Senior Integration Architect

The Azure Integration Architect’s role is to focus on robust integration solutions that connect disparate systems, applications, and data sources across the enterprise. This role requires 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.

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.

Experience:

• 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)