Integration Architect

Role Overview

As a senior technical leader, the Integration Architect owns the design, governance, and execution of enterprise integration standards and frameworks. This role involves translating strategic direction into practical architectures, ensuring secure, scalable, and reusable connectivity across applications, APIs, data platforms, and digital workflows. The position requires a deep hands-on expertise in integration architecture, project delivery, and technical leadership across multiple technology domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and govern enterprise-wide integration architecture standards, including API design, event-driven architecture, data integration, identity management, and connectivity patterns.
• Lead architectural reviews of strategic initiatives, providing guidance on integration design and technical standards aligned with enterprise goals.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, digital product, and analytics teams to ensure adherence to integration standards, including authentication, authorization, API governance, observability, and deployment practices.
• Develop and maintain integration roadmaps, governance processes, and architecture review boards to facilitate enterprise adoption of integration standards.
• Support onboarding architecture for customer and partner integrations, M&A integration strategies, and enterprise automation initiatives.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to integration engineers, analysts, and project teams.

Core Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise integration, solution architecture, or platform architecture roles.
• 5+ years of experience defining enterprise integration standards and architecture strategies.
• Proven expertise designing enterprise integration architectures supporting ERP, CRM, financial systems, customer-facing applications, and cloud-native platforms.
• Extensive knowledge of enterprise API management, event-driven architectures, data integration, and cloud integration services (AWS, SaaS, SaaS platforms).
• Hands-on experience with integration technologies such as Boomi, MuleSoft, Fivetran, API gateways, and cloud-based integration tools.
• Deep understanding of identity and access management architectures, including OAuth 2.x, OpenID Connect, federation protocols, and token-based security models.
• Experience working within hybrid cloud environments utilizing AWS, cloud-native services, and enterprise SaaS platforms.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, API design, event-driven patterns, and cloud-native design principles.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and strategic planning skills, with the ability to influence across teams and stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Advanced certifications in cloud and integration technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, MuleSoft Architect).
• Experience with enterprise security architectures, including SAML, LDAP, and federation protocols.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines related to integration environments.
• Background in large-scale enterprise M&A integration projects.
• Familiarity with automation tools and enterprise monitoring/observability platforms.

Core Technical Skills

• API Management & Gateway Platforms (Boomi, MuleSoft, API Gateway)
• Event-Driven Architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Event Hubs)
• Data Integration & Data Movement (Fivetran, Informatica, SAP Data Services)
• Cloud Integration Services (AWS Integration Services, Azure Logic Apps)
• Identity & Access Management (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Auth0, Federation, Token Security)
• Enterprise SaaS Platforms & Hybrid Cloud Environments
• Distributed Systems & Microservices Architecture
• Observability & Monitoring Tools (Splunk, DataDog, CloudWatch)