- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- Workplace
- Remote, Hybrid
- Type
- Contract
- Department
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Senior
- Source
- Breezy HR
Description
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