Integration Architect

i3; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 105,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

i3 in the City of London seeks an experienced Enterprise Integration Architect to design, govern and modernise complex integrations across insurance systems, Lloyd's platforms, brokers and partners. You will ensure security, resilience and scalability while guiding data exchange with external organisations.

With 8+ years in enterprise integration and deep London Market knowledge, you will lead API design, messaging, and middleware strategy, translating business needs into practical, scalable

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing enterprise integration solutions.
• Experience with Lloyd's, bureau messaging, bordereaux, delegated authority.
• Strong ability to translate business needs into scalable tech solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern secure, reliable data exchanges with external organisations.
• Lead messaging technology for data exchange within the London Market ecosystem.
• Establish architectural governance and standards across programmes.
• Collaborate with business, development, security and leadership teams.

Skills

Enterprise integration design

Lloyd's market knowledge

APIs & Messaging

ACORD messaging standards

Security & resilience

Tools

Azure Integration Services

MuleSoft

Boomi

Kafka

IBM MQ

MFT

Job description

£95,000 - £105,000 plus bonus and benefits

City of London

Hybrid

An experienced Enterprise Integration Architect with deep London Market insurance knowledge who can design, govern, and modernise complex integrations between insurance systems, Lloyd's platforms, brokers, bureaus, and partners while ensuring security, resilience, and scalability.

My client is looking for someone who can design and lead the messaging technology that allows the exchange of data securely and reliably with external organisations, particularly within the London Market and Lloyd's insurance ecosystem.

The ideal candidate:

• an experienced integration architect with 8+ years designing enterprise integration solutions.
• Lloyd's, bureau messaging, bordereaux, delegated authority, and insurance operations.
• Can design complex integration architectures connecting underwriting, claims, finance, reporting, and external partners.
• Has strong technical expertise in APIs, messaging, event-driven systems, cloud integration, and middleware platforms like Azure Integration Services, MuleSoft, Kafka, IBM MQ or Boomi.
• Understands insurance data standards, particularly ACORD messaging and London Market standards.
• Can balance business and technology, translating business requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions.
• Leads architectural governance, ensuring projects follow enterprise standards and best practices.
• Builds secure and resilient systems, considering security, compliance, auditability, disaster recovery, and operational support from the outset.
• Works well with stakeholders, collaborating with business teams, developers, vendors, security specialists, and senior leadership.
• Looks for continuous improvement, simplifying integrations, reducing technical debt, and promoting reusable solutions.

The key technical skills:

• API Design
• Message-Based Integration
• Data Mapping & Transformation
• XML, JSON
• REST & SOAP APIs
• Kafka
• IBM MQ
• MuleSoft or Boomi
• Managed File Transfer (MFT)