API Integration Architect - Core Banking Transformation

Unity Infotech Solutions LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Unity Infotech Solutions LLC in Abu Dhabi seeks an Integration Architect to lead the target integration architecture for a Lean Core Banking transformation, focusing on BIAN-aligned APIs, domain-driven design and event-driven patterns to decouple channels from legacy core banking systems.

You will define API boundaries, govern BIAN service domains, establish synchronous and event-driven standards, decompose legacy ESB services, and ensure security, resilience and regulatory compliance using

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of banking integration and architecture experience.
• Proven involvement in a large-scale core banking transformation.
• Strong knowledge of BIAN Service Landscape, Service Domains and semantic APIs.
• Hands-on architectural experience with API management, microservices, Kafka, and cloud-native platforms.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted architecture and modern engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Define target integration architecture, BIAN service domains and API boundaries.
• Govern Experience APIs, Capability APIs and System APIs.
• Establish synchronous and event-driven integration standards.
• Lead the decomposition of legacy ESB services.
• Ensure security, resilience, observability and regulatory compliance.
• Apply AI-assisted tools for architecture design, documentation and software development.

Skills

Banking integration

BIAN service landscape

API management

Microservices

Kafka / event streaming

Cloud-native platforms

AI-assisted design tools

Job description

Job Title: Integration Architect – Core Banking Transformation

Experience: 12–15+ years

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Integration Architect to lead the target integration architecture for a Lean Core Banking transformation. The role focuses on BIAN-aligned APIs, domain-driven design and event-driven architecture to decouple banking channels and capabilities from legacy core banking systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Define target integration architecture, BIAN service domains and API boundaries.
• Govern Experience APIs, Capability APIs and System APIs.
• Establish synchronous and event-driven integration standards.
• Lead the decomposition of legacy Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) services.
• Ensure security, resilience, observability and regulatory compliance.
• Apply AI-assisted tools for architecture design, documentation and software development.

Mandatory Requirements

• 12–15+ years of banking integration and architecture experience.
• Proven involvement in a large-scale core banking transformation.
• Strong knowledge of BIAN Service Landscape, Service Domains and semantic APIs.
• Hands-on architectural experience with API management, microservices, Kafka/event streaming and cloud-native platforms.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted architecture and modern engineering tools.