E T Consultant

Overview

Provide frontline support for on-prem search indices and troubleshoot data ingestion problems within legacy pipelines. Support the migration of ingestion pipelines to Databricks-based pipelines and Azure Search indexing.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide frontline support for on‑prem search indices, addressing issues with indexing failures, latency, data freshness, metadata ingestion, or API responsiveness.
• Troubleshoot data ingestion problems within legacy pipelines and collaborate with engineering teams to resolve workflow breaks, mapping errors, or inconsistent search results.
• Support the migration of ingestion pipelines from legacy ETL systems to Databricks‑based pipelines and Azure Search indexing, validating outputs, and ensuring continuity in search relevance and metadata quality.
• Assist downstream application teams using legacy search APIs by diagnosing performance issues, mismatches in query results, or schema discrepancies.
• Guide users and product teams through changes in search behavior as the architecture was simplified, helping them understand differences between legacy index behavior and modern cloud‑based search patterns.
• Participate in content validation, smoke testing, and quality assurance cycles during phased decommissioning of on‑prem components.
• Summarize recurring search and ingestion issues, identify root patterns, and communicate actionable recommendations to engineering teams and modernization programs.
• Provide support for user outreach, Q&A sessions, and transition communications related to search platform upgrades, index consolidations, or pipeline sunsetting activities.
• Contribute advisory insights to ongoing simplification efforts by representing user impacts, highlighting operational inefficiencies in legacy components, and validating the functional readiness of cloud replacements.

Required Experience

• At least 5 years' experience with a Master’s degree in computer science or related field OR at least 7 years' experience with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong experience in .NET/C#, ASP.NET, and enterprise application development.
• Hands-on expertise with Azure services including Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Azure SQL, Key Vault, and Application Insights.
• Experience designing and supporting REST APIs, microservices, and system integrations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and secure application authentication.
• Proficiency in Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release management.
• Experience with Python, Databricks, Azure Data Factory (ADF), and data integration/migration solutions.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Graph API, Power Platform, and Dataverse.
• Knowledge of Records Management, Retention Labels, and Microsoft Purview Compliance.
• Experience working in Agile / SAFe delivery environments (PI planning support, backlog refinement, iteration planning/review involvement).

Qualifications

Master’s degree in computer science or related field OR Bachelor’s degree.

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