Senior Azure Engineer

Anblicks Inc.; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Anblicks Inc. is seeking a Senior Azure Engineer to design and build app-to-app integration solutions using Azure Event Hub as the core messaging backbone.

The role emphasizes event-driven, Kafka-style streaming architectures within Azure, requiring hands-on Kafka experience or equivalent messaging patterns. You will develop and optimize producer/consumer applications (primarily in Python), work across Azure services (Functions, Data Factory, Service Bus), and implement monitoring, error

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering.
• Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure experience.
• Experience implementing Kafka-based architectures or Kafka concepts.
• Proficient Python programming for production-grade code.
• Familiarity with Azure Event Hub and related services (Functions, Data Factory, Service Bus).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and IaC (Azure DevOps, Terraform).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain app-to-app integration pipelines using Azure Event Hub.
• Apply Kafka concepts to Event Hub's Kafka-compatible interface.
• Develop and optimize producer/consumer applications in Python.
• Collaborate across Azure services to create reliable, scalable integration solutions.
• Troubleshoot latency, throughput, and reliability in real-time streaming pipelines.
• Define integration contracts, schemas, and event standards with application teams.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and error-handling for event-driven systems.

Skills

Azure

Kafka

Python

Event-driven architecture

CI/CD

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Azure Engineer to design and build app-to-app integration solutions using Azure Event Hub. This role centers on implementing event-driven, Kafka-style streaming architecture within the Azure ecosystem, so hands-on Kafka experience (or Kafka-equivalent messaging patterns) is essential even though the production platform is Event Hub.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain app-to-app integration pipelines using Azure Event Hub as the core messaging backbone
• Apply Kafka concepts and patterns (topics/partitions, consumer groups, producer/consumer design, offset management) to Event Hub's Kafka-compatible interface
• Develop and optimize producer/consumer applications, primarily in Python
• Work across the broader Azure ecosystem (e.g., Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory, Azure Service Bus, Azure Monitor/Log Analytics) to build reliable, scalable integration solutions
• Troubleshoot latency, throughput, and reliability issues in real-time streaming pipelines
• Collaborate with application teams to define integration contracts, schemas, and event design standards
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and error-handling strategies for event-driven systems

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, with strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Azure
• Proven experience implementing Kafka (or Kafka-based architectures) — Event Hub's Kafka protocol experience is a strong plus
• Strong programming background, particularly in Python (production-grade code, not just scripting)
• Solid understanding of event-driven architecture and app-to-app integration patterns
• Experience with Azure Event Hub, Azure Functions, or similar Azure messaging/compute services
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (Azure DevOps, Terraform/Bicep, etc.) is a plus
• Strong debugging and performance-tuning skills for distributed, real-time systems