Principal Cloud and Data Engineering Architect Consultant

Job: Principal Cloud and Data Engineering Architect Consultant

Location: Remote

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 (Google Cloud Platform), 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.