partitioning strategies


• Query optimization and performance tuning


• Throughput management (RU/s optimization)


• Indexing policies and change feed processing


• Multi-region deployment and global distribution


• High availability and disaster recovery patterns


• Monitoring and observability tools


• Experience supporting high-volume, always-on enterprise applications.


• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and distributed systems.


• Experience with Azure services such as Functions, App Services, AKS, Event Hubs, Service Bus, and Application Insights.


• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or regulated industries.


• Knowledge of microservices architecture and event-driven systems.


• Experience with .NET and/or Java-based applications.


• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code.


• Experience establishing governance, operational standards, and performance best practices.