What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Cloud and Data Engineering Architect position at TALENT Software Services?
Job Title: Principal Cloud and Data Engineering Architect Consultant
Job Duration: 12 months
Job Location: Remote, Columbia SC 29201
Note: Remote, with on-site attendance at the offices in Columbia, SC as required by project needs. The consultant should anticipate being on-site approximately 2-4 business days per month, or more frequently as directed by leadership
Job Summary:
Job Duration: 12 months
Job Location: Remote, Columbia SC 29201
Note: Remote, with on-site attendance at the offices in Columbia, SC as required by project needs. The consultant should anticipate being on-site approximately 2-4 business days per month, or more frequently as directed by leadership
Job Summary:
- The client requires Principal Azure Cloud and Integration Architecture with extensive experience designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-scale cloud solutions.
- This resource will provide senior-level architecture leadership for modernization initiatives, including the development of a cloud-native integration platform supporting integrations between statewide agencies, SCEIS, and enterprise business applications.
- The consultant will provide technical architecture expertise across Azure cloud services, enterprise integration patterns, API management, data platforms, DevOps practices, and cloud governance.
- This role will work closely with enterprise architects, application teams, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise technology strategy
- The client is developing a cloud-native integration platform in Microsoft Azure to support enterprise integration between statewide agencies, SCEIS, and internal applications.
- The platform will provide modern synchronous and asynchronous integration capabilities using RESTful APIs, event-driven architecture, enterprise messaging patterns, data lake house technologies, and enhanced observability capabilities.
- The consultant will provide principal-level architecture expertise to guide solution design, technical implementation, and enterprise adoption of the platform.
- Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of a modern Azure cloud-native integration platform supporting statewide agencies, SCEIS, and enterprise HR and ERP systems.
- Establish scalable integration patterns using APIs, event-driven architecture, asynchronous messaging, and cloud-native Azure services.
- Design and guide implementation of a statewide Azure data lake and supporting data engineering capabilities.
- Provide technical leadership for DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD, security, observability, and operational readiness.
- Define architecture standards, technical patterns, and governance practices that support secure, reliable, and maintainable enterprise solutions.
- Mentor developers, engineers, and architects while supporting knowledge transfer and long-term internal capability development.
- 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 (GCP), 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 patterns, governance practices, and solution documentation.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering Data Science, or a related technical field. An equivalent combination or relevant education, professional certifications, and progressively responsible experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement
- 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
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Azure Developer Associate
- Azure Data Engineer Associate
- TOGAF or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification
Salary : $142