Avance Consulting
Azure Developer
Azure Developer at Avance Consulting, based in Wokingham, South East. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- Not given by the employer
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Wokingham, South East
- Closing date
- Sector
- Software Developer
Reference 607350718347613649
About the role
Your responsibilities:
• Design, develop, and optimize Azure Functions (Python) for event-driven/serverless workloads.
• Build and maintain Azure Data Factory pipelines (ETL/ELT, mapping data flows, triggers, linked services).
• Model, query, and tune data in Azure SQL Database; manage objects, stored procedures, and performance.
• Implement storage strategies using Azure Blob Storage (lifecycle policies, tiers, access control).
• Integrate systems via REST/SOAP APIs (auth, throttling, retries, pagination, error handling).
• Automate document generation using python-docx (templates, styles, images, tables).
• Enforce security with Azure Key Vault, managed identities, RBAC, and secure configuration.
• Set up Application Insights for logs, metrics, alerts, and dashboards; support incident triage.
• Participate in code reviews, write unit/integration tests, and maintain high code quality.
• Use Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Boards) for CI/CD, work tracking, and release automation.
• Collaborate in Agile/Scrum cadence; provide estimates, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
Key Skills & Qualifications
• Languages/Frameworks: Python (asyncio, requests, pandas basics), unit testing (pytest/unittest).
• Azure Services: Azure Functions, Data Factory, Azure SQL Database, Blob Storage, Key Vault.
• Integration: REST (OAuth2/JWT), SOAP (WSDL), webhooks, pagination, retries, idempotency.
• DevOps: Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines), Git, CI/CD, environment promotion, feature flags.
• Observability: Application Insights (logs, metrics, Kusto queries), dashboards, alert rules.
• Tools: python-docx for automated document generation.
• Methodology: SDLC, Agile/Scrum, code reviews, documentation, and best practices.
Your Profile
• Hands-on Azure Developer with strong expertise in building serverless, Python-based workloads on Azure. Proven experience designing and operating data workflows using Azure Data Factory, managing persistence with Azure SQL Database and Blob Storage, and integrating systems via REST/SOAP APIs. Adept at secure secrets management with Azure Key Vault, implementing observability through Application Insights, and driving reliable delivery using Azure DevOps CI/CD. Comfortable with document generation using python-docx and collaborating in Agile teams to deliver scalable, resilient cloud solutions.
Essential skills/knowledge/experience: 7+ Years
• Must‑Have Project Experience:
• Delivered at least 2 end‑to‑end solutions using Azure Functions (Python) in production.
• Built ADF pipelines integrating multiple sources/targets (e.g., REST, SQL, Blob).
• Implemented Application Insights with actionable dashboards/alerts.
• Managed secrets via Key Vault and implemented managed identity authentication.
• Bonus / Nice-to-Have:
• Experience with Azure Storage Queues/Event Grid/Event Hub.
• Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/ARM/Terraform).
• Containerization (Docker) and Azure Container Apps/AKS exposure.
• Data modeling/performance tuning in Azure SQL; familiarity with Synapse.
• Security fundamentals: network security, private endpoints, Defender for Cloud.
• Cost optimization and monitoring with Azure cost tools.
Reference: 607350718347613649 · Posted 19 hours ago · Closes 13 Dec 2026 · Listed via Avance Consulting
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