Job Title: Enterprise Cloud Architect (Azure)

Duration of the Contract: 12 months
Work Location: 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 leadership.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise Azure cloud solutions supporting 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.

Preferred Skills (Ranked 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.
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 patterns, 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 of relevant education, professional certifications, and progressively responsible experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.

Required / Preferred Certifications

Preferred Certifications
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Azure Developer Associate
Azure Data Engineer Associate
TOGAF or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification

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