Request-ID: 0 Title: Azure Lead/Architect Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid - 3 days/week onsite) Duration: 6+ months CTH Interviews: MS Teams Sub Contractor allowed : No Job Description: What You Will Do: - Act as the lead engineer for each domain
- Collaborate with Solution Architects to ensure understanding needed for engineering level guidance to nearshore teams
- Translate architecture design to engineering level guidance
- Own specifying architectural designs into sprint-ready engineering tasks for assigned domain
- Ensure delivery to the solution architecture within domain
- Answer design questions for sprint teams
- Participate in backlog refinement sessions to align team with the architecture
- Act as the internal technical expert supporting Product design and Engineering teams on demonstrations and technical discussions.
- Create/Update documentation such as solution design patterns and engineering standards.
- Lead technical discussions around APIs, integrations, data flow, compliance and security.
- Serve as a trusted advisor on best practices, technical implementation, and scalability.
Skills and Experience Needed/Required: - 8+ years in backend, full-stack, or cloud-based software engineering
- Experience developing and deploying Azure Functions in Java, Python, and C
- Should be proficient in Java and at least one of the following: C or Python.
- Solid knowledge of system architecture, API design, and integration patterns
- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery frameworks
- Proven experience delivering solutions using Azure PaaS services
- Experience working with SQL and/or NoSQL databases (Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL)
- Expertise in secure messaging with Azure Service Bus and Azure Key Vaults
- Strong knowledge of Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, and Blob Storage
- Experience optimizing caching with Azure Redis and instrumenting services using Azure App Insights
- Strong understanding of cross-language Azure Functions deployment patterns.
- Security expertise (Azure Key Vault, RBAC) and performance tuning experience with Redis are important.
Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Azure Functions (C , Python, Java), Azure Service Bus, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Application Insights, Azure SQL, Azure Cache by Redis, Azure Key Vaults