Dexian || Cloud Data Architect || Chicago, IL // Local preferred

Job Title: Senior Cloud Integration Architect / Data Architect  
Location: Chicago, IL

• Unfortunately, I can''t get remote approval from the client. Candidates will need to be comfortable going onsite 3x per week in Chicago 
• will consider candidates relocating, but priority/preference is going to be candidates living in Illinois 

Interview Process: 15 minute screening with the manager, 2nd round with some of the technical leads that they will partner with 

Role Summary:

• We are hiring a senior engineer/architect to design and deliver integration patterns for the FX platform across Azure and on?prem environments.
• This role is responsible for both defining how systems should work together and making sure those designs are actually implemented. The work includes designing event-driven integrations, defining data and event models, and guiding delivery across multiple teams.

Responsibilities:

• Define platform-level approaches for:
• Canonical event and data models
• Integration contracts between systems
• Data modeling approaches (including event-based and relational patterns, and data vault where it makes sense)
• Design Azure-based services for ingestion, processing, and downstream integration (i.e. Azure Container Apps, AKS, etc)
• Own hybrid integration architecture, including networking, security, and deployment patterns between Azure and on?prem systems
• Design event-driven integration patterns using on prem or cloud based messaging tools depending on the use case
• Produce architecture documentation (SDDs, connectivity, security, DR, and observability) that can move through governance reviews without rework
• Work with multiple teams to align on integration patterns and resolve gaps that affect delivery
• Contribute hands-on where needed (building services, troubleshooting, validating integrations)

Required Experience

• Experience designing and delivering distributed, event-driven systems
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, Azure Service Bus, and Azure Event Hubs
• Strong DBMS background: SQL Server, Postgres, Oracle, etc
• Strong experience with Azure services, including:
• Azure Container Apps or AKS
• Storage / ADLS
• Key Vault and ACR
• Monitoring (Application Insights, Log Analytics)
• Networking (private endpoints, DNS, hybrid connectivity)
• Experience defining integration patterns and data models across systems
• Ability to create clear, implementation-ready architecture and design documentation

Nice to Have

• Databricks
• Snowflake
• Experience working with enterprise governance processes (architecture reviews, permits)
• Development background preferred (java/python or similar)