Azure Architect

Robotics Technologies; Waukegan (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Robotics Technologies LLC is seeking a senior API Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade API platforms in a Microsoft Azure environment. You will architect RESTful services, establish governance, and drive secure, scalable integrations across Azure services such as APIM, Functions, Service Bus, and Event Grid.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in integration architecture and at least 5 years with APIM, with a proven track record delivering large-scale API ecosystems and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience in Integration/API Architecture.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Azure API Management (APIM).
• Proven experience designing enterprise-grade API platforms and integration solutions.

Skills

REST API Design

OAuth/OIDC/JWT

IaC Terraform/Bicep/ARM

API Governance

APIM Policies

Azure Integration

Azure AD/OAuth

Microservices

DevOps CI/CD

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

Tools

Azure API Management

Azure Functions

Logic Apps

Service Bus

Event Grid

Azure DevOps

Job description

• 8+ years of IT experience in Integration/API Architecture.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Azure API Management (APIM).
• Proven experience designing enterprise-grade API platforms and integration solutions.

Mandatory Skills

• REST API Design & Development
• OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / Bicep / ARM Templates)
• Establish API governance standards, lifecycle management, and security best practices.
• Develop APIM policies including authentication, authorization, rate limiting, transformation, caching, and routing.
• Design secure integrations using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, and other Azure Integration Services.
• Implement enterprise authentication using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and Azure Entra ID.
• Build scalable, highly available, and secure microservices-based integration architectures.
• Automate deployments using Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM Templates).
• Collaborate with cloud, application, infrastructure, and security teams to define API strategies and integration standards.
• Monitor API performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize API gateway configurations.
• Ensure enterprise compliance, governance, and security standards across Azure environments.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.