Enterprise API Architect — Modernize Integrations & Data

D.R. Horton, Inc.; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flex Spending Accounts

Life & Disability Insurance

Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and HOLA

Job summary

D.R. Horton, Inc. seeks an Integration / API Architect to design and implement reusable API, event, and integration patterns across legacy and modern systems, SaaS platforms, and AI-enabled solutions.

You will partner with engineering to modernize point-to-point integrations and secure data flows, aligning with enterprise standards and governance. The role emphasizes building scalable, observable architectures, enabling secure interoperability, and accelerating digital and AI initiatives across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 8+ years of integration architecture, API engineering, software engineering, middleware, or related experience.
• Deep knowledge of REST/GraphQL APIs, event-driven architecture, messaging, authentication/authorization, integration security, and observability.
• Experience integrating legacy enterprise applications with cloud, SaaS, data, and modern application platforms.
• Strong coding or scripting background and ability to work directly with engineering teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership, communicate clearly, and deliver results in an evolving environment.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across the organization, balancing enterprise standards with business needs and operating realities.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise API, event, integration, and interface standards and reusable patterns.
• Design integrations across legacy and modern systems, SaaS platforms, data services, digital applications, and AI agents.
• Establish standards for authentication, authorization, versioning, contracts, error handling, observability, resiliency, and lifecycle management.
• Partner with application owners and engineering teams to modernize brittle point-to-point integrations and expose reusable business capabilities.
• Evaluate integration platforms, API gateways, messaging/event technologies, and vendor capabilities.
• Represent the function in cross-functional discovery, architecture, governance, operational-readiness, and continuous-improvement activities as appropriate.
• Stay current on relevant data, AI, digital, software, and industry practices and apply new capabilities when they create practical business value.
• Identify, shape, and pilot new opportunities where data, AI, and digital capabilities can create business value, operating with an owner's mindset and a bias toward building, testing, and learning quickly.
• Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner.
• Ability to travel overnight

Skills

REST APIs

GraphQL

Event-driven

Security

Observability

Middleware

Engineering collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

JDE

Azure integration

Kafka

Job description

D.R. Horton, Inc. seeks an Integration / API Architect to design and implement reusable API, event, and integration patterns across legacy and modern systems, SaaS platforms, and AI-enabled solutions.

You will partner with engineering to modernize point-to-point integrations and secure data flows, aligning with enterprise standards and governance. The role emphasizes building scalable, observable architectures, enabling secure interoperability, and accelerating digital and AI initiatives across