Niktor
Data Architect
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This role is for a Data Architect in Chicago, IL, onsite 3x per week, offering a competitive pay rate. Requires experience with event-driven systems, Azure services, Kafka, and strong DBMS skills. Certifications in cloud architecture preferred. Contract length is unspecified.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
May 15, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
On-site
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Chicago, IL
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Monitoring #Databricks #Oracle #SQL Server #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Snowflake #Java #Deployment #Vault #Observability #Security #ADLS (Azure Data Lake Storage) #Cloud #Azure #Data Vault #Kafka (Apache Kafka) #Azure Event Hubs #Data Modeling #Python #Data Architecture #Azure Service Bus #Storage #Documentation
Role description
Job Title: Senior Cloud Integration Architect / Data Architect
Location: Chicago, IL - onsite 3x per week
Client: Dexian
Interview Process: 15-minute screening with the manager, 2nd round with technical leads
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)
Job Title: Senior Cloud Integration Architect / Data Architect
Location: Chicago, IL - onsite 3x per week
Client: Dexian
Interview Process: 15-minute screening with the manager, 2nd round with technical leads
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)
