Azure Cloud DBA Lead: Cosmos DB & SQL, Terraform

Pauwels Consulting; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting is seeking a senior specialist to modernize and industrialize cloud database platforms. The role focuses on Azure-based enterprise database services, secure design, and cloud-native engineering with emphasis on automation.

You will design, implement, and govern CosmosDB and SQL-based solutions, drive data privacy across environments, and lead deployment frameworks using Terraform and CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of database administration with SQL Server and T-SQL.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy enterprise-grade database services in cloud landing zones with focus on networking, security and high availability.
• Establish governance and data modeling standards for CosmosDB and NoSQL environments.
• Industrialize data refresh, masking, and scrambling for data privacy across platforms.
• Develop and maintain reusable deployment frameworks using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform performance analysis, troubleshooting, and capacity planning with advanced monitoring tools.
• Provide technical leadership and coaching to team members while ensuring operational excellence.

Skills

SQL Server & T-SQL

Azure SQL Database

Cosmos DB

English proficiency

Dutch or French

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Azure DevOps

Azure Landing Zones

Azure Key Vault

Azure Monitor

Query Store / Extended Events

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Job description

Pauwels Consulting is seeking a senior specialist to modernize and industrialize cloud database platforms. The role focuses on Azure-based enterprise database services, secure design, and cloud-native engineering with emphasis on automation.

You will design, implement, and govern CosmosDB and SQL-based solutions, drive data privacy across environments, and lead deployment frameworks using Terraform and CI/CD practices.