DevOps Engineer -Azure

Our client - A large industrial organization based out of Oshawa - is looking to hire a Senior Devops Engineer for a 1 year contract position. This is a hybrid role - on-site two days/week in Oshawa. We are seeking an experienced Azure & Databricks DevOps Engineer to design, automate, secure, and support cloud-based data platforms and DevOps capabilities across Microsoft Azure and Databricks. This role will be responsible for building scalable infrastructure, implementing CI/CD pipelines, managing platform reliability, and enabling data engineering teams to deliver high-quality analytics and data products efficiently. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, Terraform, Databricks workspace administration, Unity Catalog, CI/CD automation, security controls, monitoring, and production support. Key Accountabilities • Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure using Infrastructure as Code. • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data engineering, analytics, and platform services. • Administer and support Azure Databricks workspaces, clusters, jobs, repos, workflows, and permissions. • Implement and manage Databricks Unity Catalog, including catalogs, schemas, external locations, storage credentials, and access controls. • Automate deployment of Databricks notebooks, jobs, workflows, libraries, clusters, policies, and workspace configurations. • Develop reusable DevOps frameworks and deployment templates for data platform teams. • Manage Azure services such as: • Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 • Azure Key Vault • Azure Synapse Analytics • Azure Data Factory • Azure Monitor / Log Analytics • Azure Functions Qualifications • Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Data Platform Engineer. • Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services. • Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks administration and deployment automation. Experience building CI/CD pipelines using one or more of: o Azure DevOps Pipelines o GitHub Actions o Jenkins o Strong Infrastructure as Code experience using: o Terraform o Experience with Databricks platform components, including: o Strong scripting or programming skills using: o Python o PowerShell o Bash o SQL • Understanding of cloud identity and access management, including Azure AD / Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, service principals, managed identities, and group-based access control. • Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, or Databricks system tables. • Familiarity with Git branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews, and release management. • Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skill