Enhancement Lead

Fractal Analytics•California, CA

8d•$150,000 - $185,000

About The Position

We are looking for a highly skilled Azure Enhancement Lead to drive continuous improvement, optimization, and enhancement initiatives across enterprise Azure-based data and cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will lead enhancement programs focused on scalability, modernization, performance optimization, automation, governance, and operational excellence. This role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, leadership capability, stakeholder management, and delivery ownership in Azure cloud ecosystems.

Requirements

Microsoft Azure Platform
Azure Data Factory (ADF)
Azure Databricks
Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)
Azure Functions
Azure Logic Apps
Azure SQL Database
Azure Monitor
Azure DevOps
Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures.
Experience in application and data platform enhancements.
Expertise in performance tuning and optimization.
Knowledge of distributed systems and enterprise integration.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines.
Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep/ARM).
Proficiency in SQL and Python/PySpark.

Responsibilities

Lead enhancement initiatives for Azure-based applications, data platforms, and cloud services.
Identify opportunities for platform optimization, automation, and modernization.
Drive continuous improvement across cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, and analytics platforms.
Analyze existing systems and recommend scalable and cost-effective enhancements.
Define enhancement roadmaps aligned with business priorities.
Oversee enhancements involving Azure-native services and architectures.
Ensure high availability, reliability, scalability, and performance of Azure solutions.
Lead implementation of cloud best practices across environments.
Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to ensure compliance and governance standards.
Manage enhancement backlog, prioritization, and sprint planning.
Coordinate with development, QA, DevOps, support, and business teams.
Drive defect resolution, root cause analysis, and production improvements.
Ensure timely delivery of enhancement releases with minimal business disruption.
Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and deployment planning.
Drive CI/CD adoption and automation initiatives.
Improve deployment efficiency, monitoring, and operational processes.
Implement observability, logging, and alerting frameworks.
Promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and reusable deployment patterns.
Engage with business stakeholders to gather enhancement requirements.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering teams.
Work closely with enterprise architects and project managers.
Communicate project status, risks, and recommendations to leadership.