Integration Architect, Scotland

Axiom Software Solutions; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in Glasgow is seeking an experienced Integration Architect. The role involves managing complex service integration solutions, designing hybrid systems, and mentoring a diverse team. Candidates should have strong skills in integration technologies and cloud services, alongside certifications such as TOGAF and AWS. A robust understanding of data security standards and experience in microservices are essential. This position is ideal for those passionate about innovative solution design and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in varied Architecture Landscape, including On-Prem and Cloud.
• Expertise in Integration technologies such as Mulesoft and MQ.
• Extensive experience in microservice architecture and containerisation.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of complex service integration solutions.
• Design hybrid integration solutions for on-prem/cloud services.
• Mentor team of varied experience levels.

Skills

Integration technologies and platforms

Cloud (SaaS / PaaS / IaaS)

Java 8+

Agile and DevOps principles

Security standards for Data in Transit

Database concepts (SQL, NoSQL)

Mentoring

Education

Certification in TOGAF, Oracle, AWS Solution Architect

Tools

Mulesoft

Java Spring

AWS CDK

Job description

Integration Architect

Required Skills :

Key Responsibilities :

• Evidence of strong process, technical and team leadership skills, with a passion for delivering leading edge designs and inspiring a culture of technical excellence and innovative solution design.
• Experience of navigating the complex landscapes of technologies, 3rd party suppliers (driving the procurement process), internal and cross-government (or similarly complex) teams.
• Management delivery of complex service integration solutions within time, cost and quality targets, ensuring solutions are robust, resilient, and appropriately implemented, tested and documented.
• Work in digital technologies and approaches including cloud (SaaS / PaaS / IaaS / cloud native), common front and back end technologies, software defined infrastructure, continuous delivery and DevOps. AWS cloud experience preferable.
• Design hybrid integration solution and migration path for on-prem / cloud services.
• Experience of owning and contributing to the technical roadmap and strategy.
• Experience in anticipating and advising on future technology changes that present opportunities for the application or service.
• Ability to communicate clearly in a language which meets the needs of different users / stakeholders through selecting the appropriate channels formats and managing expectations whilst adapting to stakeholders reactions with flexibility.
• Identifying process improvements and defining best practice, inspiring teams to follow it.
• Understanding of Lean, Agile and DevOps principles.
• Mentor team of varied experience levels.
• Certification preferably in TOGAF, Oracle, AWS Solution Architect Associate / Professional or similar.

Essential Skills :

• Experience in varied Architecture Landscape touch points of both On-Prem Cloud, Hybrid, varied Programming Languages, Infrastructure (DR), Security, CI / CD, Scalability, Resilience and Performance.
• Exposure to Relational / Oracle, PL / SQL, SQL Developer, Toad, DW, NoSQL Database concepts.
• Experience in integration gap analysis, performance analysis and proposing solutions based on varied product evaluations.
• Expertise in Integration technologies and platforms such as Mulesoft, files (using FTP, SFTP, MoveIT), MQ, CDC, Message Bus, Hub Spoke, Pub / Sub.
• Ability to evaluate current system, run POC and suggest to Business Tech stakeholders of products fit for purpose addressing the performance other bottlenecks in BAU system.
• Exposure to Security standards for Data in Transit Rest such as TLS / SSL, Data Encryption.
• Knowledge on UK GDPR, PII, PCI-DSS data standards.
• Implementation of designs related to Batch processing patterns involving Talend, Quartz or similar.
• Experience of running projects in the capacity as Integration Architect in GDPR related projects involving Data Sourcing, Validations, Integration, Data Disposition, Auditing Reporting.
• Ability to treat Data as an Asset, Architect provide Solutions aligned to it.
• Working knowledge in Java 8+ with Clean Architecture, Mockito, Java Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Apache Camel.
• Extensive experience working in Java, microservice architecture, containerisation, enterprise integration patterns, data storage in highly available, distributed products.
• Cloud native delivery skills following open standards in Containers As a Service / PaaS / IaaS, AWS CDK, Fargate, Secrets manager, Lambda, ECS, EKS, S3, MongoDB Atlassian, Serverless Functions and data insight solutions.
• Experience in designing systems for integration and re-use, using frameworks / standards, technologies, and design patterns such as API Gateways, REST, Message Brokers and token-based security.
• Exposure to Auth Auth principles tools such as SAML, OpenID, OAuth, JWT, OKTA, AWS Cognito, Hashicorp Vault.
• A demonstrable record of designing solutions to key non-functional requirements including cyber / security policies, resilience, logging, errors and scalability abiding SLA.
• Experience in creating guiding in Architecture Artefacts such as Integration Strategy, High Level Design, LLD, Estimation, Product Evaluation Matrix, Gap Analysis, Performance Matrix.

TOGAF, Oracle, AWS, SQL