Cloud Azure Tools Specialist

Kforce has a client in Tampa, FL that is seeking a Cloud Azure Tools Specialist. Responsibilities:

• Manages and optimizes data, analytics, and innovation toolsets in a cloud environment
• Leads requirements gathering, evaluation, and implementation of tools supporting business needs
• Drives adoption, utilization, and best practices across the organization
• Partners with stakeholders to align tools with business processes and outcomes
• Acts as a key resource to understand user needs and recommend improvements
• Identify and support tool adoption and usage needs across the organization
• Collaborate with InfoSec, Infrastructure, and Compliance to manage user access, roles, and security policies
• Standardize and improve tool user experience and design consistency
• Configure, maintain, and serve as SME for assigned toolset
• Develop and deliver training materials, documentation, and enablement programs
• Act as liaison to vendors, leading business reviews and influencing product roadmaps
• Recommend enhancements and extensions to maximize tool value and ROI
• Lead RFI/RFP processes, tool evaluation, and implementation efforts
• Support procurement and vendor management, ensuring compliance with security and legal standards
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend new tools aligned to business needs
• Monitor adoption, performance, and utilization metrics, providing insights and recommendations
• Partner with SMEs to guide tool selection and cost-effective usage strategies
• Design and execute test cases to validate tool implementations
• Document and manage tool lifecycle (requirements, implementation, support)
• Collaborate with infrastructure and data teams to define cloud storage and compute best practices
• Troubleshoot and resolve advanced incidents and system issues
• Lead tool upgrades, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Statistics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 6+ years of experience in tools administration and support for data-related platforms
• Strong understanding of: data engineering practices and workflows, data cataloging, lineage, and metadata management
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and aligning tools to business processes

• Visualization & Reporting: WebFocus, Sigma, Power BI
• Data Transformation (ETL/ELT): Matillion, Azure Data Factory, DBT
• Data Platforms: Databricks, Snowflake
• Data Catalog & Metadata: Purview, Unity, Horizon, Alation
• AI/ML & Data Science Tools: Dataiku, PyTorch, Azure ML, Databricks AI/ML, Snowflake Cortex AI, TensorFlow, Hex
• Cloud & API Integration: Azure API Management, MuleSoft, Boomi