Principal Cloud Solutions Architect

Why Work Here isolved HCM delivers 40 years of industry experience daily to its 200,000+ "People Hero" customersHeadquartered in Charlotte, NC with 18 US locations, isolved HCM is also a global enterprise with locations in India, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexicoisolved awarded top places to work in the USA 2023 and we are proud of our TOP employee engagement results in 2024Our People Heroes have rated us number one in vendor satisfaction within Sapient Insights Group's HR Systems Survey for two years in a row. Job 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 hands‑on 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. Core Job Duties Own the target-state architecture for the enterprise data platform across ingestion, transformation, storage, compute, and delivery layersDefine 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 evaluationsDesign platform capabilities as reusable, self-serve data products with clear interfaces, SLAs, and ownershipEstablish consumption patterns that enable domain teams and analytics engineers to self-serve while maintaining governance, quality, and lineageDesign and manage Azure cloud infrastructure and networking for Databricks, including hub-spoke topology, Private Link, and secure service connectivityOwn 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 loggingDefine and enforce ingestion and integration standards (e.g., Fivetran) and ensure seamless support for dbt and analytics engineering workflowsOwn operational reliability through IaC, CI/CD, observability, performance tuning, incident response, and translating platform capabilities into business outcomes Minimum Qualifications Senior or staff-level experience as a data platform architect or principal engineer, with demonstrated ownership of end-to-end platform architecture10+ years of experienceProven track record of defining and driving a data platform architectural roadmap, not just executing on oneExperience designing self-serve data platform capabilities and data product patterns for domain-oriented consumptionDeep practical knowledge of Azure networking: VNet injection, private endpoints, NSG/UDR configuration, Private Link, and hub-spoke topology in a data platform contextProven hands-on experience with Databricks workspace administration: Unity Catalog, service principals, cluster policies, ACLs, and secrets managementStrong identity and access management skills: Azure Entra ID, service principal lifecycle, managed identities, and OAuth M2M configurationHands-on Terraform experience for provisioning and managing Databricks workspaces and Azure resourcesExperience configuring ADLS Gen2, external locations, and storage credentials for DatabricksFamiliarity with Fivetran or equivalent managed ingestion tooling and incremental ingestion patternsWorking 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 teamsExcellent communication skills - able to present architectural decisions to both technical teams and business stakeholder Strong Skills In Azure Microsoft ArchitectureC#SQLUnit Testing.NET Experience NET/ASP.NET Core Web APIJavaScriptSOLID Principles Preferred Experience With KnockoutAzure Cosmos DB or NoSQL databasePub/Sub and asynchronous messagingDockerMVVM About Isolved isolved is an employee experience leader, providing intuitive, people-first HCM (Human Capital Management) technology. Our solutions are delivered directly or through our partner network to more than five million employees and 200,000 employers - who use them every day to boost performance, increase productivity, and accelerate results while reducing risk. Our HCM platform, isolved People Cloud, seamlessly connects and manages the employee journey across talent management, HR & payroll, workforce management and engagement management functions. No matter the industry, we help high-growth organizations employ, enable and empower their workforce by transforming employee experience for a better today and a better tomorrow. For more information, visit www.isolvedhcm.com. EEO Statement isolved is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. isolved is a progressive and open-minded meritocracy. If you are smart and good at what you do, come as you are. Disability Accommodation Visit www.isolvedhcm.com/careers for more information regarding our incredible culture and focus on our employee experience. Visit www.isolvedeebenefits.com for a comprehensive list of our employee total rewards offerings. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions outlined above.