SAP Developer/Global Support Manager

Title:SAP Developer/Global Support Manager
Location:SC
On-site/Remote/Hybrid: REMOTE
Duration: 12 Months
Interview Process: Webcam or In-Person
No of submissions: 2
No of Positions: 1

Fully Remote with occasional onsite visits required. (The consultant should anticipate being onsite approximately 2-4 business days per month or as frequently as directed by DEA leadership).
No South Carolina residency required. Open to nationwide candidates; must be able to work eastern time zone hours. All travel-related costs for onsite work will be the responsibility of the resource, regardless of the frequency of onsite work.

Job Description:
DEA requires a Principal Azure Cloud and Integration Architecture with extensive experience designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-scale cloud solutions. This resource will provide senior-level architecture leadership for DEA's modernization initiatives, including the development of a cloud-native integration platform supporting integrations between statewide agencies, SCEIS, and enterprise business applications.
The consultant will provide technical architecture expertise across Azure cloud services, enterprise integration patterns, API management, data platforms, DevOps practices, and cloud governance. This role will work closely with enterprise architects, application teams, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise technology strategy.

Opportunity to:
• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of a modern Azure cloud-native integration platform supporting statewide agencies, SCEIS, and enterprise HR and ERP systems.
• Establish scalable integration patterns using APIs, event-driven architecture, asynchronous messaging, and cloud-native Azure services.
• Design and guide implementation of a statewide Azure data lake and supporting data engineering capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership for DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD, security, observability, and operational readiness.
• Define architecture standards, technical patterns, and governance practices that support secure, reliable, and maintainable enterprise solutions.
• Mentor developers, engineers, and architects while supporting knowledge transfer and long-term internal capability development.

Scope of the project:
DEA is developing a cloud-native integration platform in Microsoft Azure to support enterprise integrations between statewide agencies, SCEIS, and internal applications. The platform will provide modern synchronous and asynchronous integration capabilities using RESTful APIs, event-driven architecture, enterprise messaging patterns, data lakehouse technologies, and enhanced observability capabilities.
The consultant will provide principal-level architecture expertise to guide solution design, technical implementation, and enterprise adoption of the platform.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise Azure cloud solutions supporting DEA's modernization initiatives.
• Design and establish scalable cloud-native integration patterns utilizing APIs, event-driven architecture, data integration, and Azure platform services.
• Provide technical leadership and architecture guidance to development teams, project teams, and
implementation partners throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain cloud architecture standards, technical documentation, governance practices, and solution recommendations aligned with enterprise objectives.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and vendors to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable enterprise solutions.
• Mentor technical staff and support knowledge transfer while promoting cloud engineering best practices and continuous improvements.

Required skills (must include years of experience, in order of importance)
• Minimum of 10 years of experience designing, developing and implementing enterprise technology solutions.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience designing and implementing cloud solutions and cloud-native architectures using Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or
comparable enterprise cloud platforms.
• Demonstrated experience designing enterprise integration solutions utilizing REST APIs, event-
driven architecture, asynchronous messaging, and distributed systems.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise data platforms using cloud-based data lake, analytics, or data engineering technologies. Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and development automation using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or equivalent technologies.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, identity and access management, scalability, performance
optimization, monitoring, and operational support.
• Experience establishing cloud architecture standards, technical design pattern, governance practices, and solution documentation.

Required Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering Data Science, or a related
technical field. An equivalent combination or relevant education, professional certifications, and progressively responsible experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.

Preferred Skills (Rank in order of Importance):
• Experience integrating SAP, SAP S/4HANA, ERP platforms, HR systems, or enterprise financial
applications.
• Experience supporting large-scale government, public-sector, or highly regulated technology
environments.
• Experience with Azure API Management, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid, Ivalua, or other
ERP systems.
• Experience establishing enterprise architecture standards, cloud governance practices, and
technical design patterns.
• Microsoft Azure, TOGAF, or comparable cloud and enterprise architecture certifications.

Required / Preferred Certifications:
Preferred:
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Azure Developer Associate
• Azure Data Engineer Associate
• TOGAF or equivalent Enterprise Architecture Certification

About Us:
InterSources Inc, is a Small, Woman, and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 certified company with massive 18+ years of diversified experience in providing IT Consulting Services, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Application Development, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing, ERP Management, Custom Software Development, Web Development, UI/ UX Design, System Integration, QA Support etc. We make reasonable accommodations for clients and employees, and we do not discriminate based on any protected attribute including race, religion, color, national origin, gender sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or marital status. We also are a Google Cloud and Oracle partner company.