Senior Azure Cloud & Data Platform Engineer

PTR Global; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

PTR Global seeks an experienced Software Engineer Senior Lead to drive backend design, development, and delivery of cloud-native solutions in Azure. The role focuses on scalable microservices, enterprise APIs, and data engineering with some front-end contributions.

You will set engineering standards, mentor teams, and influence architecture across cloud, data platforms, and modernization programs in regulated environments. Remote not indicated.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of enterprise software engineering experience.
• Expert-level Java and Spring Boot, Python and FastAPI.
• Proven experience building microservices, REST APIs, and integration services.
• Hands-on expertise with Azure cloud-native services and architecture patterns.
• Experience with Terraform/TFE, AKS, Container Apps, and containerized workloads.
• Strong knowledge of Azure API Management and API governance.
• Experience with observability, distributed tracing, and monitoring.
• Proficiency with GitHub, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD.
• Experience with OAuth2, OIDC, Microsoft Entra ID, and identity providers.
• Experience with cloud-native storage (Cosmos DB, Postgres, Azure SQL).
• Experience with disaster recovery, geo-redundancy, and high availability.
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills; Agile/Scrum experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and build cloud-native applications and scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, Python, and FastAPI.
• Develop secure REST APIs and event-driven services for internal and external consumers.
• Lead technical design and architectural guidance for large-scale enterprise platforms.
• Create reusable frameworks, libraries, and engineering standards.
• Design multi-region, highly available architectures with disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions with product, security, and architecture teams.
• Build and operate solutions using Azure-native services: AKS, Container Apps, Function Apps, Application Gateway, API Management, Key Vault, Storage, Monitor, Azure SQL, Cosmos, Application Insights, and Log Analytics.
• Design secure network architectures (VNets, Subnets, Private DNS, Private Endpoints).
• Implement Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Terraform Enterprise (TFE).
• Establish cloud governance, security baselines, and operational best practices.
• Lead cloud modernization and application migration efforts.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Python

FastAPI

REST APIs

Microservices

Azure

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

OAuth2/OIDC

Microsoft Entra ID

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Terraform/TFE

AKS

Container Apps

Databricks

Cosmos DB

Azure SQL

ADLS

Job description

PTR Global seeks an experienced Software Engineer Senior Lead to drive backend design, development, and delivery of cloud-native solutions in Azure. The role focuses on scalable microservices, enterprise APIs, and data engineering with some front-end contributions.

You will set engineering standards, mentor teams, and influence architecture across cloud, data platforms, and modernization programs in regulated environments. Remote not indicated.