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The Azure Integration Consultant / Architect is responsible for designing, delivering, and governing enterprise integration solutions using Microsoft Azure Integration Services. The role supports organisations in connecting cloud, hybrid, and SaaS systems through secure, scalable, and resilient integration patterns
.
Depending on experience and seniority, the role may focus on hands-on delivery (Consultant) or architecture, standards, and strategic design (Architect). The role works closely with business stakeholders, application teams, security architects, and platform teams to ensure integration solutions are fit for purpose, sustainable, and aligned to enterprise architecture standard
s.
Key Responsibilit
iesIntegration Design & Deliv
- eryDesign and implement integration solutions using Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hubs and Azure API Manageme
- nt.Apply API-led, message-based and event-driven integration patter
- ns.Translate business and technical requirements into integration designs and implementatio
- ns.Support integrations across ERP, CRM, HR, data platforms and SaaS applicatio
ns.
Quality, Operations & Sup
- portImplement monitoring, logging, error handling, and retry strateg
- ies.Support testing, deployment, cutover, and post-go-live stabilisat
- ion.Troubleshoot and resolve complex integration iss
- ues.Contribute to operational documentation and runbo
oks.
Collaboration & Adv
- isoryWork with business, application, data, and platform t
- eams.Advise stakeholders on integration approach, tooling, and trade-
- offs.Mentor junior consultants and developers (Architect / Senior Consultant le
vel).
Skills, Experience and Compet
enciesTechnical
- SkillsStrong expertise in Azure Integration Ser
- vices.Experience with REST APIs, messaging, and event-driven architec
- tures.Knowledge of data transformation, mapping, and integration pat
- terns.Understanding of Azure security, identity, networking, and DevOps con
- cepts.Experience integrating with enterprise and SaaS plat
forms.
Exp
- erience6–8 years of overall IT expe
- rience.4–6 years of hands-on Azure integration expe
- rience.Strong delivery focus with proven implementation expe
rience.
Comp
- etenciesSystems thinking in complex SI working effectively across complicated to complex integrations, adapts delivery approach (agile/waterfall/hybrid), and making sound decisions with potentially incomplete info
- rmation.Delivery governance and assurance applying fit for purpose governance, decision records and quality controls to protect outcomes and minimise
- rework.Stakeholder and vendor management aligning multiple parties (client, vendors and delivery streams) to scope, milestones and technical st
- andards.Commercial and requirements discipline clarifying assumptions, dependencies, risks and Customer Furnished Items (CFIs), and maintains requirements traceability and clear definition o
- f done.Architecture-to-execution alignment translating solution intent into build ready artefacts (interfaces, data flows, controls, environments and sequencing) that engineering teams can execute with con
- fidence.Secure-by-design delivery embedding security, privacy, identity and access controls into integration designs from day one (designed in, not bol
- ted on).Reuse and acceleration leveraging reference architectures, patterns, standards and accelerators to increase delivery velocity and cons
- istency.Operational readiness designing for run (monitoring, support model, runbooks and auditability) to ensure stable operations post
go live.
Qualifications and Certi
- ficationsMicrosoft Certified: Azure Integration Services, or equivalent Azure certi
- fication.Azure Developer Associate (Con
- sultant).Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Specialist / Ar
- chitect).TOGAF or architecture certifications (Specialist / Architect de
sirable).
What Success
- Looks LikeIntegration solutions are secure, reliable and
- scalable.Data and process flows operate with minimal manual int
- ervention.Integration failures are well monitored and quickly
- resolved.Solutions are easy to operate, support a
- nd extend.Azure Integration Services are established as a core enterprise c
- apability.Delivery teams consistently apply standardised integration
pattern
- s.
BenefitsHMO with 2 Free - DependentsCommunicatio
- n AllowanceRic
- e AllowanceClothin
- g AllowanceChristmas/Holiday Gift (Christmas
- Cash Gift)Group Personal Acciden
- t InsuranceLife Insurance (amount will depend in the employee
- s position)Optical/Medicine/Denta
- l AllowanceBereavement
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