About the role

What will you do at Delan Associates Inc.?

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

Which skills does this role require?

Microsoft AzureIntegration ArchitectureEvent-Driven SystemsKafkaAzure Service BusAzure Event HubsSQL ServerPostgreSQLOracleAKSAzure Container AppsADLSHybrid Cloud IntegrationDistributed Systems DesignApplication InsightsLog AnalyticsEvent-Driven ArchitectureData VaultAzure Key VaultACRPrivate EndpointsVPNExpressRouteCanonical Data ModelsSolution Design DocumentsObservabilityHybrid CloudDistributed SystemsEnterprise IntegrationGovernanceDR ArchitectureNetworkingCloud ComputingSQLAzure

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