Principal Azure Cloud and Integration Architect

Job overview

The Principal Azure Cloud and Integration Architect role is primarily remote and open to candidates nationwide, with occasional onsite visits in South Carolina—approximately two to four business days per month or as directed. The consultant must be able to work Eastern Time hours; travel costs for onsite work are the resource’s responsibility. Compensation is not specified. The role supports the South Carolina Department of Administration’s modernization initiatives and cloud-native integration platform. The position exists to provide principal-level architecture leadership for enterprise cloud modernization and integration. It contributes to secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions by guiding platform design and implementation, establishing architecture standards and governance, and mentoring technical staff while supporting enterprise adoption.

What you'll do

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise Azure cloud solutions and a cloud-native integration platform. Establish integration patterns using APIs, event-driven architecture, asynchronous messaging, and Azure services
• guide data lake and data engineering capabilities
• provide technical leadership for DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD, security, observability, and operational readiness
• maintain architecture standards and documentation
• collaborate with business, architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and vendor teams
• and mentor technical staff and support knowledge transfer.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal azure cloud and integration architect

remote

nationwide candidates

south carolina onsite visits

azure

cloud architecture

enterprise integration

rest apis

event-driven architecture

data platforms

devops

cloud governance

intersources

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting requires at least 10 years designing, developing, and implementing enterprise technology solutions and at least seven years designing and implementing cloud solutions. A bachelor’s degree in a related technical field is required, though equivalent education, certifications, and experience may be considered. Azure and enterprise architecture certifications are preferred.

About the employer

InterSources Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.