Job Summary

Lead the design and governance of enterprise integration architecture across Azure API Management (APIM), Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus and Azure SQL Managed Instance. Define scalable integration patterns that connect Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dataverse and existing SQL Server platforms, ensuring consistent API contracts, canonical data models and reliable data synchronisation and reconciliation.

Provide architectural oversight from API design and APIM policy definition through integration design sign-off and delivery handover. Govern access to SQL data through APIM and read-only Dataverse virtual tables, review business API contracts and approve external API designs. Work with stakeholders and delivery teams to communicate technical trade-offs, resolve design ambiguity and translate integration requirements into clear, actionable architecture decisions.

Key Skills

Integration Architecture
Azure API Management (APIM)
Azure Functions
Azure Service Bus
REST API
OpenAPI (Swagger)
Microsoft Dataverse
Azure SQL Managed Instance

Key Responsibilities

Define APIM policies and integration patterns, including the canonical data model, data synchronisation and reconciliation.
Govern access to SQL data through APIM and read-only Dataverse virtual tables.
Approve external API designs and review business API contracts.
Provide integration design sign-off and handover to the delivery team.

Required Skills and Experience

8+ years of experience in enterprise integration architecture on Microsoft Azure.
REST API design, OpenAPI (Swagger) and APIM policy design at scale.
Experience with Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus and Microsoft Dataverse integration patterns.
Experience integrating Microsoft Dynamics 365 with existing SQL Server platforms.

Preferred Qualifications and Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305).
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204).

Soft Skills

Stakeholder management and clear communication of trade-offs to non-technical clients.
Technical leadership and influencing without authority.
Decision-making under ambiguity.

Azure APIM Integration Architect