Senior Cloud Integration Architect

Delan Associates, Inc • Chicago, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed