#1004 - Data / Platform Engineer (Telemetry)

Job Opportunity only available for professionals located in Latin America .

We are looking for an experienced Data / Platform Engineer to join our team and work closely with a U.S.-based client on building and supporting scalable, secure, and production-ready cloud platforms and data infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in software, platform, or data engineering, with hands-on expertise in Azure PaaS , cloud infrastructure, and observability pipelines. This role is particularly focused on building reliable telemetry solutions using OpenTelemetry , while ensuring that data and platform services meet security, privacy, and production requirements.
Requirements:

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Advanced English proficiency (B2/C1/C2) with the ability to communicate fluently with U.S.-based clients and technical teams.

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5+ years of experience in software, platform, data engineering, or a related field, with experience shipping and supporting production systems.

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3+ years of hands-on Azure experience , or experience with another major cloud provider combined with strong transferable knowledge of Azure PaaS.

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2+ years of experience building observability or telemetry pipelines . Hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry , including:

- OTLP

- OpenTelemetry Collectors

- Spans and traces

- Semantic conventions

- Experience working with Azure PaaS services such as:

- Azure Container Apps or AKS

- Azure API Management

- Azure Data Explorer (ADX/Kusto) and/or Application Insights

- ADLS Gen2 / Blob Storage

- Azure Key Vault

- Microsoft Entra ID

- Strong experience with Python or Node.js , plus Bash .

- Experience implementing PII and secret scrubbing using techniques such as regex, entropy detection, redaction, and tokenization.

- Solid understanding of cloud security , including RBAC, private networking, access controls, and audit requirements.

Responsibilities:

- Design, build, and maintain scalable data and platform solutions in Microsoft Azure.

- Develop and support production systems, cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, and platform services.

- Build and maintain observability and telemetry pipelines using OpenTelemetry , working with OTLP, OpenTelemetry Collectors, spans, traces, and semantic conventions.

- Work extensively with Azure PaaS services, including Azure Container Apps or AKS, API Management, Azure Data Explorer (ADX/Kusto), Application Insights, ADLS Gen2/Blob Storage, Key Vault, and Microsoft Entra ID .

- Develop automation, tooling, and platform components using Python or Node.js , as well as Bash .

- Implement processes to identify and protect sensitive information within telemetry and data, including PII and secret scrubbing, redaction, tokenization, regex-based detection, and entropy-based detection .

- Implement and maintain security controls including RBAC, private networking, access management, and auditing .

- Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve the reliability, scalability, security, and observability of platform and data systems.

- Collaborate directly with U.S.-based technical stakeholders and communicate technical solutions clearly in English.

- Contribute to technical design and architectural decisions across data, cloud, and platform engineering initiatives.

What do we offer?

- Salary in USD .

- 100% Remote work.

- Duration: Short-term ( 3 months with strong chance of extension )

- Type of contract: Independent contractor with Venon Solutions LLC.

- Working hours: Full-time, full-commited, with 4 hours of overlap with PST.

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