Azure Cosmos Database Developer / Azure Cosmos Database Architect

Job Title: Azure Cosmos Database Developer / Azure Cosmos Database Architect

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 11 months

Domain: Financial Services / Enterprise IT

Pay Rate: $71.00/hr W2 | $85.00/hr C2C

Application Deadline: Nov 15th 2026

SKILLS REQUIRED

Primary (Must-Have):

• Azure Cosmos DB Data Modeling, Partition Key Design & Indexing Optimization

• Azure Cloud Architecture & Distributed Systems Design (Global Distribution, Multi-Region Deployment, HA/DR)

• Azure Core Integration Services (Azure Functions, App Services, AKS, Event Hubs, Service Bus & Application Insights)

Secondary (Good to Have):

• Enterprise Financial Services & Regulated Industry Compliance

• Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Design, and CI/CD Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Application Development using .NET and/or Java

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Enterprise Cloud & Data Engineering department is seeking a Senior Azure Cosmos DB Developer/Architect to report to the Director of Cloud Infrastructure and solve complex database scalability, throughput, and operational challenges for high-volume transactional platforms. The selected candidate will architect, optimize, and support always-on, mission-critical Azure Cosmos DB solutions while ensuring seamless integration with enterprise cloud services. This role balances strategic architectural design with hands-on performance tuning, capacity planning, and operational troubleshooting to eliminate performance bottlenecks and ensure zero-downtime operations.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, implement, and continuously optimize enterprise Azure Cosmos DB solutions for high-volume transactional workloads, ensuring precise data modeling, partition key strategies, and indexing policies.

• Monitor and tune Request Unit (RU/s) consumption, query latency, and database performance while establishing robust monitoring via Azure Application Insights.

• Architect high-availability, multi-region global distribution, and disaster recovery framework patterns aligned with enterprise business continuity standards.

• Troubleshoot complex production incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and execute operational maintenance including schema evolutions and deployments across Azure services (AKS, Functions, Event Hubs, Service Bus).

• Partner cross-functionally with application, infrastructure, and security teams to establish governance, cost-optimization models, operational runbooks, and long-term cloud platform engineering standards.

BENEFITS

Medical | Dental | Vision | 401(k)

EEOC Compliance:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

DISCLAIMER

AI Usage Policy: Pacer Group uses AI to assist in screening applications. Final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters based on qualifications and experience.