<p>We are seeking a Senior Azure Event Grid Engineer to design and implement event-driven integration patterns that expose Core Banking data to the enterprise. This role is pivotal in enabling real-time, secure, and scalable data exchange across multiple business domains using Confluent Kafka, and related services. You will ensure all event contracts align with our Canonical Data Model and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles, supporting a consistent and governed enterprise integration strategy.</p> <ul> <li>Architect and manage Event Grid Domains, topics, and subscriptions for enterprise-scale event distribution. </li><li>Implement secure, resilient event pipelines leveraging Confluent Kafka, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes services, Logic Apps, Service Bus/Event Hubs, and API Management. </li><li>Define and enforce canonical event schemas and domain models for Core Banking data, ensuring consistency and interoperability across consuming systems. </li><li>Collaborate with domain architects and product teams to apply DDD practices (event storming, bounded contexts) for modeling banking events. </li><li>Integrate with Core Banking systems and expose events to enterprise consumers while meeting compliance and audit requirements. </li><li>Establish observability and reliability patterns: telemetry, retries, dead-lettering, idempotency, and schema versioning. </li><li>Champion event-driven architecture standards and governance across Cloud Core and enterprise teams. </li><li>7+ years in distributed systems or integration engineering; 3+ years hands-on experience with Enterprise Event Grids. </li><li>Expertise in event-driven architecture and Azure services: Event Grid, Service Bus, Event Hubs, Functions, AKS, Logic Apps, API Management and Confluent Kafka. </li><li>Strong experience with Canonical Data Models and Domain Modeling (DDD), including event storming and context mapping. </li><li>Proven ability to integrate with Core Banking platforms and financial systems. </li><li>Solid understanding of security, compliance, and data governance in financial services (PCI DSS, GLBA, ISO 20022). </li><li>Ability to lead projects, mentor team members, and contribute to the development of engineering policies, standards, and procedures. </li><li>Advanced written and verbal communication skills for articulating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. </li><li>Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a related field or the equivalent combination of education, training or experience. </li></ul> <p>Desired Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Familiarity with CloudEvents 1.0, schema registries, and contract testing. </li><li>Experience with financial messaging standards and regulatory frameworks. </li><li>Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions) and infrastructure-as-code. </li></ul> <p>Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM</p> <p>Locations: 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 | 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526 | 141 Security Drive, Winchester, VA 22602 | 9999 Willow Creek Road, San Diego, CA 92131</p>