Key Responsibilities
Integration Design & Delivery
- Design and implement integration solutions using Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hubs and Azure API Management.
- Apply API-led, message-based and event-driven integration patterns.
- Translate business and technical requirements into integration designs and implementations.
- Support integrations across ERP, CRM, HR, data platforms and SaaS applications.
Architecture & Standards (Architect Focus)
- Define integration architecture, patterns, and best practices.
- Establish enterprise integration standards and reusable assets.
- Ensure alignment with security, identity, networking, and governance policies.
- Review and govern solution designs across multiple delivery teams.
Quality, Operations & Support
- Implement monitoring, logging, error handling, and retry strategies.
- Support testing, deployment, cutover, and post-go-live stabilisation.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex integration issues.
- Contribute to operational documentation and runbooks.
Collaboration & Advisory
- Work with business, application, data, and platform teams.
- Advise stakeholders on integration approach, tooling, and trade-offs.
- Handle and mentor junior to senior consultants and developers.
Skills, Experience and Competencies
Technical Skills
- Strong expertise in Azure Integration Services.
- Experience with REST APIs, messaging, and event-driven architectures.
- Knowledge of data transformation, mapping, and integration patterns.
- Understanding of Azure security, identity, networking, and DevOps concepts.
- Experience integrating with enterprise and SaaS platforms.
Qualifications and Certifications
Azure Integration Specialist
- 10 –14+ years of overall IT experience with Azure integration and solution architecture experience.
- Proven experience defining enterprise integration strategies and standards.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Integration Services, or equivalent Azure certification.
- Azure Developer Associate.
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
- TOGAF or architecture certifications.