Storage Analyst-Senior

Role: Storage Analyst-Senior
Location: Edmonton-AB (Hybrid)
Duration: 12+ Months

Certifications Required:
-Active Azure certificates: AZ-104.
-Active Azure certificates: AZ-305.
-Azure certificates: Azure AZ-900.

Skills Required:

-Bachelor degree in Computer Science, IT or equivalent 8 years of experience.
-Proficiency in writing, maintaining, and version-controlling Terraform configuration files
for Azure resources (e.g., Azure Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Virtual Networks, etc.).
-Monitor Azure infrastructure performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize resource usage.
-Deploy, manage, and monitor Azure cloud infrastructure including virtual networks, virtual machines, storage accounts, data services (ADF, Azure Databricks, Azure SQL, Azure ML, etc.) and other Azure resources.
-Automate routine tasks using GitHub/GitHub Actions.
-Maintain and manage Azure cost management and budgeting
-Implement and manage Azure security controls including network security groups, Azure Active Directory, and identity and access management.
-Collaborate and support data architects, engineers and analysts to design and optimize cloud architecture and services.
-Knowledge of data governance, data privacy, and compliance regulations.
-Strong understanding of Snowflake architecture, features, and best practices.
– Experience with provisioning, supporting and administering Snowflake
-Experience working in the Government of Alberta Domain environment or an environment of equivalent size and complexity.
-Hands on experience administering Databricks
-Hands on experience administering Databricks, PowerBI and Purview
-Experience in prioritizing, provisioning requests based on SLA tiers, urgency, and business impact and experience in tracking, monitoring, and reporting on SLA performance metrics.