SAP Developer​/Global Support Manager - Cloud and Data Engineering Architect

Principal Cloud and Data Engineering Architect Consultant

Position is fully remote with occasional onsite visits to Columbia, SC required. The consultant should anticipate being onsite approximately 2-4 business days per month or as frequently as directed by Agency leadership. No South Carolina residency required. Open to nationwide candidates; must be able to work eastern time zone hours. All travel-related costs for onsite work will be the responsibility of the resource, regardless of the frequency of onsite work.

Background screenings required:

• 7-year Standard Background Check
• Credit History
• Driving Record (MVR)
• E-Verify
• SLED Check

Project Overview The Agency requires a Principal Azure Cloud and Integration Architecture with extensive experience designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-scale cloud solutions. This resource will provide senior-level architecture leadership for the Agency's modernization initiatives, including the development of a cloud-native integration platform supporting integrations between statewide agencies, SCEIS, and enterprise business applications.

The consultant will provide technical architecture expertise across Azure cloud services, enterprise integration patterns, API management, data platforms, Dev Ops practices, and cloud governance. This role will work closely with enterprise architects, application teams, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise technology strategy.

Opportunity to:

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of a modern Azure cloud-native integration platform supporting statewide agencies, SCEIS, and enterprise HR and ERP systems.
• Establish scalable integration patterns using APIs, event-driven architecture, asynchronous messaging, and cloud-native Azure services.
• Design and guide implementation of a statewide Azure data lake and supporting data engineering capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership for Dev Ops, Git Ops, CI/CD, security, observability, and operational readiness.
• Define architecture standards, technical patterns, and governance practices that support secure, reliable, and maintainable enterprise solutions.
• Mentor developers, engineers, and architects while supporting knowledge transfer and long-term internal capability development.

Scope of the Project The Agency is developing a cloud-native integration platform in Microsoft Azure to support enterprise integrations between statewide agencies, SCEIS, and internal applications. The platform will provide modern synchronous and asynchronous integration capabilities using RESTful APIs, event-driven architecture, enterprise messaging patterns, data lakehouse technologies, and enhanced observability capabilities.

The consultant will provide principal-level architecture expertise to guide solution design, technical implementation, and enterprise adoption of the platform.

Daily

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise Azure cloud solutions supporting the Agency's modernization initiatives.
• Design and establish scalable cloud-native integration patterns utilizing APIs, event-driven architecture, data integration, and Azure platform services.
• Provide technical leadership and architecture guidance to development teams, project teams, and implementation partners throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain cloud architecture standards, technical documentation, governance practices, and solution recommendations aligned with enterprise objectives.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and vendors to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable enterprise solutions.
• Mentor technical staff and support knowledge transfer while promoting cloud engineering best practices and continuous improvements.

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience designing, developing, and implementing enterprise technology solutions.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience designing and implementing cloud solutions and cloud-native architectures using Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google…