Azure Integration Architect

****Ideal candidates are located within 50 miles of Atlanta Dallas/ metro Houston Detroit or Phoenix. ***

An Azure Integration Architect is needed for designing implementing and overseeing high-level IT solutions that align with business objectives. This role involves analyzing system requirements defining architecture frameworks and ensuring scalability security and performance. The Architect will collaborate with stakeholders developers and engineers to deliver robust and innovative technology solutions.

The focus of this role is on building robust integration solutions that connect disparate systems applications and data sources across the enterprise requiring deep expertise in integration patterns API design cloud services and data movement technologies to ensure seamless scalable and secure interoperability. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise in Azure Integration Services (Azure API Management Container Apps Service Bus Event Grid Functions etc.) and collaborate and consult across cross functional teams including Enterprise Data and Salesforce architects to develop blueprints roadmap and best of breed scalable integrations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design and develop enterprise-level IT architecture solutions including cloud infrastructure applications and data systems.
• Evaluate business needs and translate them into technical requirements and architectural blueprints.
• Ensure systems are scalable secure and aligned with industry best practices and compliance standards.
• Lead the integration of new technologies APIs and third-party services into existing infrastructure.
• Provide technical guidance to development teams and oversee the implementation of architectural designs.
• Conduct system performance analysis risk assessments and optimization strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders including executives engineers and business units to align IT strategy with organizational goals.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and recommend innovations to improve efficiency and competitiveness.
• Document architecture standards policies and procedures for reference and compliance.
• Design and implement scalable high-performance integration solutions using modern patterns (e.g. microservices event-driven architecture pub/sub SOA).
• Design and optimize data pipelines for batch and real-time processing.
• Establish governance frameworks for integration standards monitoring logging and error handling.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate CI/CD pipelines for integration deployments.
• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams to translate requirements into scalable cloud solutions.
• Mentor and guide technical teams on cloud best practices and architectural patterns.

Required Skills:

• Expertise in designing scalable high-availability systems.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) hybrid architectures and containerization (Docker Kubernetes).
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles frameworks (NIST ISO 27001) and data privacy regulations (GDPR CCPA PCI HIPAA ISO 27001).
• Familiarity with DevOps CI/CD pipelines and Agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of data warehouses data marts data lakes data hubs and data governance.
• Experience with microservices APIs SOA and enterprise integration patterns and middleware technologies.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication presentation and leadership abilities to guide cross-functional teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to influence up and down throughout the organization.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Leadership in driving adoption consensus guiding teams and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
• Adaptability to evolving technologies and business needs.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with AI/ML.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and CI/CD pipelines.
• Prior experience in a leadership or consulting role.
• Experience in Financial Services industry.
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud (compute storage networking security).
• Hands-on experience with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform including Mule Runtime Connectors Design Center and API Management.
• Expertise in migrating from MuleSoft to Azure based integrations.
• Experience with hybrid on-prem and cloud architecture

Education / Experience / Certifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
• 7 years in IT architecture business architecture systems design software development integration architecture or infrastructure.
• 5 years designing cloud-native integrations.
• Proven experience in cloud computing (AWS Azure GCP) microservices and enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF Zachman).
• Strong background in software development (.NET Java Python etc.) and DevOps practices.
• Hands-on experience with databases (SQL/NoSQL) APIs and security protocols.
• Certifications:
• Azure Certifications (Developer DevOps Engineer Administrator Solutions Architect)
• TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Foundation (preferred)
• MuleSoft Developer and MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect (preferred)

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