Integration Architect

Your role and responsibilities

• Drive, influence and contribute to the integration strategy definition for a given business segment, liaise with business partners and end users to understand business & technical needs and drivers,

• Define integration standards, patterns, and frameworks to support enterprise IT strategy,
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to gather integration requirements and translate them into technical solutions,
• Lead the selection and implementation of middleware and integration tools (Azure Integration Services).
• Ensure system interoperability, data integrity, and performance across distributed systems.
• Oversee API management and service-oriented architecture (SOA) design.
• Provide guidance and oversight to integration developers, ensuring adherence to architecture standards.
• Troubleshoot complex integration issues and optimize existing interfaces for performance and scalability,
• Identify and manage key security, data, infrastructure dependencies

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• 8+ years of experience in systems integration, including 3+ years in an architecture or lead role,
• Strong technical skills AIS, SAP BTP IS, Solace,
• Deep understanding of integration protocols and technologies (REST, SOAP, XML, JSON, JMS),
• Hands-on experience with middleware platforms,
• Proficiency in API design, management, and security (OAuth2, JWT, API gateways).
• Experience integrating cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, SAP Cloud).
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles and best practices.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and CI/CD processes related to integration development.
• Excellent problem-solving and system analysis skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Experience working in Agile or hybrid project environments.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Certification in relevant integration platforms
• TOGAF or other enterprise architecture framework certification.
• Experience in data governance, master data management (MDM), and event-driven architecture (EDA).
• Prior experience in large-scale enterprise transformation or digital modernization projects.

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