Azure Cloud & Enterprise Integration Architect

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

On-site in Washington, DC (3 days)

Job summary

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) seeks a Cloud & Enterprise Applications Architect to design, integrate, and support a cloud-based enterprise ecosystem focused on Microsoft Azure and Entra ID. The role collaborates across IT, cybersecurity, and business units to ensure secure, scalable cloud services.

Hybrid work is available with three days on-site in Washington, DC; the architect will implement reusable integration patterns, govern identity, and streamline data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, IS, engineering, or related field (or equivalent).
• Cloud and identity platform certifications preferred (AWS or Azure).
• 7+ years in cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, systems integration, or identity management.
• 3+ years hands-on Microsoft Azure experience with Entra ID and enterprise identity tech.
• Experience integrating SaaS/enterprise apps via APIs or middleware.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and improve Azure architecture and identity management.
• Lead integration for Deltek Costpoint, UKG, M365, Entra ID and related apps.
• Translate business needs into secure solutions; set API/middleware standards.
• Document dependencies, data flows, and reusable integration patterns.
• Support data movement between enterprise apps; ensure data quality.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Enterprise applications

Systems integration

Identity management

REST APIs & middleware

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Entra ID

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Azure

Microsoft Entra ID

REST APIs

Job description

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) seeks a Cloud & Enterprise Applications Architect to design, integrate, and support a cloud-based enterprise ecosystem focused on Microsoft Azure and Entra ID. The role collaborates across IT, cybersecurity, and business units to ensure secure, scalable cloud services.

Hybrid work is available with three days on-site in Washington, DC; the architect will implement reusable integration patterns, govern identity, and streamline data