Role-Senior Infrastructure & Database Engineer (Cosmos DB & Spacelift Terraform)

Exp-8+ Yrs

Location-Bangalore

Description:

Job Summary[!-

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Infrastructure and Database Engineer with deep expertise in Azure Cosmos DB administration and Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC). In this role, you will bridge the gap between database administration and modern cloud automation. You will be responsible for architecting, scaling, and securing our Cosmos DB environments while designing reusable, enterprise-grade Terraform modules to standardize cloud deployments across the organization.

Key Responsibilities[!--

- [strong data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: ?Google Sans?, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"]Database Architecture & Administration: Design, implement, and maintain high-performance, globally distributed Azure Cosmos DB instances. Optimize indexing policies, partitioning strategies, and request units (RUs) to balance performance and cost.
- [strong data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: ?Google Sans?, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"]Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Architect, build, and maintain standard, reusable Terraform modules for Cosmos DB and related Azure ecosystem components (e.g., Private Endpoints, Key Vaults, Azure Monitor).
- [strong data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: ?Google Sans?, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"]Performance Tuning & Monitoring: Proactively monitor database health, troubleshoot latency bottlenecks, and manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies.
- [robust data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family:



?Google Sans?, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"]Automation & CI/CD:[! Integrate Terraform modules into automated CI/CD pipelines (Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions) to enforce zero-touch deployments and configuration drift management.
- [strong data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: ?Google Sans?, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"]Governance & Security: Implement strict security controls within Cosmos DB, including role-based access control (RBAC), data encryption, and network isolation, embedding these controls directly into Terraform modules.
- Required Technical Skills and Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

- [strong data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: ?Google Sans?, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"]Mentorship & Standards:[Establish organization-wide best practices for Cosmos DB data modeling and Terraform module consumption. Guide and mentor junior engineers and development teams.

- [strong data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: ?Google Sans?, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"]Azure Cosmos DB Expertise,

- Minimum of 3 5 years of dedicated experience administering Cosmos DB in production environments.



Deep understanding of NoSQL data modeling, multi-region replication, consistency models, and the Core (SQL) API.

- [strong data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: ?Google Sans?, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"]Advanced Terraform,

- Proven experience writing clean, scalable, and version-controlled Terraform code. Experience building automated, variable-driven common modules used by multiple engineering teams.

- [strong data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: ?Google Sans?, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"]Cloud Infrastructure Strong foundational knowledge of Microsoft Azure networking (VNETs, Peering, Private Links, DNS zones) and identity management (Azure AD/Entra ID, Managed Identities).

- [strong data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: ?Google Sans?, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"]Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in Power Shell, Azure CLI, or Python for database maintenance and operational automation.

- [strong data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="ep" data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style="font-family: ?Google Sans?, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"]Experience Level

- 7+ years of overall experience in Database Administration, Dev Ops, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), with a strong focus on cloud-native architectures.

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate or Azure Dev Ops Engineer Expert.

- Hashi Corp Certified: Terraform Associate.

- Experience migrating relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle) to Azure Cosmos DB

📌 Senior Infrastructure & Database Engineer (Cosmos DB & Spacelift Terraform) (India)
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