Microsoft Enterprise Integration Gateway Platform Architect

📋 Job Overview

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

🏢 About Accenture Federal Services

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture, dedicated to serving the US federal government. We bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity.

🎯 The Role

We are seeking an experienced Azure Integration Platform Architect to lead the architecture, strategy, and governance of an enterprise Azure-based integration platform. This role will define the technical roadmap, security architecture, and integration patterns that support scalable, secure, and compliant API and event-driven solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and technical roadmap for the Azure Enterprise Integration Gateway.
• Design and govern solutions using Azure API Management (APIM), Application Gateway, Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hubs, Logic Apps, Key Vault, API Center, and Developer Portal.
• Drive the Azure API Platform Authority to Operate (ATO) strategy, ensuring compliance with FISMA and RMF requirements.
• Design and oversee Terraform-based Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and DevSecOps pipelines, including security scanning and certificate lifecycle automation.
• Define enterprise integration patterns across Azure, on-premises, and multi-cloud environments, including API-led, event-driven, and publish-subscribe architectures.
• Develop Zero Trust security architectures utilizing least-privilege access, strong authentication, mutual TLS, and network segmentation.
• Lead the design and governance of AI integration capabilities, including agent orchestration, MCP Gateway, and AI policy enforcement.
• Review API designs, code, and platform implementations to ensure adherence to architecture standards and best practices.
• Produce and maintain architecture documentation, engineering standards, deployment guides, and operational runbooks.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, integration teams, MuleSoft architects, and program leadership to align standards, governance, and release management.

📌 Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years in enterprise integration architecture focused on Microsoft Azure.
• Deep expertise with Azure API Management (APIM), Service Bus, Event Grid, and Azure integration services.
• Experience designing hybrid and multi-cloud integration architectures.
• Proven experience leading Azure API Platform ATO initiatives and compliance activities.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform-based Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and DevSecOps practices.
• Strong knowledge of platform security, continuous monitoring, POA&M remediation, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience designing and implementing Zero Trust security architectures.
• Familiarity with MuleSoft integrations and hybrid enterprise environments.
• Ability to lead technical strategy, mentor engineering teams, and review platform and API designs.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Experience with MCP Gateway, agent orchestration, and AI-enabled integration platforms.
• Knowledge of AI governance and policy enforcement frameworks.
• Experience developing architecture standards, operational runbooks, and enterprise documentation.
• Experience supporting large-scale federal or highly regulated environments.

🎁 Benefits

Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. The base pay range for this position in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is $109,500 - $224,200 USD. You can find more information on benefits here.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

US Citizen