Integration Architect

Watercare Services Limited; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Life and income protection insurance

Generous parental leave

Employee discounts at large retailers

Job summary

Watercare Services Limited is seeking an experienced Integration Architect to help shape Auckland's digital landscape. You will define how systems, platforms and data connect in a modular, cloud-based environment, and set patterns and standards for integration across the organisation.

You will work closely with the Principal Architect and Digital teams to translate strategy into practical, scalable solutions and guide delivery with Architects and Technical Leads.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in solution design, including at least 3 years within integration.
• Strong knowledge of modern integration architecture and design.
• Experience across APIs, messaging and file-based integration.
• Experience developing high-level designs and architecture patterns.
• Strong stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve Watercare’s integration strategy and architecture roadmap.
• Establish integration patterns that improve consistency, reliability and security.
• Own high-level solution designs across the integration domain.
• Provide architecture guidance across API-based, file-based and message-driven integration.
• Support architects and Technical Leads with integration design and delivery.
• Help shape move towards a modular and cloud-native technology environment.
• Work with business and technical teams to understand requirements and develop scalable solutions.
• Influence key technology decisions across Watercare.

Skills

Integration architecture

Solution design

APIs

Messaging

File-based integration

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Cloud-native

Technical communication

Education

Computer Science degree

Job description

He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare

When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy There's never been a better time to join Watercare. We're delivering a $15.2 billion, 10-year capital investment programme, the largest in our history, creating opportunities to work on transformative infrastructure, sustainability and digital projects that will shape Auckland's future. With more than $4 million invested every day, you'll be part of work that makes a lasting difference to our communities and environment.

He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Integration Architect who wants to play a key role in shaping Watercare’s future digital landscape. With significant transformation underway across Watercare, you’ll help define how our systems, platforms and data connect as we move towards a more modern, modular and cloud-based environment. This is a strategic architecture role where you’ll have the opportunity to influence how integration is designed and delivered across a large and complex organisation. Working closely with our Principal Architect and wider Digital teams, you’ll help define our integration strategy, establish architectural patterns and standards, and turn that strategy into practical solutions.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Defining and evolving Watercare’s integration strategy and architecture roadmap
• Establishing integration patterns that improve consistency, reliability and security
• Owning high-level solution designs across the integration domain
• Providing architecture guidance across API-based, file-based and message-driven integration
• Supporting architects and Technical Leads with integration design and delivery
• Helping shape our move towards a modular and cloud-native technology environment
• Working with business and technical teams to understand requirements and develop scalable solutions
• Influencing key technology decisions across Watercare

Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you

You’ll bring strong integration architecture experience, but just as importantly, you’ll be comfortable working across the organisation, influencing decisions and making complex technology easy to understand. Ideally, you’ll bring:

• 5+ years’ experience in solution design, including at least 3 years within integration
• Strong knowledge of modern integration architecture and design
• Experience across APIs, messaging and file-based integration
• Experience developing high-level designs and architecture patterns
• Strong stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• The ability to translate complex technical information into clear, practical advice
• Experience working across Agile and/or Waterfall delivery environments
• A relevant Computer Science qualification or equivalent practical experience

Ngā hua mōu | What's in it for you

We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:

• Training and development opportunities
• Life and income protection insurance plans
• Generous parental leave
• Employee discounts at a range of large retailers