Principal Microsoft Cloud Native Developer

REQ 37789- Lead Engineer• 12+ years of professional software development experience.• 5+ years leading software engineering teams.• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale software products.• Experience operating mission-critical applications in cloud environments.• Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages such as:◦ C#◦ Java◦ TypeScript◦ PythonMicrosoft AzureDevSecOpsAI & DataWorking knowledge of:Leadership Competencies• Experience with API design and microservices architecture.• Knowledge of modern software design patterns and distributed systems.• Hands-on experience with Azure services including:◦ Azure App Services◦ Azure Functions◦ Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)◦ Azure Container Registry◦ Azure API Management◦ Azure Storage◦ Azure SQL Database◦ Azure Cosmos DB◦ Azure Service Bus/Event Grid◦ Azure Monitor and Application Insights◦ Azure DevOps and GitHub• CI/CD automation• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)• Security-by-design principles• Automated testing and deployment practices• Cloud observability and monitoring• Generative AI concepts and architectures• Large Language Models (LLMs)• Prompt engineering• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)• AI Agent architectures• Azure AI Services• Azure AI Search• Azure OpenAI Service• Vector databases and semantic search• Responsible AI principles and governance• AI evaluation and monitoring techniques• Strategic thinking• Technical decision makingSuccess MeasuresPreferred CertificationsIdeal Candidate ProfileA successful Engineering Lead combines the mindset of a software architect, the pragmatismof a delivery leader, and the curiosity of an AI innovator. They can lead teams building modernenterprise products on Azure while strategically incorporating AI capabilities to improve bothcustomer experiences and engineering effectiveness.• Influencing without authority• Team development an