Azure Expert - Hybrid (Alpharetta, GA)

• Design and implement serverless solutions using Azure Functions and Azure Durable Functions with Java. • Build event-driven architectures leveraging Azure Service Bus and Azure Event Grid. • Deploy, manage, and optimize containerized Java applications on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). • Integrate Azure services into enterprise Java applications ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. • Collaborate with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines for Java-based workloads. • Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in distributed systems and microservices environments. Skills/Experience: • Performs as a key contributor to an engineering team that builds and supports exceptional products that provide innovative solutions to challenging business use cases, existing system and operational problems • Actively participates in architectural design, system analysis, and programming activities on application software; this may often require independent research and study • Develops high-quality and production-ready software by using best-practice data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and frameworks that are maintainable, scalable, responsive, and secure • Writes highest quality code with utmost attention to scalability, security and performance and with an end-to-end mindset from conception to delivery and production support, owning specifications, quality, release deployments and monitoring of production health • Produces complete, simple, and readable technical documentation for everything developed and maintains a team culture of documenting everything • Tests and ensures quality of all code that developed in line with principles of test-driven development and continuous delivery, utilizing test automation frameworks wherever possible YOU HAVE: • 2+ w/Bachelors degree • Experience designing and developing secure application and products. • BS in computer science or equivalent technical field or equivalent work experience. • Experience with developing, configuring and deploying applications on Microsoft Azure or any other cloud platform. • Ability to identify key issues and details, and present understandable alternatives to both technical and non-technical individuals • Ability to create and maintain technical documentation to support the testing, installation, operations, deployment and maintenance of products • Proven ability to effectively present data to facilitate understanding of findings • Ability to solve complex problems using analytical and creative problem-solving skills for design, development and testing of systems • Strong knowledge of prevailing technology trends, design patterns and ability to apply those as needed • Ability to interpret and analyze technology heatmaps and subsequently develop plans to remediate hardware/software nearing End of Life/End of Support • Competent at adhering to organizational processes and procedures including but not limited to scrum and various design artifacts. • Knowledge of agile development methodologies • Life-long learner, process improver Required Skills & Expertise • Very strong hands-on experience with: • Azure Functions and Azure Durable Functions using Java • Azure Service Bus (messaging and queueing) • Azure Event Grid (event routing and pub/sub) • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (container orchestration) • Proficiency in Java 11+, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture. • Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Bicep. • Experience with monitoring and logging using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, etc. • Solid understanding of security best practices in Azure (RBAC, Managed Identities, Networking). Preferred Qualifications • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Developer Associate. • Experience with distributed systems, high availability, and performance tuning for Java workloads. • Familiarity with API Management, Azure Storage, and Azure MS SQL DB.