Job Title: Azure Cosmos DB Developer / Azure Tech Lead
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description:
Azure Cosmos DB Developer / Azure Tech Lead
Experience Required
10+ Years
Must Have Technical / Functional Skills
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.
Roles & 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.
Generic Managerial Skills
Leadership skills, People management, Analytical skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, risk management
Should work with CXO, infrastructure, security, and development teams