Senior Cloud Integration Architect

We're Hiring: Senior Cloud Integration Architect

Experience: 10+ Years

Location: Chicago, IL

Domain: Microsoft Azure | Integration Architecture | Event-Driven Systems

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Cloud Integration Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale integration solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.

You will define platform-level integration strategies, build event-driven architectures, and ensure seamless integration between on-prem and Azure cloud systems.

Key Responsibilities

Define enterprise integration standards:

Canonical event models

Canonical data models

System-to-system integration contracts

Design modern integration architectures:

Event-driven systems using Kafka | Azure Service Bus | Azure Event Hubs

Hybrid integration between on-prem & Azure environments

Data architecture & modeling:

Event-based data models

Relational database modeling (SQL Server | PostgreSQL | Oracle)

Data Vault approach where applicable

Azure solution design & implementation:

Azure Container Apps / AKS

Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)

Azure Key Vault & Azure Container Registry (ACR)

Monitoring using Application Insights & Log Analytics

Hybrid cloud & networking:

Private endpoints

Secure DNS design

Hybrid connectivity (VPN / ExpressRoute patterns)

Governance & documentation:

Solution Design Documents (SDDs)

Security & DR architecture

Observability frameworks

Integration contracts ready for governance approval

Hands-on leadership:

Build and troubleshoot integration services

Validate system integrations across teams

Resolve architectural gaps impacting delivery

Required Skills

Microsoft Azure (AKS | Container Apps | ADLS | Key Vault | ACR)

Kafka | Azure Service Bus | Event Hubs

Strong DBMS experience (SQL Server | PostgreSQL | Oracle)

Distributed & event-driven system design

Hybrid cloud integration & networking expertise

Observability tools (App Insights | Log Analytics)

Strong architecture documentation skills

Ideal Candidate Profile

10+ years in Cloud / Integration Architecture

Strong experience in distributed systems

Hands-on Azure + Kafka expertise

Strong in designing scalable integration frameworks

Ability to work across multiple teams and delivery streams

Strong documentation & governance mindset