Azure Infrastructure & Data Engineer

S&P Global, Inc.; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Flexible Downtime

Continuous Learning

Invest in Your Future

Family Friendly Perks

Beyond the Basics

Job summary

S&P Global, Inc. is seeking an experienced Azure Infrastructure professional to design, build, and operate secure, scalable Azure environments that underpin data, analytics and AI workloads.

This role focuses on landing zones, networking, identity, security baselines, and reliability, with emphasis on data ingestion, modelling and performance at scale. You will work across CAF-aligned designs, IaC-driven deployments, and end-to-end data platforms, collaborating with analytics and AI teams to

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on Azure core infrastructure experience (compute, storage, identity).
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and cloud architecture principles.
• IaC-driven platforms development and operations (Terraform/Bicep/ARM).
• Familiar with CAF, Well-Architected Framework, and Zero Trust concepts.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production systems and data workloads.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate Azure landing zones aligned to CAF and governance standards.
• Build and manage Azure networking components and identity access controls.
• Own compute and platform services (VMs, AKS, App Services) and IaC pipelines.
• Monitor, optimize availability, performance, and cost; collaborate with security teams.
• Develop end-to-end data pipelines and Azure data platforms (Fabric, Synapse, Data Factory).

Job description

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use): 09 The Role: Design, build, and operate secure, scalable Azure infrastructure that underpins application, data, and AI workloads alongside Design, build, and operate modern data platforms on Azure that enable analytics, reporting, and AI/ML workloads. This role is typically accountable for the Azure landing zone, networking, identity, security baseline, and reliability and will focus on data ingestion, transformation, modelling, and performance.

Responsibilities:

• Design and operate Azure landing zones aligned to CAF and enterprise governance standards
• Build and manage Azure networking (VNETs, peering, VPN/ExpressRoute, Private Endpoints, DNS)
• Implement and manage identity and access using Entra ID, RBAC, PIM, and Conditional Access
• Own compute and platform services (VMs, VMSS, AKS, App Service environments)
• Implement infrastructure as code using Bicep, ARM, Terraform, or similar
• Monitor and optimize availability, performance, and cost (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Cost Management)
• Partner with security teams on policy, compliance, and threat protection
• Support production workloads with clear SRE/operations discipline (patching, backup, DR)
• Design and implement end-to-end data pipelines on Azure
• Build and operate Azure data platforms (Fabric, Synapse, Data Factory, Data Lake, SQL, Cosmos DB)
• Ingest data from operational systems, SaaS platforms, and streaming sources
• Develop data models optimized for analytics and downstream consumption
• Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance at scale
• Implement security and governance (Purview, RBAC, data access controls)
• Partner with analytics, BI, and AI teams to enable insights and advanced use cases
• Optimize cost and performance across data workloads

Requirements:

• 3+years hands‑on experience with Azure core infrastructure services
• Deep understanding of networking and security concepts in cloud environments
• Experience building and operating IaC‑driven platforms
• Familiarity with CAF, Well‑Architected Framework, and Zero Trust principles
• Experience supporting mission‑critical production systems
• Strong experience with Azure data services (Fabric or Synapse, ADF, ADLS, SQL)
• Solid SQL skills and experience with data transformation patterns
• Experience building batch and/or streaming pipelines
• Understanding of modern analytics architectures (lakehouse, data mesh concepts)
• Ability to support production data platforms
• Nice‑to‑have AKS platform engineering experience
• Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, or Front Door
• Azure Policy at scale
• Hybrid connectivity (on‑prem to Azure)
• Fabric end‑to‑end experience (OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse)
• Spark / PySpark experience
• Integration with AI/ML workloads
• Data governance tooling (Purview)

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission: Advancing Essential Intelligence. Our People: We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide - so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all. From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It's not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards - small perks can make a big difference.

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Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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