Integration Architect (Oracle Cloud Integrations) | eSol Global | Dubai, UAE
Full-Time
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Banking & Financial Services
8+ Years
Relocation: Candidates based in India must be willing to relocate to Dubai
eSol Global is seeking a highly experienced Integration Architect to support a major banking transformation program in Dubai. This role is responsible for defining enterprise integration strategies, leading API-driven architectures, governing integration delivery, and ensuring seamless connectivity across critical banking platforms and applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and define enterprise integration architectures aligned with business and technology objectives.
- Develop and implement API-led integration strategies using industry best practices.
- Lead the architecture, governance, and delivery of enterprise integration initiatives.
- Establish integration standards, frameworks, and design principles across multiple platforms.
- Design secure, scalable, and high-availability integration solutions.
- Collaborate with business, application, infrastructure, and vendor teams to ensure seamless system interoperability.
- Review and approve integration designs, technical specifications, and implementation approaches.
- Support Oracle Cloud integration initiatives using OIC, OCI, and related technologies.
- Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and banking industry requirements.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and facilitate communication between business and technical teams.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural guidance to development and integration teams.
- Drive integration modernization and continuous improvement initiatives across the enterprise.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 8+ years of experience in integration architecture, enterprise integration, or solution architecture roles.
- Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale integration solutions.
- Strong expertise in API integration technologies, REST services, and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.
- Experience defining API governance, lifecycle management, and integration standards.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise integration platforms and middleware technologies.
- Exposure to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC).
- Strong understanding of Service-oriented architecture, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
- Banking or financial services industry experience is essential.
- Experience managing vendors, third-party partners, and stakeholder relationships.
- Strong knowledge of security principles, authentication, authorization, and API security.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Oracle Cloud certifications related to OIC, OCI, or cloud architecture.
- Experience with ESB, iPaaS, and hybrid integration platforms.
- Knowledge of containerization and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience integrating core banking, digital banking, payments, or fintech platforms.
- Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD integration delivery practices.
Recruitment Pro Tip
Recruitment Pro Tip: For Integration Architect positions within banking, hiring managers want evidence of enterprise-scale integration leadership. Ensure your CV highlights large transformation programs, API ecosystem design, Oracle Cloud integration projects, governance frameworks, stakeholder management experience, and measurable outcomes such as improved interoperability, reduced integration complexity, accelerated delivery timelines, or enhanced operational resilience.