Azure Cosmos DB Architect Job at Apptoza Inc., Phoenix, AZ

  • Apptoza Inc.
  • Phoenix, AZ

Job Description

Job Description

Ideal Candidate Profile

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• We are looking for someone who can serve as the team's Cosmos DB subject matter expert, providing both strategic architectural guidance and hands-on support for production environments.

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• The candidate should have demonstrated success designing scalable, resilient solutions while also helping development teams optimize performance, reliability, and operational excellence.

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• Look for experienced Azure Cosmos DB Architect with hands-on development experience along with deep expertise in designing, implementing, and supporting large-scale, mission-critical applications running on Azure Cosmos DB.

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• 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.

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Key Responsibilities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• Create operational runbooks, documentation, and engineering standards.

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

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Skills Required:

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

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

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• Strong experience with:

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o Cosmos DB data modeling and partitioning strategies

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o Query optimization and performance tuning

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o Throughput management (RU/s optimization)

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o Indexing policies and change feed processing

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o Multi-region deployment and global distribution

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o High availability and disaster recovery patterns

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o Monitoring and observability tools

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

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

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

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• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

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Preferred Qualifications

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• Experience in financial services or regulated industries.

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• Knowledge of microservices architecture and event-driven systems.

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

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

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

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