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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Cloud Solutions Architect - **Company:** Isolved, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** ASP.NET, JavaScript (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Audit Trail, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Data Masking, Data Systems, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, Knockout.js, Model View ViewModel, NoSQL, OAuth, Performance Tuning, Role-Based Access Control, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Services, Standard Sql, Azure Data Lake, Message Oriented Middleware, Solid Principles, Cosmos DB, Cloud Migration, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager, Docker, Databricks, Web Api - **Published:** August 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1ccda02a4a3d2cd2 ## About the Role * Senior or staff-level experience as a data platform architect or principal engineer, with demonstrated ownership of end-to-end platform architecture * 10+ years of experience * Proven track record of defining and driving a data platform architectural roadmap, not just executing on one * Experience designing self-serve data platform capabilities and data product patterns for domain-oriented consumption * Deep practical knowledge of Azure networking: VNet injection, private endpoints, NSG/UDR configuration, Private Link, and hub-spoke topology in a data platform context * Proven hands-on experience with Databricks workspace administration: Unity Catalog, service principals, cluster policies, ACLs, and secrets management * Strong identity and access management skills: Azure Entra ID, service principal lifecycle, managed identities, and OAuth M2M configuration * Hands-on Terraform experience for provisioning and managing Databricks workspaces and Azure resources * Experience configuring ADLS Gen2, external locations, and storage credentials for Databricks * Familiarity with Fivetran or equivalent managed ingestion tooling and incremental ingestion patterns * Working familiarity with dbt project structure and medallion architecture sufficient to support and collaborate with analytics engineering teams (awareness, not deep expertise) * Proven track record of designing secure, governed data solutions in collaboration with security and compliance teams * Excellent communication skills - able to present architectural decisions to both technical teams and business stakeholder Strong skills in: * Azure * Microsoft Architecture * C# * SQL * Unit Testing * .NET Experience * NET/ASP.NET Core Web API * JavaScript * SOLID Principles Preferred Experience with: * Knockout * Azure Cosmos DB or NoSQL database * Pub/Sub and asynchronous messaging * Docker * MVVM ## Description The Principal Cloud Solutions Architect is a senior technical and people leader responsible for defining the enterprise cloud, platform, and data architecture strategy on Microsoft Azure. This role provides architectural vision, technical governance, and handson guidance while leading a team of cloud architects and engineers. The Principal Architect drives cloud modernization, reliability, and data platform excellence, ensuring solutions align with business strategy, scalability, security, and operational maturity., * Own the target-state architecture for the enterprise data platform across ingestion, transformation, storage, compute, and delivery layers * Define and enforce architectural standards, guardrails, and reusable patterns; lead design reviews and document platform decisions (ADRs) * Drive platform strategy and roadmap aligned to business priorities, including build-vs-buy decisions and technology evaluations * Design platform capabilities as reusable, self-serve data products with clear interfaces, SLAs, and ownership * Establish consumption patterns that enable domain teams and analytics engineers to self-serve while maintaining governance, quality, and lineage * Design and manage Azure cloud infrastructure and networking for Databricks, including hub-spoke topology, Private Link, and secure service connectivity * Own Databricks workspace administration (Unity Catalog, access controls, service principals, cluster policies, secrets, cost optimization) * Implement identity, access, and security controls using Azure Entra ID, SCIM provisioning, RBAC, data masking, encryption, and audit logging * Define and enforce ingestion and integration standards (e.g., Fivetran) and ensure seamless support for dbt and analytics engineering workflows * Own operational reliability through IaC, CI/CD, observability, performance tuning, incident response, and translating platform capabilities into business outcomes ## Related Videos - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Tomorrow's cloud data platforms - fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/254-tomorrow-s-cloud-data-platforms-fully-managed-database-as-a-service-dbaas) - [Delay the AI Overlords: How OAuth and OpenFGA Can Keep Your AI Agents from Going Rogue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1637-delay-the-ai-overlords-how-oauth-and-openfga-can-keep-your-ai-agents-from-going-rogue) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)