Azure Cosmos DB Developer/Architect

Job Title: Azure Cosmos DB Developer / Architect

Location

Onsite – Phoenix, AZ / Dallas, TX / Columbus, OH

Experience

12+ Years

Work Mode

Onsite

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Azure Cosmos DB Developer / Architect with strong expertise in designing, developing, and supporting large-scale, mission-critical applications on Microsoft Azure.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Azure Cosmos DB, cloud architecture, distributed systems, and performance optimization. The role requires balancing architecture responsibilities with day-to-day operational support to deliver highly available, scalable, and high-performance solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize Azure Cosmos DB solutions for high-volume transactional workloads.
• Define data modeling strategies, partition keys, indexing policies, and data lifecycle management.
• Architect highly available, resilient, and scalable solutions using Cosmos DB best practices.
• Monitor and optimize RU consumption, throughput, latency, and database performance.
• Troubleshoot production issues, identify performance bottlenecks, and implement corrective actions.
• Support deployments, schema evolution, capacity planning, and incident resolution.
• Integrate Cosmos DB solutions with Azure services and application platforms.
• Establish disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity strategies.
• Develop operational runbooks, technical documentation, and engineering standards.
• Recommend improvements for cost optimization, scalability, and platform performance.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of overall software engineering and database development experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on Azure Cosmos DB experience in production environments.
• Strong experience with:
• Cosmos DB data modeling and partitioning strategies
• Query optimization and performance tuning
• Throughput management and RU/s optimization
• Indexing policies and Change Feed processing
• Multi-region deployment and global distribution
• High availability and disaster recovery
• Database monitoring and observability
• Strong understanding of Azure Cloud architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience with Azure services, including:
• Azure Functions
• Azure App Services
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Event Hubs
• Azure Service Bus
• Azure Application Insights
• Experience supporting high-volume, always-on enterprise applications.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or regulated industries.
• Knowledge of microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with .NET and/or Java-based applications.
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience establishing cloud governance, operational standards, and performance best practices.